Health News Online
A collection of health related news stories from the BBC website.
BBC News - Health
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'A&E fast-track' for Olympic VIPs
Senior trauma surgeons have raised concerns over a deal to give Olympic VIPs fast-track emergency care during the 2012 games.
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Ambulance change 'to save lives'
At least 150 lives will be saved and thousands of wasted ambulance journeys avoided by a change in 999 response practices, NHS chiefs believe.
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AUDIO: Novartis defends eye drug cost
The maker's of a drug that treats age-related macular degeneration, a disease that can cause loss of sight, are taking the NHS to court to block them from using a drug that costs ten times less and is just as effective, according to tests.
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AUDIO: Should junk food be taxed?
BBC Radio 5 live's Tony Livesey discussed whether junk food should be taxed to help tackle obesity
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AUDIO: Should the NHS risk register be public?
The government has again defied an order to make public its own assessment of the risks from its massive changes to the NHS. The Labour MP John Healey and Health minister Lord Howe, discuss the issue.
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Baby's quick birth in bathroom
A young couple deliver their baby at home in Wakefield after a labour lasting just eight minutes.
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Boy battled cancer twice in year
The genetic disorder that caused cancer twice
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'Care gaps and funding gaps'
We need to find ways of not just meeting the basic needs of the elderly, but also improving wellbeing, reducing loneliness, and restoring some pleasure to their life
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Cutting pollution 'helps hearts'
Cutting air pollution has an instant impact on heart health, experts believe, after reviewing studies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Disease-check legacy of Olympics
How health services are preparing for London 2012
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Epilepsy children in surgery plan
Helping children who do not respond to drugs
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Extreme breastfeeding
Does magazine cover exploit or promote debate on nursing?
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Home HIV tests backed by US panel
Over-the-counter HIV tests, which would allow people in the US to check in the privacy of their homes if they have the virus, move a step closer.
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In pictures: Safety posters found
Lost safety warnings dusted down and shown off
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Is India a dumping ground for drugs?
Warning about how drugs and tested and sold in India
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Light-powered bionic eye invented
A retinal implant - or bionic eye - which is powered by light has been invented by scientists at Stanford University in California.
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NHS risk register veto 'wrong'
The government's refusal to publish the full risk assessment of the planned changes to the NHS is unjustified and departs from policy, says the Information Commissioner
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Nurses warn 'police' video games
Parents need to be more vigilant over the computer games they allow their children to play, nurses say.
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Nursing 'needs more compassion'
New nurses should be judged on their compassion not just their skills, the NHS Confederation chairman is to say.
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Paralysed man moves hand after op
A paralysed man has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to bypass damage to his spinal cord.
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Protect NHS, Labour urges nurses
Patients and NHS staff are being urged to help Labour gather information on how front-line care is being affected.
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Robotic arm controlled by thought
Two patients who are paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.
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Screening clinic shows "huge promise" for hidden heart problems
Should more be done to screen for heart problems?
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State-funded elderly care 'drop'
The number of elderly people in England getting council-funded care has fallen by 11% in the last two years and looks like it will fall further, figures obtained by Labour suggest.
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US sets goal to tame Alzheimer's
The US launches a national plan to tackle Alzheimer's, as estimates show 16 million people will be affected by dementia by 2050.
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U-turn on NHS prostate drug use
A drug for advanced prostate cancer, which can extend life by more than three months, is likely to be approved for NHS use in England and Wales after the medical watchdog reverses an earlier decision.
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VIDEO: Ban chips on school menus, says Reid
Big businesses should sponsor compulsory school meals, and packed lunches should be banned, says the former cage fighter and Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid.
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VIDEO: Doctor's tube helps beat pneumonia
A ventilation tube invented by a doctor to prevent the spread of pneumonia in intensive care patients is saving money as well as lives.
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VIDEO: New centre to support war wounded
A new centre to help wounded servicemen and women recover from the trauma of war has opened in Colchester.
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VIDEO: North-east young in alcohol warning
The number of under-18s receiving alcohol treatment in the north east of England is almost twice the national average, according to new figures.
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VIDEO: Tackling the trade in human flesh pills
South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop capsules filled with powdered human flesh being smuggled into the country from China.