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to brain tumour growth</title><description>Scientists have pinpointed a mutated gene as key to the development of some types of glioma brain tumour.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/8365788.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8365788.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:07:47 GMT</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46006000/jpg/_46006156_tumour.jpg"/></item><item><title>'No home smoking rise' after ban</title><description>The smoking ban did not lead to children being exposed to more smoking at home, a study has concluded.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/8375242.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8375242.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:15:36 GMT</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" 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injury</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/8370633.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/8370633.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:07:38 GMT</pubDate><category>North West Wales</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46780000/jpg/_46780990_yogi226.jpg"/></item><item><title>Eradicating polio</title><description>Konnie Huq joins 'Final Push' against disease in India</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/8371245.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8371245.stm</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:28:21 GMT</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46770000/jpg/_46770247_lucknow-312.jpg"/></item><item><title>Wild daughters</title><description>What makes a girl turn violent on her mother?</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8366113.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8366113.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:02:26 GMT</pubDate><category>Magazine</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46769000/jpg/_46769011_aboy.6649.jpg"/></item><item><title>Fergus On Flu</title><description>Would you have the swine flu vaccine? </description><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/ferguswalsh/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/ferguswalsh/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:13:48 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>Medical notes </title><description>A comprehensive guide to clinical conditions</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/medical_notes/default.stm</link><guid 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