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BBC Health News: 02-19-2005
Private health firms are to be invited to bid for £1bn worth of contracts to carry out NHS diagnostic tests.
When it comes to brain size and intelligence, bigger is not necessarily better, say scientists.
More than 350 food products are taken off supermarket shelves after being contaminated with dye.
Lead pollution causes behaviour problems in children and may turn them into criminals, a US expert warns.
Nottingham primary care trusts are ranked in the top 10
Scientists have discovered gene differences that reveal which patients will benefit from a common heart drug.
European regulators have said patients who have had heart disease or a stroke should not take a common painkiller.
At least 60 people are thought to have died in a pneumonic plague outbreak in the Republic of Congo.
Violent computer games and TV increases the likelihood of children becoming aggressive, a study suggests.
A man whose wife died from cancer at home had to wait for more than five hours for a doctor to certify her death.
A drug used to alleviate agitation in Alzheimer's patients could worsen their condition, a study suggests.
A genetic screening test may identify breast cancer patients at risk of a relapse.
A test that cuts the time police need to check if a substance is cocaine to just two minutes is given the go-ahead.
A simple saliva test could predict how many cavities a person is likely to develop in a lifetime, say researchers.
Scientists have created a robotic arm that can be controlled by thought of its operator alone.
Scientists publish data on crucial DNA variations in three racial groups, paving the way for "individualised" medicines.
Scientists say they have made a breakthrough to produce natural breast implants using human stem cells.
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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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