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BBC Health News: 10-13-2004
The rate of hepatitis C infection among injecting drug users has doubled in the last three years, a study says.
More patients visiting A&E are being seen quickly but there is still room for improvement, an official report says.
Obesity experts call for society to do more to help people live healthily.
The NHS has appointed its first ever champion to tackle inequalities in the health of people from ethnic minorities.
Health officials will ask a court to decide whether to continue treating a seriously-ill baby as his family plead for him.
All new NHS staff will have to undergo Criminal Records Bureau checks, health officials are to announce.
Scientists say they have shown how male homosexuality could be passed from generation to generation.
Surgeons carry out the first full face reconstruction, including the nose, using a single flap of skin.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is investigating the activities of seven women who claim they confirmed "miracle babies".
The advertising watchdog has rejected a complaint from salt manufacturers about a new public health campaign.
A computer program can predict a woman's risk of breast or ovarian cancer with unprecedented accuracy.
Scientists have developed a speedy way to monitor the effectiveness of cholesterol-reducing statin drugs.
The final cost of modernising NHS IT systems could reach £31bn - five times the declared figure, a report says.
Patients in Wales could be offered complementary medicine such as acupuncture and homeopathy on the NHS.
A nurse appears in court charged with murdering three elderly female patients at a West Yorkshire hospital.
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.
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