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17/01/2013 - Food allergy test machine plan
Doctors could get a detailed diagnosis of food allergy in just 15 minutes if a European project is successful. More

07/01/2013 - Bugs in your breast
Breast milk may contain more than 700 species of bacteria, according to a Spanish study. More

21/12/2012 - Flu surfaces in schools
British doctors have been told to begin prescribing anti-flu drugs as the first signs of an outbreak of the virus emerged. More

20/12/2012 - Family meals boost child health
Families that eat together - even occasionally - tend to ensure that children have a healthy diet, researchers report today. More

12/12/2012 - Therapies may help infant colic
Gentle manipulation may help infants suffering from colic, according to an expert analysis published today. More

10/12/2012 - Tobacco link to child meningitis
Exposure to tobacco may be responsible for hundreds of cases of severe meningitis affecting children in the UK every year, researchers report today. More

05/12/2012 - Premature babies saved
The health service is getting better at saving babies born early in pregnancy - but is having less success at preventing long-term problems, according to a major study published today. More

04/12/2012 - Social media could combat childhood obesity
The medical profession should embrace social media as a tool to help children overcome obesity, it was claimed last night. More

30/11/2012 - UK faces cough virus outbreak
Britain is facing a major outbreak of whooping cough, with three deaths in October, a health watchdog warned today. More

13/11/2012 - Gene fusion linked to child cancer
A genetic mistake lies behind many cases of a rare childhood leukaemia, researchers have revealed. More

12/11/2012 - Babies get tummy bug vaccine
Infants in Britain are to be vaccinated against a common gastrointestinal bug, it has been announced. More

02/11/2012 - Health visitors urged to step up accident prevention
Campaigners want health visitors to step up efforts to teach young parents how to avoid serious accidents. More

31/10/2012 - ADHD link to smoking genetic?
Children with hyperactivity disorder often go on to become smokers - and now researchers think there is a genetic link underlying this. More

26/10/2012 - Whooping cough outbreak gathers pace
Ten infants have now died from whooping cough this year as an outbreak continues to gather pace across the UK, according to new figures. More

22/10/2012 - Cyber-bullying link to suicide
An expert has called for social media companies to take steps to protect teenagers from cyber-bullying - warning that it contributes to suicides. More

16/10/2012 - Child risk warning from cigarettes in cars
Smoking in the car produces air pollutants that exceed World Health Organisation air quality guidance – and opening windows makes little difference, researchers warn today. More

08/10/2012 - Children's cancer treatment drive call
Experts have called for a new drive to improve care of children with cancer with the aim of boosting research into the rarest diseases. More

05/10/2012 - Web blamed for vaccine crisis
Internet health information may help many patients - but it is causing problems for vaccination programmes, a European health summit heard yesterday. More

04/10/2012 - Blood pressure warning for pregnancy
Children born to mothers with high blood pressure may suffer from mental disability throughout their lives, researchers warned last night. More

03/10/2012 - Eye risk from bird-scarer fireworks
An increasingly popular type of firework - based on bird-scarers - poses a high risk of serious eye injury, doctors warn today. More

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