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BBC Health News: 11-29-2004
NHS star ratings are set to be replaced by a five-level worded grading system under new proposals.
A woman given permission for embryo screening treatment to save her son is carrying the UK's first "designer baby".
A major trial of one of a new generation of "smart" drugs that selectively attacks cancer cells is launched.
Consuming large amounts of milk may increase the risk of developing ovarian cancer, research suggests.
The issue people worry about most as they age is health rather than money, a BBC News website poll suggests.
Scientists discover how the skin of the fingertips protects itself against a common bug that causes diarrhoea.
Swiss voters overwhelmingly approve government proposals to permit research using stem cells of human embryos.
A charity's study into the abuse of elderly people in the UK reveals a shocking picture.
The inquest on killer GP Harold Shipman will be held before a jury in Leeds next April, it has been announced.
Blocking a specific enzyme may be enough to check the spread of cancer in the body, researchers believe.
Scientists say they have made a breakthrough in transplant technology that could help cure more people with diabetes.
Scientists survey people in Essex and Suffolk as part of a study on electromagnetic fields and human health.
Nurses are not given enough help and support from their bosses in dealing with violent patients, researchers say.
Blood from a newborn babies' umbilical cords can be used to treat adults with leukaemia, a US-based study says.
The number of teenage girls bingeing on alcohol is outstripping boys for the first time, UK figures show.
A nine-year-old boy died after his mother spiked his hospital feed with salt, an Old Bailey jury is told.
Shoppers have backed traffic light coding for food so they can tell what is healthy and what is not, a study says.
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