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Sex drive 'lasts longer in men', research suggests
Men are likelier than women to enjoy sex in old age, researchers find.
Street actress reveals depression
Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard reveals she has been receiving treatment for depression.
Medical records
Who can read my notes? Electronic records explained
Chickenpox row
A vaccine is available - why don't we use it?
Call to halt NHS medical database
Doctors leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.
MP writes to police over hospital
An MP writes to police to ask if there is a basis for a criminal inquiry into activities at Stafford Hospital.
Obesity risk
Why extra fat can turn you into a killer behind the wheel
Social care deal 'dead in water'
Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water ahead of a key summit.
'No proof' IVF aided by acupuncture
There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.
'Problem kids' risk future pain
Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than others, say researchers.
UK gives SA millions of condoms
The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup.
Flu symptoms are 'of the brain rather than body', say experts
Research by the University of Sussex suggests feeling lousy while ill may be down to reactions in the brain rather than physical symptoms.
Pharmacy probe over pill refusal
A high street chemist is investigating after a religious employee refused a customer in Sheffield the contraceptive pill.
Full circle
Ex-footballer tells how he has overcome cancer
US school soda deal 'cuts sugar'
The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut full-calorie beverages available in schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity.
EU adds month to parental leave
The EU extends minimum parental leave from three to four months, but the specifics will vary across the 27-nation bloc.
Community's TB screening begins
Health officials begin the TB screening of around 250 people in Rhondda Cynon Taf following an outbreak in 1996.
Lords in science investment call
Former Labour and Conservative science ministers challenge the next UK government to maintain investment in science.
Patients 'get care in cupboards'
Patients are being treated in mop cupboards, storerooms and kitchens due to wards being full, a survey suggests.
'London bomb stress' recognised
Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder.
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