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BBC Health News: 12-21-2004
A major study of osteoarthritis of the knee says acupuncture can both relieve pain and improve movement.
Radon gas is responsible for a significant number of lung cancer deaths, research has found.
A study finds mobile phones damage human DNA in the lab - but does not show they harm health.
Patients taking a class of painkilling drugs called Cox-2 inhibitors have been advised to contact their GP.
The Attorney General says the cases of 28 parents convicted of killing their children will be re-examined.
A cannabis medicine made by UK biotech firm GW Pharmaceuticals is set to be approved in Canada, sending its shares 6% higher.
Doctors treat a baby with brittle bone disease while she is still in the womb, using stem cell technology.
A potent anti-cancer drug may provide a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease, research suggests.
Cigarette advertising restrictions - described as some of the strictest in the world - come into force.
Improvements in mental health services in England have cut suicide rates to the lowest yet, says a report.
Children from deprived areas are much more likely to have signs of tooth decay, official figures show.
Scientists say they have identified an area of the brain that may explain obsessive collecting.
Parents of babies with a rare form of brittle bone disease are at increased risk of being accused of child abuse.
Scientists identify a gene which controls the body's ability to repair nerve damage inflicted by multiple sclerosis.
Scientists in Liverpool claim they have found a way of turning off one of the most painful aspects of rheumatoid arthritis.
Cosmetic surgeons report a massive increases in the sale of injectable treatments such as Botox.
The French health minister reviews security at hospitals after two nurses were brutally murdered at work.
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