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Does hand washing really stop swine flu’s spread?

How this woman helps amputees in Africa

Man tells of rapid recovery after forearm reattached

Nearly one in six children – and almost one quarter of boys – have difficulty learning to talk, a survey of parents suggests.

France sells millions of surplus swine flu vaccine doses to other countries after finding it has more than enough for the outbreak.

Scientists have developed biological cells that can give new insight into the chemistry of the brain.

Long-term physical activity has an anti-ageing effect at the cellular level, research suggests.

Almost nine in 10 people are not aware of the dangers of carrying extra fat around their waist, a survey has found.

How to Lose Weight for Life In our fast-food, eat-on-the-run culture, maintaining a healthy body weight can be a major challenge; for many of us, trying to lose those extra pounds is an enormous struggle. The diet industry (a billion-dollar concern in the U.S. alone) is a big part of the problem – fad diets, rapid weight loss supplements, and innumerable other programs that guarantee instant results only serve to contradict each other and confuse dieters, ultimately doing nothing to help us lose weight and keep it off.

An artificial artery which its UK developers hope will save lives is set to be tested in human trials early this year.