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BBC Health

The UK is named as one of Europe's worst countries for measles, dashing global hopes of eradicating the disease by 2010.

Bosses slam 'throw a sickie' ad

An advert for a cold and flu medicine is criticised by bosses for encouraging workers to "throw a sickie".

Radon gas action needed across UK

All new homes should be fitted with measures to prevent the build-up of the potentially harmful gas radon, say researchers.

Skin cancer 'ups new cancer risk'

Skin cancer patients have a higher chance of developing other forms of the disease, research suggests.

Appeal for research brain donors

More people need to donate their brains to medical research if cures for diseases like dementia are to be found, scientists say.

Baby dies as bug strikes hospital

A baby dies and six others are in an isolation ward after an infection strikes at a neo-natal unit of a Birmingham hospital.

Rabies victim dies of infection

A Northern Ireland woman who contracted the rabies virus while she was abroad dies, her family says.

NHS patient error deaths 'rising'

More than 3,000 people have died as a result of patient safety incidents in just one year in England, figures show.

China investigates baby's death

Chinese officials investigate the death of a baby boy soon after he was fed baby milk powder.

Blocking it out - why Tetris can help combat traumatic stress

Playing the computer puzzle game Tetris might help reduce the effects of traumatic stress, say UK researchers.

Yahoo Health

Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions (AP)

In this image released by Rogers & Cowan public relations, actor John Travolta, second left, poses with his daughter Ella Bleu, left, wife Kelly Preston, right, and son Jett in an undated family photo. (AP Photo/Rogers & Cowan)

AP - Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston.

Brain pacemaker helps Parkinson's, but with risks (AP)

Sharon Pederson poses for a photograph at a friend's house in Petaluma, Calif., Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Pederson is a study subject who got deep brain stimulation, or DBS, surgery for her Parkinson's disease. In DBS, a surgeon implants electrodes in the brain which are then connected to a pacemaker-like device that can be adjusted and turned off and on. The device sends tiny electrical pulses to the brain, disabling overactive nerve cells. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

AP - Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation. The study, which followed patients for six months, offers the most hopeful news to date for Parkinson's sufferers. The new technique reduced tremors, rigidity and flailing of the limbs and allowed people to move freely for nearly five extra hours a day.

Nation's health spending rises, but not so much (AP)

AP - Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion.

Shaping good health as teens outgrow pediatrician (AP)

AP - Ever watched a teen skulk in the corner of a toddler-packed pediatrician's waiting room, obviously wishing to be anywhere else?

MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg' (AP)

AP - Many teenagers cleaned up their MySpace profiles, deleting mentions of sex and booze and boosting privacy settings, if they got a single cautionary e-mail from a busybody named "Dr. Meg." The e-mail was sent by Dr. Megan Moreno, lead researcher of a study of lower-income kids that she says shows how parents and other adults can encourage safer Internet use.

Study raises hope for obesity treatment (Reuters)

A woman walks along the boardwalk while leaving the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 4, 2007. U.S. researchers may have found an obesity treatment that unlocks the fat-fighting promise of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone once hailed as the answer to the battle of the bulge. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. researchers may have found an obesity treatment that unlocks the fat-fighting promise of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone once hailed as the answer to the battle of the bulge.

Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Tests in mouse hearts show that sildenafil, the key ingredient in Viagra, may shield hearts from damage caused by high blood pressure, a new study suggests.

Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of teens who use the social networking site MySpace have posted information about sexual behavior, substance abuse or violence, new research shows.

Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are traumatized by sexual, physical or psychological abuse are more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, new research suggests.

Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The largest study of its kind finds that deep brain stimulation improves both physical function and quality of life after six months in patients with Parkinson's disease.

MedPage Today

FDA Panel to Vote on Investigational Epilepsy Drug for Kids and Adults

ROCKVILLE (MedPage Today) -- The FDA's advisory committee on neurology drugs will decide this week whether to recommend approval of an investigational anti-seizure drug known to cause irreversible vision loss in a significant fraction of patients.

CNN's Dr. Gupta Said to Weigh Surgeon General Post

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Sanjay Gupta, M.D., the Emory neurosurgeon who doubles as CNN's chief medical correspondent, has been offered the post of surgeon general in the Obama administration, according to the Washington Post.

