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Bagged salad is Salmonella risk, study finds

Bagged salad can fuel the growth of food-poisoning bugs like Salmonella and make them more dangerous, a study says. University of...

Online calculator predicts IVF baby chances

Couples can find out their chances of having a baby over multiple cycles of IVF treatment, using a new online calculator. University of...

One in four women miss 'smear test'

At least one in every four women invited for cervical cancer screening in England last year failed to attend, latest figures show. Out of...

Third 'given wrong initial heart attack diagnosis'

Almost a third of patients in England and Wales are being given the wrong initial diagnosis after a heart attack - with women having a...

Dad of Sick Baby Warns of Devastating Consequences of Not Washing Hands

A father who “almost lost” his baby daughter to a series of sicknesses including the über-contagious respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)...

Cot deaths at lowest recorded level in England and Wales

Sudden unexplained infant deaths, or cot deaths, have reached the lowest level on record in England and Wales, according to the latest...

Asthma pill 'promising' for people with severe symptoms

An experimental pill could help adults with severe asthma, an early study in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal suggests. In the...

Pregnancy multivitamins 'are a waste of money’

Pregnancy multivitamins are a waste of money because most mothers-to-be do not need them, according to researchers. In Drug and...

E. coli outbreak: salad may be to blame

An outbreak of E. Coli affecting more than 100 UK people could be linked to eating contaminated mixed salad leaves, public health...

Skin cancer rise warning for over 55s

Skin cancer rates in Scotland have more than doubled among those aged 55 and over in the past 20 years, a leading charity has reported....