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A further 306 patients in England have been diagnosed with swine flu - bringing the UK total to 3,254.

The number of people prepared to donate their kidney to a stranger has risen by 50% in two years, UK figures show.

A new type of cancer treatment has produced highly promising results in preliminary drug trials, researchers say.

Up to 15,000 people aged over 75 may be dying unnecessarily from cancer each year in the UK, according to research.

Health officials in Australia are trying to determine how an Aboriginal man contracted and died from swine flu.

Weight-loss surgery could help women - but not men - reduce their risk of cancer, research suggests.

A further 306 patients in England have been diagnosed with swine flu - bringing the UK total to 3,254.

The number of people prepared to donate their kidney to a stranger has risen by 50% in two years, UK figures show.

Filling rotten baby teeth may be an unnecessary trial for children to endure, experts say.

Scientists say they are hopeful of developing a simple urine test which will be able to detect appendicitis.