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BBC Health News: 10-25-2004
Most adults should only have to go for a dental check-up once a year, guidance is tipped to say.
The threat of biological weapons is real and needs to be tackled now, medical experts warn.
Scientists have identified a new bug which has evolved in insects to attack humans.
Regular exercise could stop Parkinson's disease from progressing, researchers believe.
The first TB vaccine to be developed in more than eighty years has passed safety trials in the UK.
Scientists believe they have found a way to spot which breast and ovarian cancers are most likely to be fatal.
Immune systems can perhaps accept tissues from people with other blood types, Canadian researchers find.
Four nurses are sacked after a patient placed under strict supervision was found hanged.
Pharmacies in England and Wales could offer some services currently provided by GPs under a new contract.
A man returns home from a holiday with a section of his skull stitched into the wall of his abdomen.
A man is being treated in a Dublin hospital with a suspected case of new variant CJD.
NHS patients are to be offered a fitness and diet plan to improve national health, according to a newspaper.
People genetically prone to arthritis who also smoke are storing up trouble for the future, researchers warn.
A teenager from Swansea warns of the dangers of kissing after being diagnosed with Coeliac disease.
Treating children with anti-psychotic drugs may increase the risk of a condition which leads to diabetes, research suggests.
Young women who have mastectomies should be given drugs to prevent the cancer returning, research suggests.
Doctors can withhold treatment from a terminally-ill baby if his condition worsens, a judge rules.
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