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BBC News - Health
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The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site.
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Dieting 'safe for pregnant women'
Dieting in pregnancy is safe and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested.
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Father wants 'donation' lessons
A father who lost his son to leukaemia is calling for schools and colleges to make a lesson on donating stem cells, blood and organs part of the curriculum.
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Statins 'benefit healthy people'
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.
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Oldest living kidney donor at 83
An 83-year-old man becomes the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still alive, the NHS Blood and Transplant service says.
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Robotic arm controlled by thought
Two patients who are paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.
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Computer game for stroke patients
Newcastle University helps to develop a computer game to help those who have suffered strokes.
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Rise in ambulance delays at A&E
Ambulances are spending 50% more time outside hospitals in Kent, Sussex and Surrey, the BBC has learned.
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Cannabis laws 'need changing'
Growing small amounts of cannabis should be treated like a speeding ticket with a fine and no criminal record, according to a UK drugs charity.
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Prosthetic retina in development
Scottish scientists are working on a device to restore sight in people with a form of age related blindness.
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Ambulance change 'to save lives'
At least 150 lives will be saved and thousands of wasted ambulance journeys avoided by a change in 999 response practices, NHS chiefs believe.
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