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BBC Health News: 01-28-2005
The parents of a seriously-ill baby fail to remove a court order giving doctors permission not to resuscitate her.
A reform of how the private cosmetic surgery industry is regulated and operated is to be unveiled.
Experts say an "intelligent" hearing aid has the potential to help those who have hearing problems in both ears.
Scientists have said a woman who died of bird flu probably contracted the disease from her daughter.
Children regularly exposed to passive smoke are up to three times more likely to get lung cancer, researchers say.
Researchers have discovered the exact mechanism behind the death of brain cells following a stroke.
People affected by Thalidomide are to receive an extra compensation payment from drug company Diageo.
A medical journal has apologised to a drugs firm over an article about anti-depressant drug Prozac.
Tyneside researchers claim that early surgery on stroke patients is not always the 'best' treatment.
GP Harold Shipman killed up to 15 patients in his early career bringing his total murder toll to 250, a report says.
A specialist hospital unit spends £100,000 a year on private ambulances when £80,000 would buy its own vehicle.
Current safety precautions are enough to protect us against mad cow disease, according to BSE experts.
People who survived the Asian tsunami face yet another risk - a potentially fatal fungal infection.
A man who claimed to be a psychiatrist and pocketed £1.5m assessing asylum seekers is jailed.
Sports doctors are often asked to compromise their care so athletes can return to their sport, say researchers.
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.
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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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