Last updated on Tuesday 09th February 2010 12:17:30 PM GMT
- Fertile forties pregnancy warning
Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.
- 'Third-hand smoke' risk warning
Lingering residue from tobacco smoke that clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, warn experts.
- Social care flat fee plan denied
Health Secretary Andy Burnham denies planning a £20,000 compulsory inheritance levy to pay for social care in England.
- Brain injury linked to gambling
Californian scientists think they may have discovered the part of the brain which makes people fear losing money.
- Cancer nurses funding row
Gordon Brown has given more details of Labour's plans to provide dedicated one-to-one specialist nursing for everyone in England diagnosed with cancer.
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