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UK Health News
The number of people volunteering for clinical trials - including one into typhoid - has trebled over the last five years.
The reason we struggle to recall memories from our early childhood is down to high levels of neuron production during the first years of life, say Canadian researchers.
Some drugs taken to protect the heart may increase the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes, according to researchers in Canada.
Enzymes released by cancerous cells have a protective function and are not one of the 'bad guys', say researchers from the University of East Anglia.
People with higher IQs are faster at detecting small moving objects but slower at noticing larger background ones, say US researchers.
An independent inquiry is needed into the NHS non-emergency 111 phone line "debacle" in England, GPs say.
The WHO urges countries with possible cases of novel coronavirus to share information amid concern over patent rights held by commercial labs.
Family doctors are not prepared to shore up an emergency health care system left unsafe by "political meddling", a GP leader has warned.
A way of creating more effective vaccines which could protect against a broad range of flu viruses has been reported by US researchers.
More MMR jabs, improved ambulance response times and an end to hospital bed-blocking are among the priorities being set by health chiefs for the NHS in Wales.
Over 60,000 measles vaccinations have now been given during the outbreak in Swansea and Powys but another 33,000 people still need it, say health officials.
Health unions say the state of NHS services for people who can't get to a GP in many parts of England is "lamentable".
Researchers find a chemical necessary to feel the urge to scratch an itch
Fungi live all over the human body but their favourite spots are the heel, under toenails and between the toes, according to a US study.
People need a choice about where they die, say campaigners
Why advice about revising might need to be revised
The number of patients taking part in clinical trials in England has trebled in five years.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has deflected criticism from the British Medical Association (BMA) over his plans to improve out-of-hours care.
The Royal College of Nursing has said that a fall in the number of NHS district nurses is causing needless suffering for patients and is leading to pressure on casualty departments and ambulance services.
Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers.
Family doctors are not prepared to shore up an emergency healthcare system left unsafe by "political meddling", a GP has warned.
The National Theatre of Scotland is staging an autism-friendly performance of its latest show for children.
The health secretary has blamed increased pressure on A&E services on Labour's "disastrous changes" to the GP contract in 2004.
In light of a new report into cot deaths, a mother has defended her choice to let her baby sleep in her bed.
The 'safety belt' for the walking texter
Has the world's caffeine habit spun out of control?
But is the NHS going to blow a gasket?
NHS clinics help women damaged by female genital mutilation
Man's arm breaks again after taking six years to heal
Disease leaves blind woman seeing things
As costs soar, how must the health service change?
How high is the risk for the average woman?