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BBC Health News: 10-29-2004
Tooth decay among children is at its lowest recorded level since 1983, figures show.
A vaccine that may prevent cervical cancer could be available within three years, UK experts believe.
Scientists say they have engineered a molecule which could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
Selling paracetamol and other painkillers in smaller packets has drastically cut suicide rates, research suggests.
Using the anti-depressant Prozac at an early age may lead to emotional problems later in life, US scientists say.
The national standards for care homes are to be reviewed, the government says.
Junior doctors who want to become a surgeon will be fast-tracked through the NHS under a new curriculum.
The government should do more to ensure school dinners are less fatty and salty, a report says.
A unit allowing mothers to care for their babies while undergoing psychiatric treatment is opened.
The restoration of a blind woman's sight using foetal tissues is likely to spark ethical debate, say scientists.
The chances of a child developing asthma or other allergies may largely be fixed by birth, research suggests.
People with psoriasis are being treated as social outcasts, survey findings show.
A clinical psychologist is convicted of indecently assaulting 'vulnerable' female patients.
A union fears beds may close and jobs could be cut at a hospital as a result of a predicted multi-million pound debt.
A Birmingham hospital claims to be the first in the world to introduce electronic tagging for patients.
Sudden deaths from epilepsy will be a thing of the past, guidelines aim to ensure.
The way cancer services are provided is disjointed and must be drastically reformed, a report by MPs says.
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