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Melanoma-sun link under the spotlight
Wed July 23rd - The link between sunshine and the deadliest skin cancer, melanoma, is questioned today by a British expert. More
Vital heart disease-brain links found
Wed July 23rd - New research suggests that coronary heart disease is linked to a loss of mental ability, leading to later dementia. More
UK NEWS
Cervical cancer vaccine plan extended
Tues July 22nd - The new cervical cancer vaccine is to be offered to young women of 17 and 18, it was announced yesterday. More
THIS WEEK'S STORIES
Crohn's secrets unlocked
Tues July 22nd - The bowel disease, Crohn's disease, involves at least 30 genes, researchers said yesterday. More
Liver donor programme saves child lives
Mon July 21st - Children's lives have been saved by donations from relatives of parts of their livers, according to British surgeons. More
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Doctors.net.uk - Junior doctors are starting training programmes next month with many issues unresolved.
Bloodmed.com - Researchers are investigating whether a protein used in the treatment of solid tumors may also be beneficial for treating leukemia.
StaffNurse.com - On-line registrations and email consultations will be introduced as part of the drive to encourage patients to shop around for GPs, it was announced yesterday.
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ARCHIVE OF PREVIOUS WEEK'S NEWS

Success claim as hospital infections fall
July 18th 2008 - The British government claimed success in the battle against hospital infection yesterday as new figures showed dramatic reductions.

How eczema leads to asthma
July 11th 2008 - Researchers have found an increased risk of asthma in later life among children with eczema - highlighting the benefits of identifying allergies early in life.

Majority of online pharmacies 'illegal'
July 4th 2008 - Most on-line pharmacies are operating illegally and breaching drug regulations, it was reported today.

ARCHIVE OF UK NEWS

Thousands quit after smoking ban
June 2008 - England's ban on public smoking persuaded as many as 400,000 people to quit, researchers claim today.

NHS must go green - minister
May 2008 - The days of NHS radiators venting their heat through open windows must come to an end, health ministers pledged yesterday.

ARCHIVE FEATURES

Ovary transplant babyOvary transplant baby born
September 24th 2004 - The first baby has been born to a woman who underwent an ovary transplant, it was announced today.

Celebrations and questions over Tamara birth
September 27th 2004 - The birth of a baby to a woman who had an ovarian transplant has created hope for dozens of others - despite some scientific scepticism.

Sydney Opera HouseBioterrorism alert as physicians from Australasia and Thailand meet
May 6th - 8th 2002 - News Special from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Brisbane.

A sculpture places a shadow over Westminster Abbey, London, as psychiatrists speak outCreativity or mental chaos - debated at international psychiatric conference
July 9th 2001 - The links between psychiatry and the arts are to be celebrated at a conference which starts in London today.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has teamed up with the World Psychiatric Association to stage the event: "2001: A Mind Odyssey".

Mad cow disease report - Lord Phillips Cover-ups that led to spread of mad cow disease
October 26th 2000 - The epidemic of so-called mad cow disease in the United Kingdom probably sprang from a genetic mutation in an animal in the early 1970s, according to a government report.

Bubble baby gene therapist Alain Fischer Curing bubble babies
June 27th 2000 - Two doctors spoke today of the remarkable treatments they have devised for two once incurable blood conditions - and how they hoped they could lead to more cures.

Childbirth and pregnancy - Steering a safe course. October 1998.

Childbirth and pregnancy - Original feature. March 1998

Discussion on the HRT - Cancer controversy - From February 2000.

Medicine & The Media - The breast cancer/HRT controversy. October 1997.

Human engine oil? - The conflicting evidence? From January 1998.