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The latest stories from the Health section of the BBC News web site.

Health bodies reject NHS reforms
Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.
Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
Weekend hospital admission fears
Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.
Poison arrest nurse loses appeal
A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her sacking.
Brains may be wired for addiction
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.
PFI hospitals 'get bailout fund'
Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bailout fund.
Record 'legal highs detected'
A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors.
Legionella Britons die in Spain
Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says.
Watermelon 'is salmonella source'
A salmonella outbreak linked to watermelon has affected 35 people, killing one, in the UK since December, health experts have revealed.
Chairman quits troubled NHS trust
The chairman of a hospital trust that closed an emergency department and considered bringing in army medics is to stand down.
NHS warns on nappy sack dangers
A Cornish campaign alerting parents to the risks of babies being suffocated by nappy sacks is adopted by the NHS nationally.
UK workers 'richer but stressed'
Britons are richer and more stressed than when the Queen came to the throne, a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found.
Science decodes 'internal voices'
Researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could benefit comatose and locked-in patients.
Foetus parties: Womb with a view?
Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"
VIDEO: MPs 'should admit mental health issues'
Alastair Campbell reckons MPs are more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the one-in-four figure for the general population.
VIDEO: Newborns 'should receive vitamin D'
Doctors are calling for newborn babies to be given vitamin D, to protect them from bone disease and other illnesses.
VIDEO: GP leaders turn back on NHS plans
The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England.
VIDEO: MPs and the stigma of mental illness
Comedian Ruby Wax said depression was like "being in a coma, but awake" as the panel debated how politicians should discuss their issues.
VIDEO: Brains may be 'wired' for addiction
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge.
VIDEO: Private company takes over hospital
Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon has become the first NHS hospital in Britain to be managed by a private company.