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Gum disease 'link' to early birth

BBC : Health: 13 hours ago
Successful treatment for gum disease cuts the risk of pregnant women giving birth early, say US researchers. ...read article

Obese drinkers face 'double hit'

BBC : Health: 1 day ago
Obese women drinking little more than a glass of wine a day have double the risk of liver disease compared with those who are slimmer, experts warn. ...read article

New blood pressure approach urged

BBC : Health: 2 days ago
Occasionally high blood pressure may be a greater indicator of stroke risk than consistently high readings, researchers say. ...read article

Home 'cervical cancer' test hope

BBC : Health: 2 days ago
At-home screening tests for the virus responsible for most cervical cancers could detect many more cases, say researchers. ...read article

Blood pressure spike 'stroke key'

BBC : Health: 2 days ago
Fluctuations in blood pressure could be more important than high readings as a warning sign for stroke, say researchers. ...read article

Hospital rap over medicine errors

BBC : Health: 3 days ago
Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says. ...read article

Vitiligo skin graft 'effective'

BBC : Health: 3 days ago
Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US researchers. ...read article

GPs 'lax' on cholesterol targets

BBC : Health: 3 days ago
Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests. ...read article

'Problem kids' risk future pain

BBC : Health: 4 days ago
Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than others, say researchers. ...read article

'No proof' IVF aided by acupuncture

BBC : Health: 4 days ago
There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn. ...read article

US school soda deal 'cuts sugar'

BBC : Health: 4 days ago
The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut full-calorie beverages available in schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity. ...read article

'London bomb stress' recognised

BBC : Health: 5 days ago
Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...read article

Premature brain 'wash out' hope

BBC : Health: 6 days ago
A technique that "washes out" the brains of severely ill premature babies may aid survival, a study suggests. ...read article

Action urged on pregnancy deaths

BBC : Health: 6 days ago
Pregnant women in developing countries face the same risk of death as women in the UK did 100 years ago, say campaigners. ...read article