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There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.
An Indian charity sends a team to Sri Lanka to provide 1,000 amputees in the war-ravaged north with artificial limbs.
Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than others, say researchers.
The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut full-calorie beverages available in schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity.
Pregnant women in developing countries face the same risk of death as women in the UK did 100 years ago, say campaigners.
US President Barack Obama attacks insurers for raising rates as he continues his push for healthcare reform.
The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak undergoes successful surgery at a German clinic for an inflamed gall bladder, state media say.
A campaign is launched to eradicate polio in west and central Africa, targeting 85 million children.
Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder.
A simple DNA test may predict whether someone is most likely to lose weight on a specific diet, say US researchers.
Parents, hospitals and private firms are being warned over risky and illegal collections of umbilical cord blood
Young people think frank conversations about sex infections signal that a relationship will last.
Washington DC will become the first city in the US to make female condoms available for free, local media say.
The UN HIV/Aids programme says HIV has become the leading cause of death for women of reproductive age worldwide.
A technique that "washes out" the brains of severely ill premature babies may aid survival, a study suggests.
A 5% rise in tobacco tax would lead to a drop in thousands of smokers and save millions in health costs, an anti-smoking charity says.
The EU extends minimum parental leave from three to four months, but the specifics will vary across the 27-nation bloc.
Men are likelier than women to enjoy sex in old age, researchers find.
Research by the University of Sussex suggests feeling lousy while ill may be down to reactions in the brain rather than physical symptoms.
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Azeris in Talysh Mountains are no longer so long-lived
Patient benefits from rare ankle replacement
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Information and statistics on common types of cancer
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