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BBC Health News: 01-25-2005
If a pregnant woman has a poor diet it may increase her child's chances of having heart disease, scientists say.
The government has a long way to go before the cancer care "postcode lottery" is eradicated, MPs say.
An arthritis drug could have been linked to thousands of heart problems, and even deaths, researchers claim.
Radiation from hands-free mobiles can be cut to virtually zero by a simple magnetic bead, a government adviser says.
A majority of people believe complementary medicine is as valid as conventional treatment, a UK poll says.
Microsoft magnate Bill Gates gives $750m to a vaccine fund he says will save millions of children's lives.
A Camelford water poisoning report concludes it is unlikely to have caused delayed or persistent health effects.
Researchers believe an extract from vegetables like cabbage and broccoli may help avert cervical cancer.
A doctor who removed a patient's healthy kidney by mistake is struck off for lying about being suspended.
Some secondary schools are providing no sex education or health advice, an inspectors' report says.
Football matches and concerts may be banned if there is a flu pandemic, under plans being considered by ministers.
A doctor who gave evidence in the case of Sally Clark, wrongfully convicted of murdering her sons, denies misconduct.
Parking may be difficult for some women because they were exposed to too little testosterone in the womb, researchers suggest.
Embryonic stem cells are contaminated with an animal molecule, meaning they could not be used to treat humans, say researchers.
There has been a big increase in the number of people undergoing cosmetic plastic surgery.
The anti-impotence drug could be a good treatment for heart failure, US researchers believe.
A German firm is selling shares worth as much as 70m euros to fund research into medicines based on the saliva of the vampire bat.
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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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