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IARC risks confusion with report on cancer-causing meats

The International Agency of Research into Cancer (IARC) has been accused of misleading the public and the media after classifying processed meat

Sport

Dutch great Cruyff diagnosed with lung cancer

Netherlands football legend Johan Cruyff has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The 68-year-old was informed of the illness last week after undergoing

Vatican

Pope Francis brain tumour report denied by Vatican

The Vatican denies an Italian media report that Pope Francis has a benign brain tumour. Newspaper group, Il Quotidiano Nazionale, says the pontiff

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Saving brain cells during cancer surgery

Brainy imaging Leaving as much healthy tissue intact as possible is obviously of great importance when operating to remove brain tumours. To find

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New Delhi: Chemists protest against online sale of drugs

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EU urged to tighten air pollution limits in light of VW scandal

The EU must seize the first opportunity since the Volkswagen scandal to tighten air pollution limits, say campaigners. MEPs are set to vote on

Spain

New Ebola vaccine is tested on Spanish volunteers

A new Ebola vaccine is being tested for the first time in Europe on volunteers at a Spanish hospital in Madrid. Forty health workers are being

Sport

Former LA Lakers player in critical condition after collapsing in brothel

Former Los Angeles Lakers player Lamar Odom reportedly remains in a critical condition in Hospital after being found unconscious in a Nevada Brothel

Health Series

How early intervention helps muscle and joint pain patients back to work

Millions of people suffer from pain in their joints and muscles during their working lives, and sometimes that pain can become unbearable. Esperanza

United Kingdom

'Ebola nurse' Pauline Cafferkey critically ill

Pauline Cafferkey was readmitted to an specialist isolation unit at London's Royal Free Hospital last week.

Sport

Injured Ireland skipper O'Connell retires from international rugby

Paul O’Connell’s international rugby career came to a premature end this week. The Ireland captain tore his hamstring during Sunday’s World Cup

China

Early death for smokers in China says new report

In China a third of all men currently under the age of 20 will die prematurely if they do not give up smoking. The warning comes on the back of new

World News

Ebola: is the epidemic over?

It has now been a week since any new cases of Ebola were declared in the three West African countries at the centre of a recent epidemic. The World

Afghanistan

Obama apologises for ' tragic mistake' in Kunduz

US President Barack Obama has apologised to the head of Medecins San Frontieres for the deadly airstrike on one of the aid agency’s hospital’s in

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Toddler's head reattached to spine after car crash

Surgeons in the Australia city of Brisbane have managed to reattach a toddler’s head to his spine after it was severed in a high-speed car accident

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Slaves to our smartphones? New study details digital amnesia

Over reliance on smartphones and tablets is eroding our ability to remember, that’s the conclusion of a new study into digital amnesia. As more and

Brazil

Brazilian Christ turns pink

Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue is being lit in bright pink throughout October to raise awareness for breast cancer. The event is the

USA

California legalises assisted suicide

Physician-assisted suicide will become legal in California under a bill signed into law on Monday by Democrat Governor Jerry Brown. The law allows

Afghanistan

Calm in Kunduz following air strike, but MSF demands answers

Kunduz has seen a return to calmer times after an air strike on a hospital in the northern Afghan city killed at least 22 people. Reports suggest the

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Smart ambulances: the hi-tech future of accident and emergency healthcare

Every year all over Europe ambulances come to the aid of millions of people. A study suggests almost half of the cases could be treated on the spot