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BBC Health News: 12-06-2004
Doctors have been issued with new guidance on the prescribing of antidepressants.
Surgeons perfect a way to build up the size of very small penises, enabling proper urination, and a full sex life.
A chemical found in shampoo and hand lotions may damage the developing nervous system, research suggests.
An antibiotic used to treat leprosy and tuberculosis is showing promise as a therapy for Parkinson's disease.
People with brain injuries are missing out on the support they need to enable them to return to work, experts say.
TV programmes and teenage magazines can help schools promote sex education, a study says.
Libya says death sentences on five Bulgarian nurses convicted of spreading HIV could be re-examined.
A test to identify smokers who are due to undergo plastic surgery is developed by scientists at Birmingham University.
Executives in the UK are getting bigger as overwork and lack of exercise takes its toll, a survey suggests.
Honey and royal jelly could become part of the arsenal of weapons against cancer, researchers say.
Weight training can greatly improve the day-to-day lives of elderly people with lung disease, research suggests.
A woman who travelled from the UK to Switzerland for an assisted suicide dies at a Swiss clinic.
Liposuction may sound an easy way to lose weight but scientists warn a healthy diet is needed to keep it off.
Drinking water could help people suffering from low blood pressure who faint while standing, scientists say.
Exposure to even small amounts of benzene may reduce white blood cell count, say scientists.
High red meat consumption could be linked to an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis, say researchers.
Sir Nigel Crisp says the NHS has made significant progress - but accepts more needs to be done.
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