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BBC Health News: 10-02-2004
Specially-adapted scanners can be used to help physicians during brain surgery, a study shows.
British doctors are to trial a new type of heart pump, developed in Australia, to help people with heart failure.
Experts predict a measles epidemic in London as uptake of the MMR vaccine continues to fall.
A father of a seriously ill premature baby has pleaded with the High Court not to allow doctors to let her die.
Women who took an epilepsy drug while pregnant are suing for damages claiming it harmed their children.
Popping vitamin pills will not prevent gut cancers and may shorten life expectancy, research suggests.
A watchdog is to develop guidelines for surgeons to help minimise the risk of the human form of mad cow disease.
As many as 73 staff at a Birmingham car engine factory are struck down with serious lung diseases.
Muslims are being warned they need to be careful with medication if they are fasting during Ramadan.
Patients in Wales are getting cheaper prescriptions - the first step towards fulfilling a Labour promise to scrap them.
A woman whose husband died two and a half years ago gives birth to a baby girl after IVF treatment.
Hospital campaigners from across the country stage a rally to protest against cuts to local services.
A new report says disabled children are not getting the care they need because too much money is spent on administration
Drug company Merck has removed its painkiller Vioxx because of data showing an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
The body which regulates doctors has lodged an appeal against a High Court judgement in a "right to nutrition" case.
An artificial version of the pigment that gives tomatoes their colouring could help treat prostate cancer, say researchers.
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