Poor Vaccine Coverage in Europe Allows Measles to Hang On

COPENHAGEN (MedPage Today) -- Measles persists in Europe despite more than two decades of routine childhood vaccination programs, researchers here said.

Outcome Predictors Identified for Endometrial Ablation for Menorrhagia

ROCHESTER, Minn. (MedPage Today) -- Choosing the most promising approach to achieve amenorrhea for excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding can rest on a host of patient factors, said researchers here.

Grape Seed Extract Linked to Apoptosis in Leukemia

LEXINGTON, Ky. (MedPage Today) -- Grape seed extract may induce human leukemia cell death by activating specific proteins involved in apoptosis, researchers here said.

'Small-Screen Recreation' May Make for Less Fit Youth

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia (MedPage Today) -- Kids -- especially girls -- who spend more time doing activities such as e-mailing, texting, watching TV, and playing video games tend to be less fit, researchers here reported.

Recognition of Faces Dredged Up by Birth Hormone

ZURICH, Switzerland (MedPage Today) -- A whiff of oxytocin can help spur the recognition of faces as familiar but can't do the same for memories of inanimate things, researchers here said.

Side Effects Mar Efficacy of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease

HINES, Ill. (MedPage Today) -- Deep brain stimulation was more effective in improving Parkinson's disease symptoms than "best medical therapy" in a large randomized trial, but was also associated with more adverse effects, said researchers here.

Age and Comorbidity No Barrier to Survival Benefit with ICD

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MedPage Today) -- Implantable cardioverter defibrillators reduce mortality in even the oldest, sickest patients, a real-world primary prevention study showed.

FDA Okays Combination Gel for Mild-to-Moderate Acne

FORT WORTH, Tex. (MedPage Today) -- For mild-to-moderate acne in patients 12 and older, the FDA has approved a once-a-day gel that combines adapalene and benzoyl peroxide gel (Epiduo Gel 0.1%, 2.5%), the drug maker announced.

Daily Mail

A diabetic is diagnosed in Britain every THREE minutes

The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has soared by 50 per cent in just a year.

Baby dies and seven others sick as bug infects neo-natal unit

A baby has died and seven others are in an isolation ward after the outbreak of a bug in a hospital neo-natal unit. The child was one of two premature babies found to be infected.

Leave us your brains after you die, medical experts plead as donations dwindle

Medical experts want more people to leave their brains to science. They said a severe shortage is blocking vital research into Alzheimer's and other incurable diseases. Thousands more are needed.

Revealed: How 'gung-ho' surgery by a trainee set off a chain of tragedy that destroyed this little girl's family

For Clare Bowen, the single parent of two boys, this Christmas has been particularly bleak. For in the space of about two years, she lost first her eldest child, Bethany, at the age of five, and then, 11 months ago, her husband, Richard.

Fury at TV advert for cold remedy Benylin which urges you 'to throw a sickie'... while website tells you how

Bosses are furious over a TV commercial for a cold remedy which encourages sufferers 'to throw a sickie'.

Bunged-up nose? Just take these acne pills

A drug used to treat acne and prostate disease may help sufferers of nasal polyps. This is one of several new non-invasive treatments for the condition, which affects an estimated 1 million Britons.

From a machine that reads your thoughts to glasses that cure dry eyes: The breakthroughs that will change lives in 2009

We often report on amazing new developments that will transform people's lives - but in many cases it could be years before patients actually enjoy the benefits.

Vaccinating older people against pneumonia is a 'waste of time'

Giving jabs to older people against an infection which causes pneumonia is a waste of time, say researchers.

From bingo wings to flabby tums - the fitness myths that actually make things worse

So you've made the usual rash New Year resolutions to get fit and lose weight, but before you commit yourself to any new regimen, read our guide to common diet and fitness myths.

Seaweed pill that works like a gastric band and is pharmaceutical-free

An expanding pill that tricks the brain into thinking the stomach is full could help in the battle against obesity. The pill is taken at least half an hour before meals and works by reducing appetite.

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