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BBC Health News: 12-23-2004
Exposure to cleaning products while in the womb could be linked to persistent wheezing in young children, research suggests.
Stress can prove fatal for people with 'faulty wiring' between the brain and the heart, research suggests.
UK experts say they have proof that stem cells could be used to treat children with a life threatening lung disease.
Toys that stimulate a young child's mind could permanently boost their brain function, according to research.
The future of medicine in the UK is at risk due to the closure of university science departments, doctors say.
The British Medical Council in Wales asks GPs to lobby for a ban on smoking by writing to their MPs.
A father whose wife suffered a fatal allergic reaction vows to celebrate Christmas with his four young children.
Scotland's five medical schools join forces in a £4.4m project examining genetic diseases.
Extra measures to regulate complementary therapies such as reflexology and aromatherapy are announced.
A doctor who forged blood test results for single measles, mumps and rubella jabs is given nine months.
There is no truth in the belief that cancer patients can delay their death for important events, a study suggests.
Scientists have uncovered clues about how the brain imitates the actions of others.
Glasgow plans the first major transfer of NHS outpatients to the private sector to purge waiting lists.
An advert for a morning after pill is withdrawn after Catholics and other groups complain to the advertising watchdog.
The health of 500,000 older people in the UK is under threat because they are under-nourished, a charity has warned.
Scientists are testing a vaccine that could prevent heart disease and reverse damage to clogged arteries.
Scientists express concerns the new education minister's religious views might hamper scientific research.
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