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BBC Health News: 02-20-2006
The lack of a quick diagnostic test could hit attempts to protect the public from pandemic flu, experts warn.
New infectious diseases are emerging at an unprecedented rate, making response difficult, say scientists.
Pigs-to-human transplants of key insulin-producing cells may provide a cure for diabetes, scientists say.
Conjoined female twins born to a earthquake survivor from Pakistan-administered Kashmir, have died, doctors say.
Poultry farmers should prepare to bring their flocks indoors in case bird flu hits the UK, Tony Blair says.
Indian health officials begin door-to-door searches for people who may have caught bird flu.
A hormone known to control appetite is found to influence memory and learning too.
Scientists believe giving pregnant women the hormone progesterone may reduce the risk of a premature birth.
A project will look at the transformation of Glasgow and its impact on the city's "appalling" health record.
Research among people with tinnitus shows that it affects their sex lives, relationships and career
A woman who held a sit in at the Welsh assembly over cancer drug Herceptin meets the health minister.
Multiple sclerosis could be linked to difficulty in processing iron and aluminium, a study has suggested.
A woman tells of her joy at finding she was pregnant, minutes before having a hysterectomy.
Young boys are twice as likely to burn themselves as girls, a study suggests.
People who take risks such as smoking and drinking are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease, a study suggests.
Extra controls are needed to make sure health bosses are not manipulating
services to meet targets, a study says.
Expert witnesses hail a ruling that Sir Roy Meadow should not have been struck off for giving flawed evidence.
The disease tends to affect older people - but can strike at any time.
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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