High Street coffee shops could pose a risk to pregnant women because of big variations in the amount of caffeine in each cup, research suggests.
Cancer boy better after treatment
A schoolboy diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer in 2006 is defying medical opinion as his condition improves.
Article written by Fergus Walsh
Fergus Walsh
Medical correspondent
12:33 UK time, Tuesday, 29 November 2011
A man who is paralysed with "locked-in syndrome" is to ask a High Court judge to allow a doctor to end his life. The case will challenge the law on murder and so-called mercy killing.
Anything can be addictive
Behaviours as diverse as gambling, exercise and even work can all become addictive.
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Meeting a face transplant patient03:09
HIV infections rising in some countries02:03
Paralympic medallist walks again04:09
Homemade machine helps boy walk02:03
Singing 'brings health and happiness'02:58
Australia bans cigarette branding01:33
India's growing obesity problem02:29
'Decisive moment'
Despite scientific progress, global Aids programme funding is falling
Long road back
Rebel Libyan soldier tells of his NHS amputation
A world without Aids?
Treatments cut down new infections... but funds fall short
Hairdresser checks
An MP is blocked in his attempts to tighten the rules Newsbeat
Declared insane
How do you assess a killer's mental health?
Will Steve McQueen film on sex addiction benefit from adult rating?
Is HIV still a death sentence in the West?
How South Africa has turned the tide in the fight against Aids
State expectations
Visit the towns of Thuringia - the former home of German enlightenment and literature
The Trouble With Condoms
"I thought condoms were for white people," why safe sex messages are still being ignored
Exchanges At The Frontier
AC Grayling and a public audience test the world's leading scientists over the meaning of their work
The Health Show
The odours from smelly feet are being used by scientists developing an anti-malaria product
Developing countries take action against "lifestyle" diseases.
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