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BBC News - Health
BBC News - Health
last updated: Sep 17 2019 1:51 PM
- Prostate drug may slow Parkinson's disease
A medicine for enlarged prostates may benefit brain cells damaged by Parkinson's, scientists find.
- Nurse numbers rise 'eclipsed by jump in patients'
Hospital admissions are rising at nearly three times the rate of the nurse workforce, the RCN says.
- Common cold stopped by experimental approach
It may be possible to make our bodies inhospitable for the cold virus after promising early research.
- Meningitis: 'I'm no longer Miss Independent'
A survey shows few understand the long-term effects of meningitis for people like Lesley.
- 'Time outs' don't do any harm, parents told
If used appropriately, they can be effective in reducing problem behaviour, a US study suggests.
- Byron burger allergy death: Owen Carey's family demand law change
Owen Carey said he had a dairy allergy but was not told his meal contained buttermilk, a coroner rules.
- Oscar Saxelby-Lee: Cancer returns after stem cell transplant
Oscar's family aim to raise £500,000 to pay for further treatment they say is not available on the NHS.
- Heavy menstrual bleeding: Keyhole hysterectomy technique 'more effective'
The problem affects a quarter of women in the UK and many end up having surgery to treat it.
- Chicken-choke Hitchin toddler reunited with life-savers
Charlotte Smith, two, choked while eating lunch at her nursery.
- Gareth Thomas and HIV stigma: 'It takes people like him to fight against it'
Gareth Thomas can have a positive impact on HIV stigma, says George, who lives with the virus.
- Does fat shaming help people lose weight?
Fat chance - the evidence says fat shaming is more likely to lead people to put on weight.
- What can restaurants do to help customers with allergies?
Some allergy sufferers say they are "terrified" when dining out and have asked eateries to do more to make them safe.
- Christopher Eccleston: 'I'm a lifelong body-hater'
Doctor Who star reveals his "lifelong battle" with anorexia and how he considered suicide.
- ‘No-one asks new dads how they’re feeling at work’
Companies are doing more to support working dads but may overlook postnatal mental illness in men.
- A week in the life of a London trauma surgeon
Prof Karim Brohi describes holding a stabbed man's heart in his hands amid rising knife crime in the capital.