|  | on  (#3ACDJ) Britain and China are among the countries affected by the recall of baby milk formula products. | 
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|  | on  (#3A6AV) The parents of a boy, six, who died from meningitis B have called on all children to be vaccinated. | 
|  | on  (#3A6AX) Many women benefit from the use of vaginal mesh and they should have a choice, surgeons say. | 
|  | on  (#3A64A) A mum is taking photos of herself on the loo to campaign for disabled toilet facilities. | 
|  | on  (#3A5HQ) Care home residents in Wales have been decorating their Zimmer frames to make them more identifiable. | 
|  | on  (#3A5HS) Fitness app Strava analysed 24.7m runs and 31m bike rides logged across the UK this year. | 
|  | on  (#3A448) University student Averil Hart's family say she starved herself to death in 10 weeks. | 
|  | on  (#3A586) The health secretary says the NHS needs to be better at dealing with mental health crisis cases. | 
|  | on  (#3A50G) The British Dietetic Association says: "If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is". | 
|  | on  (#3A50J) A mother dying from breast cancer has set up a campaign to expand a screening programme. | 
|  | on  (#3A53R) Two young stroke survivors meet by chance and fall in love. | 
|  | on  (#3A463) University student Averil Hart's family said she starved herself to death in 10 weeks. | 
|  | on  (#3A446) Three in 10 elite footballers may be affected by exercise-induced asthma, a study has found. | 
|  | on  (#3A2CR) Labour accuses the government of "a waste of taxpayers' money" over plans to consult on a cap. | 
|  | on  (#3A23X) Disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson carried out hundreds of botched operations on his patients. | 
|  | on  (#3A11N) Nurses and doctors fear patients are being put at risk after numbers waiting over four hours doubles. | 
|  | on  (#3A220) When Lauren Thomas, 19, became a mother, she found the experience incredibly lonely. | 
|  | on  (#3A11K) The highest rise in carrying excess weight occurs between the ages of seven and 11, data suggests. | 
|  | on  (#39Z1W) Toxic air is putting the brain development of millions of infants under one at risk, Unicef says. | 
|  | on  (#39Y3W) Brenda Grant tried to pull tubes out of her arm after being put in a nursing home, her family says. | 
|  | on  (#39YJR) Few cases of postnatal PTSD are referred and treated in Wales, an expert says. | 
|  | on  (#39YHN) US food chiefs have updated guidelines after investigating an E. coli outbreak caused by flour. | 
|  | on  (#39YDR) Alice, a married 26-year-old mother-of-two, has schizophrenia and is fed up of being portrayed as dangerous because of her condition. | 
|  | on  (#39XYH) Mother-of-two Hannah Freimanis suffered flashbacks after the traumatic birth of her first son, Marleigh. | 
|  | on  (#39WBW) Why are some people able to hear this gif even though it is silent? | 
|  | on  (#39VZ8) Retailers urged to put warning signs on packs after reports of 17 infant deaths. | 
|  | on  (#39VWK) Isobel took part in an intensive weight loss programme to reverse her type 2 diabetes | 
|  | on  (#39VSD) Isobel was one of 300 people on a trial that reversed type 2 in nearly half of patients. | 
|  | on  (#39W2E) The pain of endometriosis has plagued Carrie-Mae Macmillan for most of her life. | 
|  | on  (#39T9W) Missed GP appointments cost the NHS time and money and a study reveals the extent of the problem. | 
|  | on  (#39V6Z) Spending on health does not seem to to be resulting in improved services, a senior AM warns. | 
|  | on  (#39V71) A campaign group is accusing the Welsh Government of not acting over nitrogen dioxide in the air. | 
|  | on  (#39V3T) Caron Garrod is happy to talk about her condition, but called the DVLA's blunder "offensive". | 
|  | on  (#39V73) A carer who attacked a 90-year-old with a knife and hammer had a previous assault conviction. | 
|  | on  (#39TGX) Heart transplantation has become a routine surgical operation, but the future promises equally amazing progress. | 
|  | on  (#39V75) The tech tackling fake baby formula, dodgy drugs, conflict diamonds and fishy fish. | 
|  | on  (#39V77) When a police officer's baby was born prematurely, colleagues formed a "cuddle club" to comfort him. | 
|  | on  (#39QXR) Stores in East Anglia will sell expired dried and tinned items for 10p in a bid to cut food waste. | 
|  | on  (#39QZ4) The prediction comes amid concern about higher than average waiting times at the health board. | 
|  | on  (#39QRQ) French firm Sanofi says it may worsen the potentially deadly disease in those not infected so far. | 
|  | on  (#39QWE) Adults in Wales are presumed to have consented to organ donation unless they have opted out. | 
|  | on  (#39QNE) The hospital which employed the doctors said the "strict action" was taken after an initial inquiry. | 
|  | on  (#39Q6J) This can help to warm up winter air before it is breathed in and reduce the risk of an attack. | 
|  | on  (#39P2P) George Hodgson tells the BBC he sought treatment for his mental illness, but faced a long wait. | 
|  | on  (#39MY2) The government promises to bring in new mental health support teams and improve waiting times. | 
|  | on  (#39MZF) It is 50 years since the first heart transplant took place, ushering in a new era of media attention and medical celebrity. | 
|  | on  (#39KRM) When Carla Atherton found she had the faulty BRCA gene, she did everything to save her life. | 
|  | on  (#39KE9) Tania suffers from extreme migraines that cause vomiting. A new treatment could ease that. | 
|  | on  (#39KEB) Mr Giles’s first solo trip was to New Orleans in 2000 - he has now visited more than 120 countries. |