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BBC Health News: 03-27-2006
Elderly people are being neglected and poorly treated by England's health system, inspectors say.
A court hears the move by a health trust to refuse a patient cancer drug Herceptin was "arbitrary in the extreme".
Experts are developing a contraceptive pill which does raise the risk of breast cancer.
The treatment of very premature babies is dubbed bed blocking, prompting outrage from charities.
Everyone could be susceptible to vCJD via blood transfusions but genes determine how it will affect them, a study says.
Medical claims made by detox products are to be scrutinised by a government agency, following a BBC investigation.
Scientists create pigs which produce compounds which have been widely touted as good for the human heart.
A two-year-old girl who had a second head removed in an operation a year ago dies in an Egyptian hospital.
Early indications suggest the ban on smoking in public places is off to a trouble-free start in Scotland.
Huge investment in the health service has not bought value for money, a former senior health official warns.
Doctors are pleased with the progress made by one of the most dangerously ill drug trial volunteers.
More needs to be done to help young people who self-harm, a two-year inquiry into the issue says.
Scientists believe the human testicle may provide a less controversial source of cells for stem cell research.
Scientists are developing a way to use a powerful drug so it can more safely treat the most common form of eczema.
Health unions make a united call for crisis talks over the rash of NHS job cut announcements.
A controversial fertility doctor has been cleared of serious professional misconduct.
An inquest hears a surgeon recommended a mother was given penicillin-based drugs without checking whether she was allergic to them.
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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