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Man who lost 20 stone refused op
A 28-year-old man who lost 20 stone is told he is too overweight to have surgery to remove excess skin.
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Social factors key to ill health
Social factors - rather than genetics - are to blame for huge variations in ill health and life expectancy around the world, a report concludes.
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Britain's happiest places mapped
The most sparsely populated county in Wales is Britain's happiest place - but Edinburgh the least happy, say researchers.
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Gene therapy 'may repair hearing'
Scientists claim gene therapy has the potential to restore hearing in mice, offering hope for humans as well.
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Map highlights 'obesity hotspots'
Shetland and parts of Wales and north England are Britain's obesity hotspots, according to a map compiled from GP records.
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Indian herbal medicines queried
A fifth of Indian herbal medicines sold on the internet contain potentially lethal substances, says a new study in the US.
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Fake sick notes sold on internet
A website selling false sick notes written on official NHS notepaper says they are "guaranteed to get you out of work or school".
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Drug 'may slow down Parkinson's'
Early use of medication may be able to slow down progression of Parkinson's disease, preliminary research suggests.
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Robo-skeleton lets paralysed walk
A human exoskeleton robotic suit is helping people paralysed from the waist down to stand, walk and climb stairs.
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Toddler cancer spotted via e-mail
A toddler in Florida is diagnosed with cancer after a Manchester woman spotted the early warning signs in a picture.
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Listeria fear after Canada deaths
Canadian health officials are investigating 12 deaths thought to be linked to contaminated meat products.
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Manchester 'worst for self-harm'
More people in Manchester self-harm than anywhere else in Europe, a new study claims.
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Treatment 'tricks' stroke victims
Stroke victims could be "tricked" into getting better with a new virtual reality physiotherapy treatment.
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Drugs 'slash' Malawi Aids deaths
Distributing Aids drugs in Malawi has massively cut the death rate, an official says.
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Why a daily fry-up may be bad news for your health
A breakfast fry-up every day raises the risk of bowel cancer by 63%, researchers have calculated.
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Magnets 'could cut NHS drug bill'
A new technique involving magnets could cut the cost of making cancer and arthritis drugs.
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Magnets 'could cut NHS drug bill'
A new technique involving magnets could cut the cost of making cancer and arthritis drugs.
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Mums 'accept natural birth risks'
First-time mothers are prepared to accept greater risks than their clinicians to have a natural birth, report researchers.
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