http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sat, 26 May 2012 00:45:55 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/news/health/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 It may be possible to develop a new form of male contraceptive after researchers in Edinburgh identified a critical gene for the production of healthy sperm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18190352#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18190352 Thu, 24 May 2012 23:04:41 GMT Tackling polio has entered "emergency mode" according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative after "explosive" outbreaks in countries previously free of the disease. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18186393#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18186393 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:34:50 GMT People who take calcium supplements could be increasing their risk of having a heart attack, according to researchers in Germany. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18175707#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18175707 Thu, 24 May 2012 00:18:37 GMT Babies who are delivered through Caesarean section are twice as likely to become obese than those born traditionally, US research suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18173273#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18173273 Thu, 24 May 2012 00:22:16 GMT Scientists in Israel say they have managed to turn patients' own skin cells into heart muscle in the lab. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18158122#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18158122 Wed, 23 May 2012 01:55:36 GMT Researchers demonstrate a means to use sections of DNA as individually addressable, rewritable "bits" to store data in living cells. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18158131#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18158131 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:01:57 GMT Many patients with advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions are being "under-treated" for their pain, according to new guidance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18166176#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18166176 Tue, 22 May 2012 23:15:52 GMT Stroke victims given a clot-busting drug after an attack recover better than those who do not receive the treatment, an Edinburgh study suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18175505#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18175505 Wed, 23 May 2012 13:32:35 GMT MPs are urging the UK to give more money to the Global Fund which fights AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18152571#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18152571 Tue, 22 May 2012 07:45:37 GMT Rates of hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA are going down but figures suggest other bacteria are an emerging problem in England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18161850#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18161850 Wed, 23 May 2012 00:03:48 GMT A third of malaria drugs used around the world to stem the spread of the disease are counterfeit, research reveals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18147085#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18147085 Tue, 22 May 2012 00:51:27 GMT Two people in Scotland have stem cells transplanted into their eyes as part of a clinical trial to restore their sight. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18137879#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18137879 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:13:05 GMT Parents need to do more to stop children spending too much time in front of televisions, computers and smartphones, according to a psychologist. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18149510#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18149510 Mon, 21 May 2012 23:47:39 GMT The Olympic torch has been carried by a man with Parkinson's Disease, who managed to get out of his wheelchair and walk the last few paces. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18137508#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18137508 Mon, 21 May 2012 18:39:25 GMT Why doctors should talk more about death http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18101418#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18101418 Fri, 18 May 2012 02:43:27 GMT Polio has been declared a "global emergency" by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative after "explosive" outbreaks in countries previously free of the disease http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18197263#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18197263 Thu, 24 May 2012 17:31:16 GMT Radio 5 live asked the director of the Reagan Foundation about the sale of a vial of blood taken from President Reagan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18175243#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18175243 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:03:50 GMT Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan's grandmother, known as Nans, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's eight years ago. She has now become an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18109490#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18109490 Sun, 20 May 2012 23:58:48 GMT Two patients in the United States who are paralysed from the neck down have been able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18095179#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18095179 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:59:10 GMT King Abdullah II instructed Jordan's government to probe reports of cruelty at care homes for children with physical and mental disabilities in his country after a BBC Arabic documentary was broadcast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18080967#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18080967 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:41:20 GMT South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop capsules filled with powdered human flesh being smuggled into the country from China. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17993104#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17993104 Tue, 08 May 2012 14:24:50 GMT Michael Portillo travels to Greece to find out how the Euro crisis has affected attitudes to the monetary union. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17906239#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17906239 Tue, 08 May 2012 23:20:54 GMT A British man who has been totally blind for many years has had part of his vision restored after surgery to fit a pioneering eye implant. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17936699#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17936699 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:41:37 GMT The rare condition which causes stress and pain http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18118632#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18118632 Sat, 26 May 2012 00:36:52 GMT As a case is confirmed in London, how common is it? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18188682#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18188682 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:38:35 GMT How a giant touchscreen is teaching surgeons http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18088337#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18088337 Thu, 24 May 2012 01:43:20 GMT Are we facing the end of new drug discovery? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18095669#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18095669 Tue, 22 May 2012 00:32:01 GMT Greek mother says hospital threatened to keep her baby http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18073793#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18073793 Tue, 22 May 2012 11:58:38 GMT Fixing bones after years of Arab world violence http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18118527#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18118527 Mon, 21 May 2012 10:09:12 GMT Do repeated concussions lead to brain damage? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17959764#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17959764 Sat, 19 May 2012 01:04:21 GMT