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The contraceptive pill should be available at pharmacies without a GP prescription, including to some under-16s, suggests an NHS report.
There is still no evidence mobile phones harm human health, says a major safety review for the UK's Health Protection Agency (HPA).
The health service is appealing for extra blood donations before the Olympics start in July.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) says stocks need to be 30% higher than normal by the start of the Games.
The family of a 17-year-old who died of anorexia are calling for changes to the way sufferers are treated by the NHS.
Charlotte Seddon had eating problems since she was 13 but died at home near Burnley five months ago from heart failure.
There is "deep unease" over the way vulnerable children will be looked after in England under a new NHS system, health leaders say.
The majority of NHS spending on diabetes is avoidable, says a report in the journal Diabetic Medicine.
Bowel cancer patients who take daily aspirin could cut their chance of dying from the disease by about a third, experts believe.
Comedian Russell Brand has told MPs that taking drugs should not be seen as a "criminal or judicial matter" and users should be shown more compassion.
"Three-dimensional images of tissue samples could help spot cancer early, say researchers."
"Global efforts to cut the number of deaths from measles have fallen short of World Health Organization (WHO) targets."
"A County Antrim woman has told the BBC how drugs turned her happy child into a withdrawn and agitated teenager. "
"The pharmaceutical company Novartis is challenging the use of a cheaper alternative to its drug Lucentis for a common cause of loss of vision. "
"A Bupa nurse who left a man in a "disgusting and undignified state" as he died in a Northamptonshire care home has been found guilty of misconduct. "
"The gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and men could catch up by 2030, according to an adviser for the Office for National Statistics."
"A "miniature honeycomb" - or scaffold - could one day be used to encourage damaged nerves to grow and recover, according to an international group of researchers."
"Doctors treating Bee Gees star Robin Gibb say they have been "confounded" by his recovery since waking from a coma. "
"One of 13 people treated for the effects of taking what have been described as illicit drugs remains in hospital in Fort William. "
The Care Quality Commission is being criticised for failing to take sufficient action after undercover filming showed an 80-year-old woman being slapped by a care worker.
A team at Newcastle University is developing new technology aimed at helping older drivers stay on the road.
"TV chef Jamie Oliver has said Education Secretary Michael Gove is endangering pupils' nutrition by not controlling what food academy schools provide."
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