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Garlic breath? Beat it with a glass of milk, say experts

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 22:58
Drinking a glass of milk can stop garlic breath, scientists discover.

Burnham presses Lib Dems on NHS

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 22:10
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham is urging Lib Dems to unite with Labour against the Government's plan for a radical overhaul of the NHS.

Transplant dash driver faces ban

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 22:01
An ambulance driver delivering an organ for transplant could lose his licence and his job after being booked for speeding.

'Brisk walks' to prevent cancers

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 21:42
About 10,000 cases of breast and bowel cancer could be prevented each year in the UK if people did more brisk walking, claim experts.

Rowling gives £10m for MS centre

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 20:06
Author JK Rowling is donating £10m to set up a multiple sclerosis research centre at Edinburgh University.

How to spot and combat bedbugs

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 18:54
Clive Boase: "Education and awareness is key" in combating bed bug infestation.

MS activity 'alters with seasons'

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:01
The severity of multiple sclerosis seems to change with the seasons, research suggests.

Baby died after superbug hit ward

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 23:30
A baby died and three others became ill after a superbug resistant to common antibiotics hit a London hospital, it is revealed.

Heart drug 'exciting discovery'

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 20:04
Professor Martin Cowie explains how a new drug "slows the pulse down and so helps to take the strain off the heart".

Pill may 'cut heart failure rate'

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 19:14
A pill costing less than £1.50 a day has the potential to save the lives of thousands of heart failure patients, research suggests.

Cannabis may relieve chronic pain

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 17:17
Smoking cannabis from a pipe can provide pain relief for patients with damaged nerves, a small study suggests.

Motion capture clue to human behaviour

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 16:23
The system of digitising actors to create characters in films like Avatar is being used to measure human behaviour in real life.

Warning on child medicine errors

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:07
Many parents are incapable of giving their children the correct dose of liquid medicines, claim Australian researchers.

Hospitals 'still fail' on feeding

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 11:29
Many hospitals across the UK are not doing enough to spot elderly people at risk from malnutrition, says a charity.

Government scrapping NHS Direct

Sun, 08/29/2010 - 11:17
The coalition government confirms plans to scrap the NHS Direct helpline in England and replace it with an alternative service.

Test 'can predict C-section need'

Sun, 08/29/2010 - 10:17
A test which could stop women labouring for hours in the hope of a "normal" birth only to end up with a Caesarean section has been developed in Sweden.

'There's confidence in NHS Direct'

Sun, 08/29/2010 - 02:49
The government has confirmed it is planning to scrap the NHS Direct telephone service in England and replace it with a cheaper option.

'I have to graze on food all day'

Sun, 08/29/2010 - 00:01
Oesophageal cancer survivor Larry Rees has described how the radical surgery he undertook has impacted on his life.

Male oesophageal cancer 'doubles'

Sat, 08/28/2010 - 21:08
Cancers of the food pipe in Britain have doubled in men over 25 years, figures from Cancer Research UK show.

Poverty link to child tooth decay

Sat, 08/28/2010 - 10:21
A third of Scots three-year-olds living in deprived areas suffer from poor dental health, a new study suggests.