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Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US researchers.

Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests.

Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says.

Men are likelier than women to enjoy sex in old age, researchers find.

An Indian charity sends a team to Sri Lanka to provide 1,000 amputees in the war-ravaged north with artificial limbs.

A vaccine is available - why not use it in the UK?

Why extra fat can turn you into a killer behind the wheel

There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.

Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than others, say researchers.

The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup.