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• Doubts raised over measles target
  The UK is named as one of Europe's worst countries for measles, dashing global hopes of eradicating the disease by 2010.
• Bosses slam 'throw a sickie' ad
  An advert for a cold and flu medicine is criticised by bosses for encouraging workers to "throw a sickie".
• Radon gas action needed across UK
  All new homes should be fitted with measures to prevent the build-up of the potentially harmful gas radon, say researchers.
• Appeal for research brain donors
  More people need to donate their brains to medical research if cures for diseases like dementia are to be found, scientists say.
• Baby dies as bug strikes hospital
  A baby dies and six others are in an isolation ward after an infection strikes at a neo-natal unit of a Birmingham hospital.
• Rabies victim dies of infection
  A Northern Ireland woman who contracted the rabies virus while she was abroad dies, her family says.
• NHS patient error deaths 'rising'
  More than 3,000 people have died as a result of patient safety incidents in just one year in England, figures show.
• China investigates baby's death
  Chinese officials investigate the death of a baby boy soon after he was fed baby milk powder.
• Warning over 'third-hand smoke'
  Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research.
• Blocking it out - why Tetris can help combat traumatic stress
  Playing the computer puzzle game Tetris might help reduce the effects of traumatic stress, say UK researchers.
• Difficult decisions
  A prenatal autism test could mean the loss of great minds
• Super stethoscope
  How FBI technology is driving a medical advance
• Kiss of life
  Brave doctors try to revive Nigeria's health system
• Annus fabulous
  Five ways to force yourself to be happy in '09
• Medical notes
  A comprehensive guide to clinical conditions
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  Living with seasonal affective disorder
• Woman told she had flu dies
  A mother from Norfolk dies three days after a medical line said she had a bout of flu and should drink plenty of fluids.
• Females 'less physically active'
  Females are less physically active at both ends of life than their male counterparts, two studies suggest.
• Hospital mobile rules eased
  Hospitals in England should consider allowing more liberal use of mobile phones, the Department of Health has announced.
• Man has hiccups for two years
  Christopher Sands says he's keeping his sense of humour despite not being able to stop hiccupping for nearly two years.