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Compost sparks Legionnaire's fear

BBC : Health [UK] (< 1 hour)
Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost.

School meals 'help fussy eaters'

BBC : Health [UK] (1 hour)
School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey carried out in England for the School Food Trust suggests.

Clue to egg flaws in older women

BBC : Health [UK] (1 hour)
British scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women trying to fall pregnant are more likely to produce abnormal eggs.

Gardeners' Legionnaire's warning

BBC : Health [UK] (1 hour)
Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost.

Bone drug linked to cancer risk

BBC : Health [UK] (1 hour)
Long-term use of bone-strengthening drugs may boost the risk of oesophageal cancer, a study suggests.

Cosmetic surgery women 'not vain'

BBC : Health [UK] (19 hours)
Many women having cosmetic surgery believe that it is other people having work done who are motivated by vanity, it is claimed.

Brain training may delay dementia

BBC : Health [UK] (19 hours)
People who do puzzles and crosswords may stave off dementia longer but experience a more rapid decline once the disease sets in, a study suggests.

Compensation case lasts 27 years

BBC : Health [UK] (1 day)
A Northern Ireland medical negligence case is still not been settled after 27 years while 55 others have been ongoing for longer than 15 years.

Hot UK summer gave half sunburn

BBC : Health [UK] (2 days)
Nearly half of Britons got sunburnt this summer and many would be willing to do so again to get a tan, a survey reveals.

Problem drinking divides England

BBC : Health [UK] (2 days)
Figures reveal stark geographical divisions in the toll alcohol takes on health in England.
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