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   Ethical stem cell creation hope
Date: March  01, 2009  

The ability to create stem cell treatments without using embryos is a step closer, say researchers.A UK and Canadian team have manipulated human skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells without using viruses - making them safer for use in humans.The cells are reprogrammed by the insertion of four genes which are then removed once the process is
  Concern over self-harm in forces
Date: March  01, 2009  

People in the armed forces need more support to address mental health problems, researchers have said.The Oxford University-led team issued the warning after a study suggested cases of self-harm were on the rise, the British Journal of Psychiatry said.Team leader Prof Keith Hawton called for research into the causes of self-harm and moves to curb h
  BBC in University Challenge probe
Date: March  01, 2009  

The BBC says it is taking seriously claims that a member of University Challenge s winning team was not eligible to take part.Corpus Christi College, Oxford, led by Gail Trimble, romped to victory over Manchester University on the BBC TV quiz last week.But the BBC are looking at claims Sam Kay, who told viewers he was studying chemistry, graduated
   Intense pain
Date: February  28, 2009  

By Jane ElliottHealth reporter, BBC NewsEvery day for the past 20 years Mike Pollock has had at least two headaches, often three.One day he had 15 separate headaches.There is no cure and he has been in so much pain that he has considered suicide."I have been suffering from cluster headaches, also known as suicide headaches, since I was seven," he s
  Standing out
Date: February  27, 2009  

By Steve KingstoneBBC News, BilbaoTo the strains of Bruce Springsteen s song Working on a Dream a left-wing candidate visits a blue-collar neighbourhood promising change.It could easily be a campaign stop in the American rust belt, but instead the venue is Bilbao - the engine room of the Basque Country.In the down-at-heel Rekalde barrio, an eager a
  Boy died of acne tablet reaction
Date: February  27, 2009  

A narrative verdict has been recorded at the inquest into the death of a "fit and healthy" 14-year boy who died 12 hours after taking tablets for acne.The cause of Shaun Jones death was an idiosyncratic reaction to a single capsule, said a coroner in Cardiff.Shaun, from Pontypridd, had seen his doctor about spots on his back. He was given a prescr
  Cost of care
Date: February  27, 2009  

By Maryam MoshiriBusiness reporter, BBC NewsA task such as making a cup of tea is simple enough for most of us, but it s the kind of everyday act that s becoming more and more difficult for 70-year-old Graham Doggett.Graham suffers from posterial cortical atrophy, the rare form of Alzheimer s disease highlighted by writer Terry Pratchett, who has t
  Cancer victory
Date: February  27, 2009  

By Jane ElliottHealth reporter, BBC NewsWhen Geoff Horsfield was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 35, he thought his career as a successful professional footballer was over.It was a bitter blow for the former Fulham, Halifax, Birmingham and West Brom striker and prompted him to retire.But three months later, after getting the all-clea
  Psychedelic fish is new species
Date: February  27, 2009  

By Lucy WilliamsonBBC News, JakartaA brightly-coloured fish which bounces along the seabed has been hailed as a new species by scientists - who have dubbed it "psychedelica".Research published in the US scientific journal Copeia says the fish was spotted by scuba divers off the island of Ambon in eastern Indonesia.It belongs to the frogfish family,
  Brown sets targets for science
Date: February  27, 2009  

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has set targets to increase the number of pupils in secondary school in England taking science subjects.In the next five years, Mr Brown wants to double the number of pupils taking "triple science", which includes biology, chemistry and physics.He also wants to have access to science as single subjects in 90% of schools.


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