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22 March 2011 Last updated at 14:59 ET

Full face transplant for US manSurgeons at the hospital

A 25-year-old man horrifically injured by an accident involving an electric power line has received a full face transplant in the US.


Breast cancer'Stay on tamoxifen' women told

Women who cut short their Tamoxifen treatment before the recommended full five years risk their breast cancer returning, experts warn.

Early-warning diabetes test hope

Experts believe a simple blood test could spot diabetes up to 10 years before the first symptoms of the disease occur.

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