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Briefing: pensioner power

Don’t talk to us as if we are simpletons, say the elderly. It does more harm than you know

Girl, 13, given cancer vaccine ‘without consent’

Mother's claim that child received jab without consent sparks fresh row over mass vaccination of against cervical cancer

Ministers to ban free drinks for women

Bars to be banned from offering free wine and beer tastings under new government restrictions to cut public drunkenness

Motherhood boosts female brain power

Having a child can supercharge the female brain, leading to lifelong improvements in mental skills, researchers have found

Britain may back EU cattle test relaxing

Tough controls that protect consumers from human form of 'mad cow' disease may be lessened in Britain and across Europe

Harefield transplant deaths review

Heart transplants at Harefield Hospital are being reviewed after four people died within a month of surgery

Charities also hit by Iceland bank crisis

Naomi House charity in Hampshire for terminally ill children has emerged as latest victim of the Icelandic banking crisis

Health fears raised over energy-saving light bulbs

Certain types of fluorescent light bulbs may emit ultraviolet (UV) radiation that can harm the skin, new research suggests

Tough inspection regime offers care home hope

Sweeping changes being made to the regulation of care homes includes new complaints system aimed at raising standards

BBC to pay £½m costs in IVF libel case

BBC abandons claim that a Panoroma investigation into the country’s top fertility doctor constituted 'responsible journalism'

Controversial doctor tops live-birth league

Clinics run by Mohamed Taranissi had the highest success rate in Britain in 2006, according to latest official figures

Health fears about new e-cigarette

It contains no tobacco and is legal to smoke indoors, but experts warn that too little known about electronic cigarette

MPs launch fresh bid to ban smacking

Labour MPs have demanded a free vote on an amendment being tabled to the Children and Young Persons Bill

Scientists warn of spread of 12 deadly diseases

Ebola, cholera and plague among diseases identified as spreading across the planet because of climate change

Gene link made to premature ejaculation

A study found men who climaxed too soon during intercourse had a version of a gene that controls the hormone serotonin

Workers keep silent on mental health problems

Workers believe adimtting to a mental health problem makes them look weak

Ventilating room 'reduces the risk of cot death'

Having a fan on during sleep could reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by 72 per cent, researchers say

Scientists hail non-invasive Down's test

New blood test for pregnant women could do away with amniocentesis and give more time for decisions to be made

Nobel Prize row as HIV scientist excluded

Two scientists were given Nobel Prizes for identifying HIV, but there were claims that work of a third was overlooked

Website may help osteoporosis sufferers

Online daignostic questionnaire will help to identify three million people with the condition and address 'huge gaps' in care