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| BBC News - Health |
| Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows. |
| Pregnant women rights questioned The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal. |
| Drug prescribed after web search A father persuades the NHS to give his sick daughter a "miracle" drug he found on the internet. |
| Addiction drugs 'aid weight loss' A combination pill of two drugs used to treat addiction may help people lose weight, say US researchers. |
| Child heart op ban 'should stay' Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says. |
| Public health fear in NHS revamp The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning. |
| Say fat not obese, says minister GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England's public health minister says. |
| Hip hope from stem cell technique Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm. |
| Alcohol can 'lessen' arthritis Drinking alcohol can reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, a study has found |
| Warning for obese mothers-to-be Obesity levels among pregnant women have reached epidemic levels, putting the health of their babies at risk, experts say. |
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