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Older couples 'use condoms less'
vifv Post in 2008-11-12 08:19 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7721506.stm)
Couples who meet in their 30s or 40s are less likely to use condoms than younger counterparts, a study suggests. See Details
Lungs 'boosted' by breastfeeding
vifv Post in 2008-11-10 08:04 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7715261.stm)
The physical effort involved in breastfeeding may leave babies with stronger lungs, research suggests. See Details
Migraines 'mean less cancer risk'
vifv Post in 2008-11-06 13:50 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7710674.stm)
Women who suffer regular migraines may face a much lower risk of breast cancer, say researchers. See Details
Breast drug failure cause found
vifv Post in 2008-11-13 09:02 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7723185.stm)
Scientists have identified a key reason for the drug tamoxifen failing to help some women with breast cancer. See Details
School risk for diabetes children
vifv Post in 2008-11-13 17:27 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7725050.stm)
The health of many children with type 1 diabetes is threatened due to poor care in primary schools, say campaigners. See Details
Girl wins right to refuse heart
vifv Post in 2008-11-11 22:32 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/hereford/worcs/7721231.stm)
A terminally ill teenager can die at home after a hospital dropped its court bid to force her to have a heart transplant. See Details
Small hours heart risk peak clue
vifv Post in 2008-11-11 15:55 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7719564.stm)
US scientists may have uncovered a reason why heart attacks and strokes occur most often in the early hours. See Details
Doctors 'rely on chemo too much'
vifv Post in 2008-11-12 08:19 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7722626.stm)
Doctors are being urged to re-think their approach to giving chemotherapy at the end of life, by an independent group. See Details
IVF screen 'boosts baby chances'
vifv Post in 2008-11-10 18:11 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7719183.stm)
Scientists have shown a technique to screen IVF embryos can double the chances of pregnancy for some women. See Details
Medical notes
vifv Post in 2008-06-16 23:57 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/medical_notes/default.stm)
A comprehensive guide to clinical conditions See Details
Living dead
vifv Post in 2008-11-02 19:35 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7702911.stm)
A look at the misunderstood world of pathology See Details
Taking the pulse
vifv Post in 2008-11-02 09:43 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7682978.stm)
Is reform still possible for the US healthcare system? See Details
Baby model
vifv Post in 2008-11-03 18:43 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7620646.stm)
Meet Gertrude - the lifelike doll helping train medics See Details
Women's hands 'harbour more bugs'
vifv Post in 2008-11-04 08:09 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7705608.stm)
Women have a greater range of different types of bacteria on the palms of their hands than men, research suggests. See Details
Left-hand people 'more inhibited'
vifv Post in 2008-11-04 19:45 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7708054.stm)
Left-handed people are more shy when it comes to saying or doing what the want, research suggests. See Details
Rainfall autism theory suggested
vifv Post in 2008-11-04 08:07 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7703072.stm)
Increased rainfall - or something linked to it - may be connected to the development of autism, scientists claim. See Details
TV shows link to teen pregnancies
vifv Post in 2008-11-04 17:53 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7707664.stm)
Teenage girls who watch lots of TV shows with a sexual content are twice as likely to become pregnant, research suggests. See Details
Sex-matched transplants 'better'
vifv Post in 2008-11-13 09:30 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7724690.stm)
Chances of long-term survival after a heart transplant rise if the donor and recipient are the same sex, researchers say. See Details
Frozen embryos' health benefit
vifv Post in 2008-11-11 08:26 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7720166.stm)
More evidence has emerged that babies born from frozen embryos are healthier, researchers say. See Details
Uzbek children in 'Aids outbreak'
vifv Post in 2008-11-12 00:42 ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7722735.stm)
More than 40 young children have been infected with HIV at a hospital in Uzbekistan, health officials tell the BBC. See Details