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Proton cancer therapy 'proves effective'
Proton beam cancer therapy - at the centre of an NHS controversy in 2014 - causes fewer side effects in children than conventional radiotherapy, research suggests.
- 30 January 2016
- From the section Health
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Brazilians urged to unite against Zika
President Dilma Rousseff calls on the whole of Brazilian society to help combat the spread of the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects.
- 29 January 2016
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UK 'world's worst' at breastfeeding
Rates of breastfeeding in the UK are the lowest in the world, an international study shows.
- 29 January 2016
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Key HIV drug 'is failing in Africa'
- 28 January 2016
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NHS to carry out UK hand transplants
- 29 January 2016
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Needle-phobic transplant 'world first'
- 28 January 2016
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Older people in need 'let down by NHS'
- 28 January 2016
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Ebola market clashes in Sierra Leone
- 26 January 2016
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Online 'overtakes TV' for youngsters
- 26 January 2016
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Zika virus 'to spread across Americas'
- 25 January 2016
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'Balloon treatment' for heart failure
- 26 January 2016
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3D models aid kidney transplant toddler
- 26 January 2016
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App to help spot Parkinson's symptoms
- 31 January 2016
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Proton beam therapy toddler 'doing well'
- 30 January 2016
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Zika: In the forest where virus was discovered
- 29 January 2016
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Zika: Killing the virus at source?
- 28 January 2016
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Inside high-security Zika lab
- 27 January 2016
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Zika virus: What you need to know
- 27 January 2016
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Town welcomes first baby in 28 years
- 28 January 2016
Sisters launch 'end of chemo' study
- 21 January 2016
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Appliance of science
The steps Brazil is taking to counter Zika
- 30 January 2016
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Total wipeout
Would it be right to completely eradicate mosquitoes?
- 28 January 2016
- From the section Magazine
Tailored treatment
How data from fitbands and smart watches could help medical research
- 28 January 2016
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Banging heads
The rush to stop American Football taking lives
- 28 January 2016
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Land of milk and honey
How Israel is embracing the growing popularity of veganism
- 25 January 2016
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