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BBC Health News: 10-30-2004
Patients could be put at risk by new proposals from the European Union, doctors' leaders warn.
A breakthrough in treatment could cure as many as 40% of patients with bowel cancer, say experts.
New guidelines are warning people of the dangers of not choosing their plastic surgeons carefully enough.
Children living under high-voltage power lines could run double the risk of getting cancer, research reportedly suggests.
Selling paracetamol and other painkillers in smaller packets has drastically cut suicide rates, research suggests.
Scientists say they have engineered a molecule which could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
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.
Using the anti-depressant Prozac at an early age may lead to emotional problems later in life, US scientists say.
Obesity levels in South Africa are on a par with the US, say doctors discussing the global epidemic.
A unit allowing mothers to care for their babies while undergoing psychiatric treatment is opened.
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.
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.
A union fears beds may close and jobs could be cut at a hospital as a result of a predicted multi-million pound debt.
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