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 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:39:54 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 England is seeing a resurgence of scarlet fever with the number of cases reaching a 24-year high, figures reveal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26518070#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26518070 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:38:49 GMT A blood test can accurately predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to US researchers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26480756#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26480756 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 18:13:26 GMT Lung disease experts are calling for a new national system to identify lungs for transplant which could double the number of procedures across the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26481130#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26481130 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:36:45 GMT Health charity warns some terminally ill patients suffer unnecessarily because of poor access to pain control at home. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26484111#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26484111 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 23:57:41 GMT Labour says government plans to make it easier to close hospitals put financial concerns - rather than patient care - "in the driving seat". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26512588#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26512588 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:59:41 GMT Health inspectors seek a string of improvements after finding poor cleaning practices in a hospital's intensive care unit. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-26513967#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-26513967 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 12:04:43 GMT An abortion provider has been fined £200,000 for a data breach that revealed thousands of people's details to a hacker. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26479985#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26479985 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:50:49 GMT Cuts to council leisure services will have a "depressing, alarming and disastrous" impact on attempts to tackle obesity, a leading doctor says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26469361#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26469361 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 08:18:32 GMT The service which treats children and young people with mental illness in Wales is in a state of crisis, child health experts claim. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26505314#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26505314 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 07:09:07 GMT Warmer temperatures are causing malaria to spread in the African and South American highlands, traditionally havens from the disease, scientists say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26470755#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26470755 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:13:24 GMT The head teacher of a school for children with behavioural issues defends a decision to allow students over the age of 14 to smoke. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-26480334#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-26480334 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:21:55 GMT A woman has won a High Court battle to stop her dead husband's frozen sperm being destroyed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26470656#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26470656 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:41:02 GMT A "catastrophic" situation is developing in England with many vulnerable elderly people being denied care, campaigners say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26449081#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26449081 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 03:10:09 GMT Regular nightmares in childhood may be an early warning sign of psychotic disorders, researchers in the UK warn. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26385274#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26385274 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:06:52 GMT An ancient virus has been brought back to life after lying dormant for 30,000 years in the Siberian permafrost, scientists say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26387276#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26387276 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 01:21:47 GMT A palliative care expert challenges criticisms of the Liverpool Care Pathway. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25757322#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25757322 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 07:43:31 GMT Helping babies rest and recover http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26071453#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26071453 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 01:07:18 GMT A robotic companion is helping children with autism learn and develop communication skills. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26511354#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26511354 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:25:54 GMT US scientists say a blood test can predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease, with 90% accuracy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26515006#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26515006 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:46:18 GMT The Royal College of Physicians claims better screening for osteoporosis would reduce the risk of further injury as well as cost to the NHS. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26478780#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26478780 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 07:53:51 GMT A charity has called for a national allocation system to boost the number of successful UK lung transplants. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26515001#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26515001 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:41:22 GMT Critically ill patients in Portsmouth's Queen Alexandra Hospital are put on an exercise bike to help speed up their recovery. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26482399#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26482399 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:29:28 GMT The way the transplant system operates for patients who need new lungs is a "scandal" and needs to change, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26511228#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26511228 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 07:46:09 GMT For the first time gene therapy has been used to boost the immune system of people with HIV. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26473802#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26473802 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:55:07 GMT An anorexic teenager was prevented from returning to school because staff feared other girls would copy her, her mother claims. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26482041#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26482041 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:55:53 GMT The people who believe in medical miracles http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26483156#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26483156 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:39:28 GMT Why heart disease is not just a man's problem http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26472725#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26472725 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:44:38 GMT How dogs are helping 'electronic noses' smell disease http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26472225#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26472225 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 02:47:26 GMT Inside the mind of the Scandi-drama detective http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26158840#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26158840 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:42:31 GMT Are statins a risk worth taking? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26432112#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26432112 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 02:22:37 GMT See how your nearest A&E in England is faring http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25055444#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25055444 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:54:12 GMT Can Britain end its love affair with sugar? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26449083#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26449083 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 02:24:43 GMT