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Latest advice: Don't give Tamiflu to under thirteens

10.08.09
Children should not be given the two main drugs used to treat swine flu because the side-effects outweigh the benefits, experts warned... more

Warning on swine flu death predictions

15.07.09
The Government needs to adopt more stringent methods of monitoring swine flu to better predict the number of deaths, researchers said... more

Drive to cut teenage pregnancies fails

08.07.09
A £5.9 million government drive to help cut pregnancies among disadvantaged teenagers failed when numbers actually increased... more

Children are 'safer in rear-facing car seats until age of four'

12.06.09
Parents should be advised to carry children in rear-facing car seats until the age of four, according to a study... more

Women are urged not to cancel breast cancer checks

20.02.09
The Government's breast screening czar has called on women not to abandon appointments amid doubts over checks... more

Anti-obesity pill is going on sale

21.01.09
A pill that causes weight loss has been approved for sale in Britain without a prescription for the first time... more

Aspirin may not help to ward off heart attacks

17.10.08
A daily aspirin taken to ward off heart attacks could do more harm than good, researchers warn... more

Have just two children to help cut CO2

25.07.08
Couples are being urged to have no more than two children to help reduce the environmental impact of the rising world population... more

Acupuncture not a fertility aid during IVF

08.07.08
Acupuncture does nothing to boost a woman's chances of getting pregnant, London fertility experts say... more

'Dishonest' TV psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud suspended after admitting plagiarism

19.06.08
Britain's best-known psychiatrist was yesterday suspended from practising for three months.... more

Legalise trade in donor organs, pleads surgeon

13.06.08
A leading transplant surgeon calls for the international trade in donor organs to be legalised and brought under government control... more

The C-grade students training to be doctors

16.05.08
Students who have achieved no higher than a C grade at A-level are being trained as doctors... more

A Blunt response to the doubters

06.09.07
For all his priapic cavortings off-stage, James Blunt is a reassuringly straightforward performer on it, says John Aizlewood.... more

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