BBC News - Health
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5 hours ago VIDEO: Man plays guitar during brain surgery
A patient has played the guitar while undergoing brain surgery in the US, to help surgeons pinpoint where to place electrodes to treat the effects of his Parkinson's disease.
Today AUDIO: 'How I made it with a stammer'
Research by the British Stammering Association suggests two thirds of employees with a stammer hold back on sharing ideas at work and hold back on going for promotions.
20 hours ago Texting safely on the High Street
The 'safety belt' for the walking texter
20 hours ago Neuron growth 'cuts memory space'
The reason we struggle to recall memories from our early childhood is down to high levels of neuron production during the first years of life, say Canadian researchers.
Yesterday Chemical 'makes us scratch itches'
Researchers find a chemical necessary to feel the urge to scratch an itch
Yesterday Higher IQ link to good concentration
People with higher IQs are faster at detecting small moving objects but slower at noticing larger background ones, say US researchers.
Yesterday Cancer cell enzymes are 'good cops'
Enzymes released by cancerous cells have a protective function and are not one of the 'bad guys', say researchers from the University of East Anglia.
Yesterday Some statins 'raise diabetes risk'
Some drugs taken to protect the heart may increase the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes, according to researchers in Canada.
Yesterday WHO urges sharing over coronavirus
The WHO urges countries with possible cases of novel coronavirus to share information amid concern over patent rights held by commercial labs.
May 23, 2013 Are people drinking too much coffee?
Has the world's caffeine habit spun out of control?
May 22, 2013 Universal flu jab 'edges closer'
A way of creating more effective vaccines which could protect against a broad range of flu viruses has been reported by US researchers.
May 22, 2013 Feet home to more than 100 fungi
Fungi live all over the human body but their favourite spots are the heel, under toenails and between the toes, according to a US study.
May 22, 2013 Revision techniques - the good, the OK and the useless
Why advice about revising might need to be revised
May 22, 2013 Vitamin C can kill drug-resistant TB
Vitamin C can kill multidrug-resistant TB in the lab, scientists reveal.
May 22, 2013 VIDEO: Iodine deficiency 'may lower IQs'
Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers.
May 22, 2013 Arm breaks after six year recovery
Man's arm breaks again after taking six years to heal
May 22, 2013 NHS help in repairing genital mutilation
NHS clinics help women damaged by female genital mutilation
May 22, 2013 Iodine lack 'may lower UK baby IQs'
Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers who studied 1,000 families.
May 21, 2013 Flu drug bill 'shocking waste'
The government squandered taxpayers' money on a drug to treat flu, a public spending watchdog says.
May 21, 2013 Deadly virus kills Tunisian man
A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa.
May 21, 2013 VIDEO: Bed-sharing 'raises cot death risk'
Sharing a bed with a newborn increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome fivefold, research claims.
May 21, 2013 Premature babies have 'brain arrest'
Premature birth may interrupt vital brain development processes, medical scans reveal.
May 21, 2013 Fatal 'superbug' not being monitored
One of the most concerning classes of hospital 'superbug' is not being tracked by the Department of Health, it is revealed.
May 21, 2013 'Eaten' face rebuilt with bike chain
A woman has part of her jaw rebuilt with a bicycle-style chain after cancer had "eaten away" at her face.
May 21, 2013 Blind woman caused to hallucinate
Disease leaves blind woman seeing things
May 21, 2013 NHS urged to improve use of drips
The lives of hospital patients who are put on a drip are being placed at risk by poor attention by staff to intravenous fluid care, experts warn.
May 21, 2013 Bed-sharing 'raises cot death risk'
Sharing a bed with your newborn baby increases the risk of sudden death syndrome - commonly known as cot death - fivefold, research suggests.
May 20, 2013 Cancer risk gene testing announced
A pioneering programme to test cancer patients for nearly 100 risk genes is to start in London and could represent the future of treatment in the NHS.
May 20, 2013 VIDEO: Running barefoot in Wyoming
How barefoot Indian tribe inspired a US fitness revolution
May 20, 2013 Should we all be more psychopathic?
Should we all be more psychopathic at work?