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Feed: BBC NEWS - HEALTH
The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site.
'Birth defect risk' for diabetics
06-Feb-12
The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.
Hundreds seek NHS implant advice
07-Feb-12
Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS, according to MPs.
Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
03-Feb-12
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
Campaign to cut smoking in cars
06-Feb-12
A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.
Brains may be wired for addiction
02-Feb-12
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.
Weekend hospital admission fears
03-Feb-12
Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.
Legionella Britons die in Spain
03-Feb-12
Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says.
Record 'legal highs detected'
03-Feb-12
A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors.
Euro MPs reject new food labels
02-Feb-12
Euro MPs block changes to food labels that would have allowed claims such as "now contains 15% less sugar".
Sugar tax needed, say US experts
02-Feb-12
Sugar added to processed foods is as damaging as alcohol and should be regulated, claim US health experts.
Contraceptive pill recalled in US
01-Feb-12
Around one million packets of birth control tablets are being recalled in the US as they might not prevent pregnancy.
Measures 'reduced suicide rate'
02-Feb-12
Measures introduced to lower the suicide rate in England and Wales in the past decade appear to have been successful, according to an analysis.
Transplant jaw made by 3D printer
06-Feb-12
An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
Testicular zap 'may stop sperm'
30-Jan-12
A dose of ultrasound can stop the production of sperm, according to researchers investigating a new form of contraception.
Foetus parties: Womb with a view?
13-Jan-12
Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"
VIDEO: Cancer overshadowed in DR Congo
06-Feb-12
The Democratic Republic of Congo faces so many challenges battling diseases such as malaria, AIDS and cholera that cancer has been pushed off the radar.
VIDEO: Pakistan investigates drugs deaths
06-Feb-12
Professor Javed Akram, who is leading the clinical investigation into contaminated medicines in Pakistan, explained how the problem was identified.
AUDIO: 'Wonderful' to have sight back
06-Feb-12
Katie Piper told Radio 5 live about being able to see after she was blinded in one eye after an acid attack.
VIDEO: Brains may be 'wired' for addiction
02-Feb-12
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge.
VIDEO: Singing teacher's speech problems
30-Jan-12
A singing teacher - who once auditioned for the Spice Girls, is trying to raise awareness of the rare neurological condition that's paralysed her voice box.
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