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Video: Miracle 14oz baby survives
Callum Duff is a survivor after being born after just 25 weeks weighing 14oz.
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Milburn slams 'car crash' NHS plans
Thursday, 16 June 2011
The Labour ex-MP said billions of pounds in efficiency savings would not be achieved.
Chinese cows produce "human breast milk"
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Chinese scientists have produced a herd of genetically modified cows that make milk that could substitute for human breast milk - a possible alternative to formula in a nation rocked by tainted milk powder scandals.
Southern Cross strikes deal to secure care for 31,000 elderly
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Britain's largest care-home provider, Southern Cross, announced last night that it had reached an agreement to secure the care of its 31,000 residents.
1% fall in new cases of STIs
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
The number of new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has dropped for the first time in a decade.
Go ahead on commissioning, GPs told
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
GPs have been given the green light to press ahead with commissioning groups after major changes were announced to plans for reform of the NHS.
Author defends film of assisted dying as BBC fields complaints
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Jerome Taylor: Sir Terry Pratchett said he made the programme because he was ashamed that Britons had to go to Switzerland to end their lives.
The National Wealth Service
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Oliver Wright and Emma Slater: After retreat on NHS reform, investigation reveals conflicts of interest that could give GPs a licence to print money.
Mixed reception for NHS climbdown
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Oliver Wright: Conservative and Liberal Democrats presented a united front yesterday as the Health Secretary detailed the Government's reformed NHS reforms amid jeers and heckles from Labour benches.
Sleeping on left may cut risk of stillbirth
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Twenty years after doctors discovered that placing babies to sleep on their backs halved the rate of cot deaths, new research suggests pregnant women who sleep on their left side may halve the rate of stillbirths.
NHS reform scaled back after review
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
The Government unveiled big changes to its controversial reform plans for the NHS today after accepting the key recommendations of a panel of health experts.
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