http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/video_and_audio/health/ The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:57:57 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://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 Amy Brown, who fractured her hip four months ago, speaks to the BBC about her experience. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11158736 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11158736 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:56:28 GMT A man who lost 12 stone after a gastric bypass has to be fed by tube because his body cannot cope with solid food. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-11151919 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-11151919 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:42:47 GMT Figures reveal stark geographical divisions in the toll alcohol takes on health in England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11155591 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11155591 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:47:24 GMT More than three million doctors have downloaded a phone application to monitor heartbeats through a phone. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/11145583 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11145583 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:05:56 GMT The system of digitising actors to create characters in films like Avatar is being used to measure human behaviour in real life. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11013385 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11013385 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:23:27 GMT An ambulance driver delivering an organ for transplant could lose his licence and his job after being booked for speeding. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11139787 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11139787 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:01:49 GMT Clive Boase: "Education and awareness is key" in combating bed bug infestation. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8955000/8955871.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8955000/8955871.stm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:54:47 GMT A toddler who was just a month old when he had a heart transplant has been reunited with hospital staff who helped to save his life. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11141626 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11141626 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:44:31 GMT Professor Martin Cowie explains how a new drug "slows the pulse down and so helps to take the strain off the heart". http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8954000/8954316.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8954000/8954316.stm Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:04:19 GMT Oesophageal cancer survivor Larry Rees has described how the radical surgery he undertook has impacted on his life. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11120699 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11120699 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:01:42 GMT The government has confirmed it is planning to scrap the NHS Direct telephone service in England and replace it with a cheaper option. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11121136 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11121136 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:49:23 GMT Singers in Norfolk are feeling the benefits of a choir with a difference, one that is brought to life by members of the public affected by dementia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11116644 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11116644 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:07:55 GMT The number of NHS patients having surgery in order to lose weight has increased by nearly 800 per cent in just five years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11106129 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11106129 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:46:53 GMT Professor Clive Seale and Baroness Finlay discuss a study which has found that doctors' religious beliefs affect their decision making http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8945000/8945502.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8945000/8945502.stm Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:34:09 GMT Manish Patel has just become a new dad. He is learning to juggle the responsibility of being a parent, with his high powered career. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11072880 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11072880 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:12:57 GMT Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Stirlingshire, Scotland, reveals the latest technology to keep it clean and free from infection. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11090522 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11090522 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:50:18 GMT Doctors are trying a new procedure to treat Keratoconus, a degenerative condition of the eyes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11083302 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11083302 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:34:11 GMT For the first time in Britain, a satellite tracking system is being used to monitor the movements of violent offenders with mental health problems. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11076674 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11076674 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:27:22 GMT India is fighting to stop female foeticide. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11071561 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11071561 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:48:24 GMT Handing GPs control of the health budget and commissioning of hospital services would be "disastrous", a medical charity has warned. Sophie Hutchinson meets a family opposed to the move. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8943193.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8943193.stm Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:38:32 GMT There were almost 500,000 new sex infections in UK last year and experts fear the safer sex message is not getting through to young people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11080616 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11080616 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:35:34 GMT Lazytown's creator and star Magnus Scheving told BBC Breakfast about the show's new single and impressed Bill and Sian with his skills. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11069596 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11069596 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:05:35 GMT Its been the home to the 'Men in Scarlet' for more than 300 years, but the Grade One listed Royal Hospital Chelsea is beginning to show its age. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11055670 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11055670 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:05:47 GMT Campaigners have condemned a decision to turn down a bowel cancer drug for use on the NHS in England and Wales. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11079436 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11079436 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:11:49 GMT Heather Othick chose not to tell her eleven-year-old daughter Ellie Othick-Bowmaker that she was dying of brain cancer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11058843 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11058843 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:17:38 GMT People with schizophrenia apparently can't see optical illusions - so could this be a way to test people for the condition? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-11040305 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11040305 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:23:59 GMT A couple who have lost a total of 25 stone have been defending their right to surgery by the NHS. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11061365 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11061365 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:46:13 GMT Figures reveal stark geographical divisions in the toll alcohol takes on health in England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/11154227 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11154227 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:54:50 GMT