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Page last updated at 13:11 GMT, Tuesday, 10 November 2009


TOP HEALTH STORIES

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Father drops right to life fight
A father who had been fighting to stop a hospital withdrawing life support from his seriously ill son has dropped his objections.

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Plans for 'right' to private care
Patients in England are to be given the right to be seen privately if the NHS cannot treat them quickly enough.

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Five die in hospital bug outbreak
An outbreak of the Clostridium difficile bug kills two hospital patients and contributes to the deaths of three more.

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MRSA 'not the only threat to NHS'
The government has taken its "eye off the ball" on hospital infections other than MRSA and C. diff, a group of MPs says.

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Penis tissue replaced in the lab
Tissue created in a laboratory has been used to completely replace the erectile tissue of the penis in animals.


HEALTH IN DEPTH

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Cancer: The facts
Information and statistics on common types of cancer

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Pregnancy timeline
A week by week guide to pregnancy taking in how the baby develops, changes to the mother and key scan dates.


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