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BBC Health News: 01-29-2005
The government is to review all studies linking cannabis use to mental health problems, it has announced.
Doctors aim to uncover what causes a common mental health problem - social anxiety disorder.
Scientists discover how to make eye cells sensitive to light, offering hopes of treatments for blindness.
A schizophrenic who beat a nurse to death is ordered to be detained in Broadmoor Prison.
The parents of a seriously-ill baby fail to remove an order giving doctors permission not to resuscitate her.
Experts say an "intelligent" hearing aid has the potential to help those who have hearing problems in both ears.
A reform of how the private cosmetic surgery industry is regulated and operated is to be unveiled.
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.
People affected by Thalidomide are to receive an extra compensation payment from drug company Diageo.
Researchers have discovered the exact mechanism behind the death of brain cells following a stroke.
Tyneside researchers claim that early surgery on stroke patients is not always the 'best' treatment.
A medical journal has apologised to a drugs firm over an article about anti-depressant drug Prozac.
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.
A man who claimed to be a psychiatrist and pocketed £1.5m assessing asylum seekers is jailed.
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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