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Sex drive 'lasts longer in men', research suggests

7 hours 39 min ago
Men are likelier than women to enjoy sex in old age, researchers find.

Street actress reveals depression

8 hours 32 min ago
Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard reveals she has been receiving treatment for depression.

Medical records

9 hours 5 min ago
Who can read my notes? Electronic records explained

Chickenpox row

13 hours 26 min ago
A vaccine is available - why don't we use it?

Call to halt NHS medical database

13 hours 36 min ago
Doctors leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.

MP writes to police over hospital

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 08:39
An MP writes to police to ask if there is a basis for a criminal inquiry into activities at Stafford Hospital.

Obesity risk

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 06:18
Why extra fat can turn you into a killer behind the wheel

Social care deal 'dead in water'

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:36
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

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:17
There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.

'Problem kids' risk future pain

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:04
Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than others, say researchers.

UK gives SA millions of condoms

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:21
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

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 15:44
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

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 15:29
A high street chemist is investigating after a religious employee refused a customer in Sheffield the contraceptive pill.

Full circle

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:59
Ex-footballer tells how he has overcome cancer

US school soda deal 'cuts sugar'

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:36
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

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:48
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

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:07
Health officials begin the TB screening of around 250 people in Rhondda Cynon Taf following an outbreak in 1996.

Lords in science investment call

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 01:29
Former Labour and Conservative science ministers challenge the next UK government to maintain investment in science.

Patients 'get care in cupboards'

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 01:06
Patients are being treated in mop cupboards, storerooms and kitchens due to wards being full, a survey suggests.

'London bomb stress' recognised

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 01:06
Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder.