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BBC Health News: 01-02-2005
Scientists believe they have identified a protein which could be the key to developing a new treatment for allergies.
Having reconstructive surgery does not reduce the life expectancy of women with breast cancer, a study shows.
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.
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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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