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BBC Health News: 02-22-2005
Patients have been put at risk by the use of unreliable tests to ensure feed tubes are properly inserted, a safety body says.
A man from East Sussex with a rare condition which means he cannot stop eating returns is to sue.
Doctor and dentist numbers could suffer following below average pay increases, the trade unions say.
Pharmaceutical firms who use misleading advertising are to be 'named and shamed', the regulator says.
A firms at the centre of the cancer food scare was involved in a similar case two years ago.
Mental health hospitals should not impose a smoking ban as it could harm patient treatment, experts say.
Physical activity may decrease the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, research suggests.
A virtual reality computer system has been invented to help heart surgeons predict how an operation may go.
A new study aims to dispel public prejudices about people with restricted growth.
A pharmacist who did not question Harold Shipman's unusual prescriptions failed in her duties, a hearing is told.
Doctors have operated successfully to remove a second head from a 10-month-old baby.
Two people die in northern Germany after receiving organs from a donor infected with rabies.
A new breed of NHS doctors are being created to specialise in treating and preventing sports injuries.
Air pollution is responsible for 310,000 premature deaths in Europe each year, research suggests.
Prince Charles attacks the UK's "cavalier" architects and town planners.
Patients believe NHS hospitals in England are dirtier, but waiting times are shorter, a health watchdog finds.
Putting children on a vegan diet is unethical and could harm their development, a US researcher argues.
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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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