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BBC Health News: 01-26-2005
Patients should scrub up before coming to hospital to cut rates of the superbug MRSA, say advisors.
Fruit juices may seem to be a healthy choice, but dieticians are warning people not to drink too many.
Poorer infertile couples are most likely to want anonymous donors a study suggests.
Too few midwives are joining the NHS, and pressure is making it hard to retain staff, midwifery leaders report.
A pathologist had a "slapdash" approach to giving evidence in the case of Sally Clark, a GMC hearing has heard.
Scientists say they have found brain regions that help us decide whether to look someone in the eye.
Hospitals should aim to ban smoking in all their buildings and throughout their grounds, official guidance says.
A girl who lost three fingers after they were trapped in the lid of an incubator is awarded £30,000, lawyers say.
The World Economic Forum in Davos kicks off amid transatlantic tensions with a focus on Aids and climate change.
Gordon Brown offers to $1.8bn (£960m) over 15 years to help boost an international vaccination scheme.
Mystery still surrounds the long-term effects of Britain's worst water poisoning disaster, says a report.
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.
Researchers believe an extract from vegetables like cabbage and broccoli may help avert cervical cancer.
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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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