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Anthrax heroin death investigated
Anthrax is found in the body of a 29-year-old Leicestershire drug user who died after taking heroin.
Report calls for drink price curb
A UK-wide "floor price" for alcohol should be established to reduce consumption, says a commission set up by Scottish Labour.
Garlic breath? Beat it with a glass of milk, say experts
Drinking a glass of milk can stop garlic breath, scientists discover.
Burnham presses Lib Dems on NHS
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
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
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
Author JK Rowling is donating £10m to set up a multiple sclerosis research centre at Edinburgh University.
How to spot and combat bedbugs
Clive Boase: "Education and awareness is key" in combating bed bug infestation.
MS activity 'alters with seasons'
The severity of multiple sclerosis seems to change with the seasons, research suggests.
Baby died after superbug hit ward
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'
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'
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
Smoking cannabis from a pipe can provide pain relief for patients with damaged nerves, a small study suggests.
Motion capture clue to human behaviour
The system of digitising actors to create characters in films like Avatar is being used to measure human behaviour in real life.
Hospitals 'still fail' on feeding
Many hospitals across the UK are not doing enough to spot elderly people at risk from malnutrition, says a charity.
Government scrapping NHS Direct
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'
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'
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'
Oesophageal cancer survivor Larry Rees has described how the radical surgery he undertook has impacted on his life.
Male oesophageal cancer 'doubles'
Cancers of the food pipe in Britain have doubled in men over 25 years, figures from Cancer Research UK show.
