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Ditch cranberry juice for urine infections

Drinking lots of cranberry juice is no way to fix a urine infection, say new draft guidelines from health body the National Institute for...

Healthy chicken shops to fight obesity

Child obesity is a "ticking time bomb", according to experts, with one in three children overweight by the time they leave primary...

Sea swimming 'increases illness risk'

Swimming in the sea substantially increases the chance of developing stomach bugs, ear aches and other illnesses, researchers have found....

Women advised to sleep on side to help prevent stillbirth

Women are being advised to sleep on their side in the last three months of pregnancy to help prevent stillbirth. A study of just over...

'Breakthrough' breast cancer drugs get NHS approval

Two new "breakthrough" drugs to treat breast cancer have been given the green light for use on the NHS. The National Institute for Health...

NHS offers smartphone GP appointments

A 24-hour service has been launched for NHS patients, offering GP consultations via videolink on smartphones. The pilot scheme will...

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What works for treating children's colds?

World Mental Health Day: PM appoints suicide prevention minister

Second Brit dies after 'Brazilian butt lift' surgery

Cannabis 'more harmful than alcohol' for teen brains

Digital pregnancy tests recalled over inaccurate results

Mediterranean diet 'may help prevent depression'

Ambulances not an A&E taxi service, NHS warned

Yoghurts (even organic ones) 'full of sugar'

Targeted treatment for melanoma to be free on NHS

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