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The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning.

Parents of four babies who died after heart surgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, wait to hear the results of an independent review.

GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England's public health minister says.

Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm.

Drinking alcohol can reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, a study has found

Obesity levels among pregnant women have reached epidemic levels, putting the health of their babies at risk, experts say.

The government announces a £50m fund aimed at giving patients access to cancer drugs sooner.

Rugby ruling bodies are concerned after a BBC investigation finds some players are failing to report head injuries suffered in matches.

A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant reveals his new look before TV cameras.

Specialist teams are needed to look after patients with a neglected type of cancer, says the health body NICE.

AP - More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.

AP - Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms and safer sex pamphlets, calling to women passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared."

AP - One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort.

AP - Master Sgt. Todd Nelson lost his right eye and ear in a flash when a car bomb in Afghanistan exploded, sending fire up his arm and over his head.

AP - Facing surgery? You could receive blood that's been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six — and there's growing concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as well.

AP - Japanese women are expected to live almost 86 1/2 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the government reported Monday.

Reuters - For weight-loss surgery, "Centers of Excellence" may not be any safer than their undistinguished peers, a study of 25 Michigan hospitals suggests.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects not only against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, but also helps prevent genital warts and low-grade cervical growths.

Reuters - Safeguards to protect patients from risky drugs should have less paperwork and more consistency, drugmakers and pharmacy representatives said this week during a U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting.

LiveScience.com - Parents in the United States are more likely to have conflict in their relationships with their adult children than are parents in European countries, a new study finds.

(MedPage Today) -- A novel laboratory test may accurately distinguish which chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients will develop resistance to imatinib (Gleevec), researchers said.

(MedPage Today) -- Researchers are reporting they have successfully persuaded damaged joints to regrow cartilage and bone, using a novel "cell homing" approach.

(MedPage Today) -- CPR with chest compression alone led to outcomes comparable to those achieved with chest compression plus rescue breathing, with a slight edge for compression alone, data from two large clinical trials showed.

(MedPage Today) -- A cellular immunotherapy appears to prolong survival among men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, researchers reported.

ADELPHI, Md. (MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory panel has voted overwhelmingly to recommend approval of AstraZeneca's investigational antiplatelet drug ticagrelor (Brilinta), saying it appears more effective than clopidogrel (Plavix) for patients with acute coronary syndrome who will be treated either medically or with PCI.

(MedPage Today) -- The manufacturers of a softgel supplement marketed as an eye vitamin issued a voluntary recall of the product due to a potential choking hazard.

(MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory panel will revisit an increasingly familiar battleground this week, as it considers whether a drug sponsor can substitute a surrogate endpoint for a clinical outcome in a pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) trial.

(MedPage Today) -- The East Coast's largest drugstore chain, Rite Aid, settled a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy violation case with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for $1 million.

(MedPage Today) -- Virtual colonoscopy is cost-effective only when priced lower than conventional colonoscopy or if it attracts a large unscreened population, according to computer models of colon cancer screening strategies.

(MedPage Today) -- National Football League teams will be hanging a poster in their locker rooms this season, describing symptoms of concussions and, for the first time, warning of the potential long-term consequences.