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last updated: Mar 11 2010 6:18 AM
- Hospital rap over medicine errors
Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says.
- GPs 'lax' on cholesterol targets
Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests.
- Vitiligo skin graft 'effective'
Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US researchers.
- Call to halt NHS medical database
Doctors leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.
- 'No proof' IVF aided by acupuncture
There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.
- Street actress reveals depression
Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard reveals she has been receiving treatment for depression.
- Social care deal 'dead in water'
Hopes of reaching a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water.
- 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.
- 'Problem kids' risk future pain
Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than others, say researchers.
- Women who drink wine in moderation stay slim, says study
Women can enjoy a tipple and stay slim, according to a study showing moderate drinkers gain less weight than teetotallers.
- The health risks of a big carbon footprint
In this week's health opinion column Scrubbing Up, paediatrician Dr Tony Waterston, warns of the health dangers of a big carbon footprint and says doctors are leading by example
- Medical records
Who can read my notes? Electronic records explained
- Chickenpox row
A vaccine is available - why don't we use it?
- Obesity risk
Why extra fat can turn you into a killer behind the wheel
- Surgery on joints
Patient benefits from rare ankle replacement