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1. Addiction drugs 'aid weight loss' - A combination pill of two drugs used to treat addiction may help people lose weight, say US researchers.

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2. Pregnant women rights questioned - The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal.

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3. Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk - Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.

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4. Royal couple visit new hospital - The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have visited Birmingham to take a look around the city's new "super-hospital".

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5. Child heart op ban 'should stay' - Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.

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6. Churchill's teeth fetch £15,200 - A partial set of false teeth made for Sir Winston Churchill are sold at auction in Norfolk for £15,200.

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7. Mother's grief - Living with the effects of the Oxford heart surgery deaths.

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8. Child-free by choice - But why do others question the decision?

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9. Can your doctor call you 'fat'? - Doctors need to be more direct when they are dealing with overweight patients, according to the government's health minister.

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10. Coping with loss of armed forces parent - A special holiday break is helping UK children cope with the loss of loved ones killed in conflict

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