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BBC Health News: 09-24-2004
A Belgian cancer patient made infertile by chemotherapy has given birth following revolutionary treatment.
Dogs can be trained to sniff out bladder cancer, scientists say they have proven for the first time.
Routine physiotherapy for mild back pain is no more effective than advice, researchers have found.
Tests to detect uranium in the bodies of Gulf war soldiers are 14 years too late, say veterans.
Hospitals will be allowed to claim for the cost of treating people injured at work, under plans being considered.
A Swedish team believes the chances of a person committing suicide is partly determined as early as birth.
A top policeman wants the law to make it easier for doctors to identify mentally ill patients who could become killers.
Patients are not receiving the best care they could be because of the 48-hour GP access target.
Uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in England has fallen yet again, government figures show.
A simple system that checks how much blood a patient loses during surgery speeds recovery, NHS trials show.
Scientists have decoded the complete sequence of all DNA in the bacterium responsible for potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease.
Elderly people who have healthy lifestyles 'halve' their risk of dying early say experts.
Health campaigns aimed at persuading teenagers not to smoke are not working, research has suggested.
Children are starting to use drugs younger than ever before, researchers at Glasgow University find.
A doctor is jailed for nine months after indecently assaulting a female patient at his practice.
All doctors should do a stint of general practice, a Health Minister says.
The Liberal Democrats have announced measures to tackle childhood obesity levels.
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