VIDEO: Brand urges drug treatment changes
Comedian and actor Russell Brand has told MPs taking drugs should not be seen as a “criminal or judicial matter” but a “health issue”.
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VIDEO: One in 10 babies born premature
Fifteen million babies, one in 10 births, are born prematurely every year, a global project suggests.
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VIDEO: Blind man ‘excited’ at eye implant
A British man who has been totally blind for many years has had part of his vision restored after surgery to fit a pioneering eye implant.
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VIDEO: World health charity targets Greece
Michael Portillo travels to Greece to find out how the Euro crisis has affected attitudes to the monetary union.
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VIDEO: Tackling the trade in human flesh pills
South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop capsules filled with powdered human flesh being smuggled into the country from China.
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Testosterone may help weight loss
Older obese men with testosterone deficiency could shift excess weight by taking supplements, suggests a study announced at the European Congress on Obesity.
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Categories: Nutrition Tags: help, loss', Testosterone, Weight
Euro MPs scold EU agency bosses
The European Parliament delays approval of three major EU agency budgets because of concerns about their managers.
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Most child deaths ‘preventable’
Most deaths of young children around the world are from mainly preventable infectious causes, experts say.
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Categories: Nutrition Tags: 'preventable', child, deaths, Most
US panel approves anti-HIV pill
A panel of US health experts recommends formal approval of Truvada, a drug to prevent HIV infection in healthy people.
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Argentina backs ‘dignified death’
The Argentine Senate passes a law that gives terminally ill patients the right to refuse treatment.
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Categories: Nutrition Tags: 'dignified, Argentina, backs, Death