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BBC Health News: 10-12-2004
The final cost of modernising NHS IT systems could reach £31bn - five times the declared figure, a report says.
The advertising watchdog has rejected a complaint from salt manufacturers about a new public health campaign.
Scientists have developed a speedy way to monitor the effectiveness of cholesterol-reducing statin drugs.
A court approves a £4.25m payout to the parents of a girl left with cerebral palsy after hospital mistakes at birth.
Scientists believe they have discovered how a condition that can threaten pregnancy could occur.
A hospital says it may have to ask a court to decide whether to continue treating a seriously-ill baby.
A nurse appears in court charged with murdering three elderly female patients at a West Yorkshire hospital.
Scientists are to quiz 16,000 in one of the biggest studies into the effects of caffeine on health.
Half of teenagers know another young person suffering from harm, but keep it a secret, a study says.
A Guernsey GP who had affairs with patients pleads to be struck off the medical register.
A hospital trust agrees damages after doctors failed to spot a man killed in a crash had 18 broken bones.
A woman launches a compensation claim against a health board after contracting the MRSA superbug.
A report clears doctors of blame in the case of a toddler whose legs were amputated after she contracted meningitis.
A Northern Ireland priest who put his life on the line for HIV and Aids sufferers wins an international award.
Millions of children in primary schools in England and Wales are missing out on subsidised milk, the dairy industry claims.
Researchers have found flight simulators may help treat people for chronic dizziness.
Switching off a gene can stop cancer growing in mice, offering hope of new human treatments, say researchers.
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