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Young children who have a pet dog in the home are less likely to go on to develop asthma, a large Swedish study has found.
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A campaign calling for the government to increase investment in mental health services has been launched.
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Scientists are developing a test to find the source of a potentially deadly strain of E. coli "never found in the UK" following a series of outbreaks in Dorset.
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The app that could help prevent schizophrenia relapses
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Patients from outside the European Economic Area could face charges for emergency treatment in England, the Department of Health confirms.
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Doctors, nurses, midwives and teachers are now required to report to the police cases of girls who have suffered female genital mutilation, or risk losing their jobs.
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What hip ops tell us about the state of mental health care
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Doctors, nurses, midwives and teachers are now legally required to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) to the police.
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Eye extensions are a popular around the world, but Japanese health officials are concerned about rising eye infections caused by this beauty treatment
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Scientists have designed microscopic "grenades" that can explode their cancer-killing payload in tumours.
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On Saturday, a new law comes in which means teachers, health and social workers must tell police if they find, or are told, someone under 18 has undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). .
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An NHS ambulance trust is investigated after it dodged national response targets to gain more time to assess some seriously ill patients.
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Spending time gardening in an allotment can improve mood and self-esteem, a university study says.
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Hospital beds for people with learning disabilities and autism will be halved in England, the NHS has announced.
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'We need to treat this like the Aids crisis'
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An 11 year-old-boy is hoping to smile again after having pioneering surgery in an attempt to restore the feeling down the left side of his face
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Asian women trying to have a baby through IVF are more likely to miscarry than white women.
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As a study reveals that young people with skin conditions find their mental health suffers, BBC Breakfast talks to one young woman who struggled to cope with acne.
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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announces plans to stop GPs having to rearrange hospital appointments for patients, in a bid to save them time.
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The amount IVF providers can charge the NHS in England for treatment must be capped by the government, a leading fertility expert says.
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The first drug that targets precise genetic mutations in prostate cancer has been shown to be effective in a "milestone" trial by UK scientists.
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No junior doctors working up to the legal limit on working hours will lose money under a proposed new contract, Jeremy Hunt tells MPs.
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A Sussex woman with Multiple sclerosis (MS) says her symptoms improved and she was able to walk up stairs again after being prescribed HIV drugs.
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Tuberculosis now ranks alongside HIV as the world's biggest killing infectious disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
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An Italian doctor has been suspended from practising in the UK after failing an English language test.
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The BBC's Yalda Hakim reports from a village in Kaldak in the remote east of South Sudan to see the impact of the country's civil war, and finds people at risk of famine.
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Cancer Research UK says there is an unacceptable variation between different parts of England in how quickly cancer is diagnosed.
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An advert for Boots Opticians has been banned for "misleading" claims that the light emitted from smartphones and other gadgets damages eyesight.
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Ivorian baby food manufacturer Marie Diongoye Konate tells the BBC's Women of African series about fighting malnutrition using local products.
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One women tells the BBC that she struggles to pay for food for herself and her son.
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Vital opportunities to diagnose cancer patients in England earlier and increase their survival chances are being missed, experts are warning.
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Carnegie Mellon University researchers look to use off-the-shelf 3D printers to print human tissue.
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A parasite-killing drug, whose discovery won the Nobel prize, may also cut cases of malaria, say researchers.
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A common Alzheimer's drug that is often withdrawn in later stages of the disease can halve the chances of patients needing to be moved into nursing homes, a study suggests.
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Parts of London have higher rates of tuberculosis than Rwanda, Iraq or Guatemala, a report from the London Assembly says.
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The number of protests by anti-abortion campaigners in the UK appears to be on the rise.
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Processed meats - such as bacon and ham - do cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization.
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A major hospital would have to close its A&E department nine days in every 10 to break even because of the funding formula, a former chief executive says.
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Cholera infections are soaring in Iraq as the health ministry has reported more than 1,800 confirmed cases since the start of the outbreak last month.
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Would a warning about a possible increased cancer risk put people off eating red meat? Cooked breakfast fans give their verdict.
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The complex chemical make-up of legal highs is leaving ambulance services dangerously uncertain about how to treat casualties, a senior paramedic claims.
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A new dialysis machine could allow patients with kidney disease to have the treatment at home.
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Two women who feel strongly about abortion speak to the BBC
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Up to 4,000 people, many of them doctors, have marched through Newcastle in protest against the proposed new contracts for junior doctors.
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There has been a 10% rise in detentions under the Mental Health Act in England since last year, statistics show.
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Medical groups are asking George Osborne to reverse planned cuts to vital health services in England.
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