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BBC Health News: 12-30-2004
It is hoped a nationwide campaign will reverse falling numbers of egg and sperm donors.
Ministers have announced a £3m funding package to boost efforts to cut levels of obesity.
Surgery guided by the use of botox injections can help treat migraines, a US study says.
A 40-year-old woman, who has no feeling from her waist down, praises bee sting therapy.
Cutting body fat reduces the risk of a sydrome linked to heart disease in middle-aged people, researchers find.
Restless leg syndrome may be linked to low levels of iron in the blood, researchers have found.
Romanian doctors say a 67-year-old woman, pregnant with twin girls, is set to be the oldest recorded mother.
A Northern Ireland-born heart expert whose pioneering techniques saved countless lives dies at the age of 88.
The quest to understand dog genetics will help scientists track down the causes of disease in both canines and people.
Overweight women have a greater chance of becoming pregnant because their Pill has failed, research finds.
More people could be killed by disease after the Asian tsunami by the disaster itself, a health expert warns.
An awareness campaign is launched by the government to try to relieve GPs of unnecessary paperwork.
Researchers find a receptor they believe keeps eggs in arrested development until ready for fertilisation.
A technique for identifying early liver damage could help improve detection of the deadly condition cirrhosis.
A new service providing testing, care and support for people with a family history of cancer, is expanded.
A technique for determining whether cancer has spread could save many patients from surgery.
Workers in factories that make flat screen televisions could suffer long-term health damage, say scientists.
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A week by week guide to pregnancy taking in how the baby develops, changes to the mother and key scan dates.
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