http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health/ The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:15:26 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health/ 120 60 15 Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16861672 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16861672 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:23:39 GMT The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16854026 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16854026 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:07:13 GMT 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16868428 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16868428 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:37:17 GMT A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her sacking. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-manchester-16878821 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16878821 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:32:55 GMT Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16854593 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16854593 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:24 GMT Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bailout fund. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16874630 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16874630 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:09:29 GMT A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/16866929 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/16866929 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:46:35 GMT Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16865080 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16865080 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:58:01 GMT A salmonella outbreak linked to watermelon has affected 35 people, killing one, in the UK since December, health experts have revealed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16854176 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16854176 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:12:35 GMT The chairman of a hospital trust that closed an emergency department and considered bringing in army medics is to stand down. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-leeds-16862492 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-16862492 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:19:19 GMT A Cornish campaign alerting parents to the risks of babies being suffocated by nappy sacks is adopted by the NHS nationally. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-cornwall-16858612 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-16858612 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:37:07 GMT Britons are richer and more stressed than when the Queen came to the throne, a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16814565 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16814565 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:14:30 GMT Researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could benefit comatose and locked-in patients. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16811042 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16811042 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:29:41 GMT Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth" http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16223121 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16223121 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:31:22 GMT Alastair Campbell reckons MPs are more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the one-in-four figure for the general population. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16860489 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16860489 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:23:43 GMT Doctors are calling for newborn babies to be given vitamin D, to protect them from bone disease and other illnesses. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16850185 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16850185 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:23:15 GMT The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16866730 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16866730 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:55:40 GMT Comedian Ruby Wax said depression was like "being in a coma, but awake" as the panel debated how politicians should discuss their issues. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16870802 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16870802 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:57:41 GMT Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16861495 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16861495 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:40:57 GMT Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon has become the first NHS hospital in Britain to be managed by a private company. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-16838513 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-16838513 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:24:17 GMT Scientists have unveiled a new technique for decoding human brainwaves and then converting them into speech. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16844432 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16844432 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:34:50 GMT A new online test is being launched that will help people with asthma gauge to what extent they are at risk from a serious attack. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16829744 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16829744 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:07:51 GMT 'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours' http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16853937 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16853937 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:28:41 GMT 'The young should play a role in designing healthcare' http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16851926 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16851926 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:42:46 GMT How wards could be made safer http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16812134 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16812134 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:48:18 GMT Why the pharmaceutical industry is under pressure http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16851703 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16851703 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:58:11 GMT Why 1920 was the biggest year for births http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16853368 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16853368 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:33:40 GMT Mother tries to raise the profile of a "syndrome without a name" http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-16794862 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-16794862 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:51:42 GMT