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Debate piles pressure on Edwin Poots to keep children's coronary ops in Belfast
The Health Minister is coming under pressure to scrap recommendations to move children's heart surgery out of Belfast.
Northern Ireland's care homes fight goes on
Elderly people, their families and care staff have vowed to keep fighting any potential closures of residential care homes under radical health reforms.
Prostate cancer linked to insomnia
Insomnia can double the risk of prostate cancer, a study has claimed.
Hospital bug Clostridium difficile linked to the use of Prozac
Taking the antidepressant Prozac increases the risk of infection by a hospital bug, a study has shown.
Inactivity is world's fourth-biggest killer
A quarter of British adults now walk for less than nine minutes a day – including time spent getting to the car, work and the shops.
Schoolboy (15) develops first early test for pancreatic cancer
A 15-year-old American school student whose uncle died of pancreatic cancer has developed the first test for the disease that could detect tumours before they become too advanced to treat.
New kidney stone treatment hailed
A 27-year-old man has become one of the first patients in the UK to have his kidney stones removed using "micro instruments" which are only millimetres in size.
New drug to battle alcoholism available in UK
A new drug which could help problem drinkers reduce the amount of alcohol they consume will today become available to UK patients.
Edwin Poots staring into the abyss
Edwin Poots is no stranger to handling controversy, but Thursday turned out to be the toughest day of the beleaguered Health Minister's political career.
Minister Edwin Poots fighting to save his career as calls grow for him to quit over care homes cull
Health Minister Edwin Poots is fighting for his political life as the backlash grows over plans to axe statutory residential homes around Northern Ireland.
Scientists 'switch off' cancer gene in tumours
Flipping a genetic switch in tumour cells can halt the spread of cancer, scientists have shown.
Chinese scientists denounced for creating killer flu strain
Scientists have criticised the “appalling irresponsibility” of researchers in China who have deliberately created new strains of influenza virus in a veterinary laboratory.
Poots to meet health chiefs as care home closure threat anger intensifies in Northern Ireland
Stormont minister Edwin Poots will meet health bosses today to discuss the potential sweeping closures of trust care homes.
H7N9 bird-flu virus in China could lead to a global pandemic
A deadly bird-flu virus sweeping through China has taken the first steps towards becoming a global threat to human populations, experts have revealed.
Grilled: The man with the plan to close elderly care homes
The two men at the centre of the controversy over the mass closure of residential care homes across Northern Ireland have insisted the radical proposals are not a done deal.
A staff spokeswoman at Thackeray Place Residential Home - 'It's integral to the community... let battle commence to save our home'
The afternoon started with a party to mark the retirement of a member of staff with over 30 years of service – complete with balloons, cake and dancing.
Latest 5:2 dieting fad not yet proven safe, warn nutritionists
A popular new diet in which enthusiasts eat normally for five days and fast for two days needs to researched more before it can be declared safe, according to one of Ireland's leading nutritionists.
Breast implants ‘increase cancer death risk,’ say scientists
Women who have cosmetic surgery to increase the size of their breasts may be at greater risk of dying from breast cancer, scientists say.
Children to get diarrhoea bug vaccination
Children are to be offered a vaccine aimed at protecting them from a bug that causes thousands of cases of diarrhoea in under-fives every year.
UK rollout of shingles jabs for the over-70s
People in their 70s across the UK will be offered a vaccine against shingles from October.
Facebook too old, say teens
Twitter booming as social media destination
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Woolwich: Police shoot two men after soldier is beheaded in London street
A soldier was murdered by two suspected Islamists yesterday who attempted to behead and disembowel him as he left a barracks, in the first deadly attack in Britain since the 2005 London bombings.
Crews rescue boy wedged in chimney
A teenager had to be rescued by the fire service after falling down a chimney.
Rubber duck becomes a dog's dinner
A mobile phone, a rubber duck and a £20 note have all ended up inside dogs' stomachs, according to a new survey.
Latest Sport
Wade scoops unique award double
Christian Wade was "shocked and humbled" to learn he had gone one better than Jonny Wilkinson by scooping a unique double at the Rugby Players' Association awards.
Former Manchester United defender Brian Greenhoff dies, aged 60
Former Manchester United and England defender Brian Greenhoff has died, aged 60.
Tindall ready to use experience
Mike Tindall is relishing the chance to test his experience against Gloucester's youth when he lines up for the Barbarians against England on Sunday.
Latest Showbiz
Yakoob: Girls tougher than boys
Apprentice reject Uzma Yakoob has said it was far more stressful being on the women's team than working with the men.
Stones' Micks reunited in the park
The Rolling Stones' return to Hyde Park will see them team up with former guitarist Mick Taylor, but there will be no reappearance of the white dress Mick Jagger wore at the original 1969 gig because he has lost it.
Graham: I'll miss playing stripper
The Hangover III star Heather Graham says she will miss playing sexy stripper Jade because the excitement makes up for her "boring" real life.
