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BBC Health News: 01-01-2005
A drug to treat a common eye disease that damages vision produced promising results in a major trial, researchers say.
Four in 10 smokers want to give up in the new year but a many have failed in previous attempts, a survey suggests.
An overwhelming majority of cases where a family suffers multiple cot deaths is down to natural causes, a study says.
Confidential papers on Prozac that went missing during a murder case are handed to US authorities by a UK journal.
A leading figure in the effort to minimise the impact of disease in developing countries has been knighted.
Eating fast food more than twice a week has strong links with weight gain and insulin resistance, a US study shows.
Quick thinking paramedics save the life of an elderly Coventry City football fan after he has a heart attack while watching his team play on Boxing Day.
Ministers have announced a £3m funding package to boost efforts to cut levels of obesity.
It is hoped a nationwide campaign will reverse falling numbers of egg and sperm donors.
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.
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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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