http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:58:16 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Some children accurately diagnosed as autistic early in life lose their symptoms as they get older, say US researchers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21029593#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21029593 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:52:58 GMT A new blood pressure measuring device which can also detect a dangerous heart condition has been backed by the NHS' watchdog. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21032588#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21032588 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:26:15 GMT Lack of clarity on plans for a new pricing system may affect some patients taking medication for cancer, a report finds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21030986#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21030986 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:52:13 GMT Poultry producers must "take responsibility" for tackling campylobacter - the UK's most common source of food poisoning - says the head of the Food Standards Agency. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21029389#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21029389 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:59:32 GMT Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt wants the NHS to be paperless by 2018 - a move a reports says could help save the health service £4bn a year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21033984#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21033984 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:16:55 GMT A leading doctor says diabulimia - when people with diabetes restrict their insulin to lose weight - is a growing problem specifically in young women. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/20988655#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/20988655 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:22:37 GMT A former minister is calling for unlimited fines and criminal sanctions for companies who own care homes in England where abuse is carried out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21024832#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21024832 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:45:48 GMT Levels of the winter vomiting bug norovirus have declined, latest figures show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21028877#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21028877 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:46:18 GMT Women in England and Wales with a strong family history of breast cancer could be offered preventative medication on the NHS for the first time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21016553#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21016553 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:54:34 GMT Any rise in the use of cheaper, non-branded HIV drugs could see more patients with treatment failure, doctors warn. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21012160#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21012160 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:28:51 GMT There is a "disgraceful" variation in the number of people being diagnosed with dementia across the UK, according to the Alzheimer's Society. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21009458#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21009458 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:33:01 GMT UK drugs policy needs a stronger health focus as criminalisation is deterring users from seeking help, say doctors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21012168#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21012168 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:00:07 GMT The UK government could raise at least £500m a year by capping the amount of profit tobacco companies can make from cigarettes, academics say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21009459#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21009459 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:41:02 GMT A legal challenge to the introduction of minimum pricing on alcohol in Scotland gets under way in Edinburgh. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-21013297#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-21013297 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:00:15 GMT Health managers agree to close a community hospital and minor injuries units as part of a NHS shake-up in mid and west Wales. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21016838#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21016838 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:12:29 GMT A mother's attitude towards cervical cancer screening influences decisions to vaccinate her daughter against the cancer, say researchers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20983325#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20983325 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:02:19 GMT Fizzy-drink giant Coca-Cola launches a new advert highlighting its efforts to fight obesity, addressing the issue for the first time on TV. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21020749#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21020749 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:42:34 GMT Eating fast food three times a week may lead to asthma and eczema in children, say researchers who have looked at global disease and dietary patterns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21009654#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21009654 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:37:39 GMT Author says some pregnancy advice is misleading. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20891997#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20891997 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:00:35 GMT Radio 5 live asked the BMA if a new drug policy would help addicts and got reaction from support charity Lifeline. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21030168#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21030168 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:59:11 GMT Deaths linked to legal highs may just be the first signs of the damage they do, according to a medical expert. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21009350#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21009350 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:17:30 GMT Radio 5 live asked how to improve diagnosis of dementia in patients and spoke to a woman whose father had the condition. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21030170#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21030170 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:12:12 GMT A Cumbrian teenager, who set up an internet "bucket list" of things she wanted to achieve, has died following a long battle with cancer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-21008661#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-21008661 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:35:49 GMT Jimmy Savile used his charity fundraising work to gain access to vulnerable people at 14 medical sites including hospitals, mental health units and even a hospice a report has revealed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20989699#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20989699 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:50:15 GMT The NHS "must learn lessons" from the Jimmy Savile scandal, according to the health secretary. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20982439#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20982439 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:55:30 GMT A new strain of norovirus may be the reason for the sharp rise in cases of the vomiting bug this winter. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20982721#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20982721 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:19:58 GMT A range of health technology products have premiered at CES 2013, ranging from doctor kiosks to devices similar to those seen in the film Star Trek. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20970929#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20970929 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:53:33 GMT Remarkable drugs at remarkable prices http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-21032362#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-21032362 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:20:18 GMT Mastectomy or preventive drugs. What choice? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21024198#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21024198 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:47:17 GMT Cases reach a three-year high in Nigeria despite prevention efforts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20819972#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20819972 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:40:04 GMT Where can British people go to avoid drinking? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21009756#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21009756 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:19:21 GMT One story of what happens when the condition strikes in childhood http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20985194#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20985194 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:30:02 GMT Cholera fears spread in Cuba's capital as authorities say nothing http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21002191#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21002191 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:10:49 GMT Photos of how Beijing is coping with hazardous air pollution http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21005228#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21005228 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:18:58 GMT The dangers of weight loss surgery abroad http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20936612#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20936612 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:32:54 GMT