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BBC Health News: 03-13-2006
Some cases of severe migraine may be effectively treated by closing a hole in the heart, research suggests.
Anti-viral vaccines have the potential to prevent many cancer cases around the world, a report says.
NHS trusts are to be rated separately on financial management as well as patient care, it is announced.
The cost of an NHS prescription in England is to rise by 15p to £6.65 from the start of April.
Tough measures to reduce the use of mercury in Europe are to be debated in the European parliament.
Vulnerable adults need legislation to guard them from abuse, a report recommends.
The chances of becoming addicted to cocaine may depend on people's genes, scientists have discovered.
Health officials are yet to allocate MRSA "hit squads" to the worst-performing hospitals, the BBC learns.
An investigation starts after a 94-year-old woman is fitted with a heart pacemaker in a Devon hospital despite saying she did not want to be resuscitated.
Levels of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide exceed EU guidelines at most airports in England, a report suggests.
Burma reports what is believed to be its first case of bird flu, in chickens near the city of Mandalay.
Junior doctors in NI are being trained in sign language to communicate effectively with the deaf.
The NHS in England will be £750m in the red by the end of the financial year, BBC survey suggests.
A compound that blocks the progress of Huntington's disease raises hopes of a new treatment.
Urgent action is needed to tackle high rates of heart disease and diabetes in UK Asians, say campaigners.
Transplanting two kidneys of limited quality can be as effective as one high-function organ, a study finds.
A parent is called to a school to put a plaster on her child after staff say they are not allowed to.
The disease tends to affect older people - but can strike at any time.
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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