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19 September 2011 Last updated at 13:06 ET

WHO targets 'lifestyle' killersBlood pressure check

The World Health Organization sets out a plan to tackle non-communicable lifestyle diseases like heart disease, which now pose a greater global burden than infectious diseases.

Image of the brain during epileptic seizureSchizophrenia 'link' to epilepsy

People with schizophrenia are six times more likely to develop epilepsy, says a study from Taiwan, which found a strong relationship between the two diseases.

Eight cloned embryos from Seoul National University later proved to be fakeS Korea to revive stem cell work

South Korea's president pledges $89m to revive the country's reputation as a world leader in stem cell research, five years after a damaging scandal.

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The parents of successfully separated conjoined twins speak of their joy and delight at having two healthy girls. I met the family at Great Ormond Street Hospital

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