BBC hunts for tiny bloodsuckers as diseases rise
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Women better at sport during period, study suggests
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Antidepressant withdrawal affects one in six people
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Man in Mexico dies with first human case of H5N2
A 59-year-old man in Mexico has died with a type of bird flu – H5N2 – never recorded in people
Ecoli outbreak in UK most likely linked to food item
Some 113 people have become ill with E. coli in recent weeks and experts believe it is most likely linked
Junior doctors strike coincides with launch of new IT system
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Major cause of inflammatory bowel disease found
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Gonorrhoea cases reach record high in England
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