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Concern over nutrition training: Nutrition needs to be made a more important part of the doctor training system, a leading expert says.
Hypnotherapy 'can help gut pain' : Use of hypnotherapy to ease irritable bowel syndrome could help patients and might save money, says an expert.
Brain probe hope for epileptics: A US study says electrical deep brain stimulation is a promising therapy for epileptics who do not respond to drug treatment.
NHS 'should axe many more beds': Tens of thousands of hospital beds in England must be axed to save money and improve care, a think tank says.
Morning-after pill stash 'no use': Giving women their own stash of morning-after pills to keep ready to use "just in case" does not work, findings suggest.
Hospital death boss in pay appeal: The former boss of a bug-hit NHS trust begins an appeal to claim a £175,000 severance payment she says she is owed.
GP wants 'visitor bed ban' lifted: A doctor calls for the ban on visitors sitting on patients' beds to be removed, saying it is "demeaning" and "joyless".
GPs 'overrun with minor ailments': Doctors and health campaigners say too many people are going to see their GP with minor problems such as coughs and colds.
Early balding 'cuts cancer risk': Men who start going bald at a young age are up to 45% less likely to get prostate cancer in later life, a study has found.
World Cup travellers urged to get swine flu jab: Football fans travelling to the World Cup in South Africa should be vaccinated against swine flu, the Department of Health has warned.
Surgeons use neck muscle grafts to create the 'perfect pout': The latest offering in cosmetic surgery for those seeking a fuller pout is a neck muscle lip graft, say US experts.
'Poor attitude' is blocking organ donations: In this week's health opinion column Scrubbing Up, Dr Paul Murphy says doctors and relatives are blocking patients' wishes to donate organs after death.
Subconscious sell : Can brain scanning tell companies how to sell us more?
Mardell's America: How healthcare debate has changed US politics
Pill popping: Why are there suddenly so many 'legal highs'
Skin cancer battle: 'They believe Mummy is an angel watching them'
State of drinkers: Why Kerala has India's biggest alcohol problem
From BBC Health: Confirming a diagnosis of high blood pressure
Damning hospital probe cost £1.7m: An inquiry into what went wrong at Stafford Hospital cost taxpayers £1.7m, a Freedom of Information request reveals.
Social care 'must be made fairer': The number of people excluded from social care in England will continue rising if the system is not revamped, experts warn.
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