BBC News - Health
The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site.
'A little too much drink' warning
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:39:22 GMT
Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.
AUDIO: Have views on NHS reform shifted?
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:35:42 GMT
Dr Michael Dixon, chair of the NHS Alliance, who supports the governments proposed reforms of the NHS and Dr John Lister, director of the Health Emergency campaign group, who opposes them, debate the Health Bill.
'Cycling gave me my freedom back'
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:28:41 GMT
'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours'
Under 10s have eating disorders
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:13:37 GMT
A number of children under 10 are treated in hospitals in Northern Ireland for eating disorders, the Department of Health says.
'Birth defect risk' for diabetics
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:10:25 GMT
The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.
Mum gives birth outside hospital
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:59:13 GMT
A woman gives birth on the pavement outside a Fife hospital after she was unable to get inside the building.
Designing out errors in hospital
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:48:18 GMT
How wards could be made safer
How we can help children improve their health
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:42:46 GMT
'The young should play a role in designing healthcare'
Campaign to cut smoking in cars
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:17:10 GMT
A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.
The power of cooking skills
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:53:10 GMT
How letting children cook helps them eat better
VIDEO: MPs and the stigma of mental illness
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:57:41 GMT
Comedian Ruby Wax said depression was like "being in a coma, but awake" as the panel debated how politicians should discuss their issues.
AUDIO: 'Wonderful' to have sight back
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:21:10 GMT
Katie Piper told Radio 5 live about being able to see after she was blinded in one eye after an acid attack.
Science decodes 'internal voices'
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:29:41 GMT
Researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could benefit comatose and locked-in patients.
VIDEO: MPs 'should admit mental health issues'
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:23:43 GMT
Alastair Campbell reckons MPs are more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the one-in-four figure for the general population.
AUDIO: 'Care needed' in child custody law change
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:01:08 GMT
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says there are "undoubted dangers" in re-drafting shared parenting law
VIDEO: GP leaders turn back on NHS plans
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:55:40 GMT
The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England.
Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:07:13 GMT
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
Brains may be wired for addiction
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:24 GMT
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.
Living outside the hearing world
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:31:41 GMT
Why refuse an implant that would improve hearing?
VIDEO: Newborns 'should receive vitamin D'
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:23:15 GMT
Doctors are calling for newborn babies to be given vitamin D, to protect them from bone disease and other illnesses.
Health bodies reject NHS reforms
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:23:39 GMT
Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.
Weekend hospital admission fears
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:37:17 GMT
Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.
PFI hospitals 'get bailout fund'
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:09:29 GMT
Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bailout fund.
VIDEO: 'Just one more drink' alcohol warning
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:18:10 GMT
A new television advertising campaign in England is warning against the temptations of "just one more" drink.
Foetus parties: Womb with a view?
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:31:22 GMT
Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"
NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:33:12 GMT
The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.
UK workers 'richer but stressed'
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:14:30 GMT
Britons are richer and more stressed than when the Queen came to the throne, a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found.
Poison arrest nurse loses appeal
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:32:55 GMT
A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her sacking.
Analysis: Pharmaceutical woes
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:58:11 GMT
Why the pharmaceutical industry is under pressure
