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![Do the dangers of codeine outweigh the benefits?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Do the dangers of codeine outweigh the benefits?
Scientists have raised serious concerns about the widespread use of one of the world's most common painkillers.
![Reductil to be axed over health risks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Reductil to be axed over health risks
A review of the weight loss drug found the risks to patients outweighed the benefits, Medsafe's principal clinical advisor said today.
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Painkiller adverts misleading, panel rules
Two drug companies which market popular painkillers have given each other a headache over the advertising of one of the drugs.
![Female sexual dysfunction 'was invented by drugs industry'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Female sexual dysfunction 'was invented by drugs industry'
Australian academic researcher Ray Moynihan says drug companies have stoked demand for a 'female viagra' by creating a buzz around the disorder they have created.
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Girl dies in her father's arms
A grieving dad has told how he cradled his 10-year-old daughter in his arms as she passed away from an asthma attack.
![Popular breast cancer test 'unproven'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Popular breast cancer test 'unproven'
Health authorities are warning women against thermal imaging for breast cancer detection and one expert even says the industry should be shut down.
![Patient in hospital for allergy gets neck broken](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Patient in hospital for allergy gets neck broken
A patient went into hospital with an allergy and left with broken neck.
![Variations in IVF laws fuel market for 'fertility tourism'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Variations in IVF laws fuel market for 'fertility tourism'
A global survey of fertility treatment covering more than 100 countries has revealed wide variations in international laws governing IVF, which are fuelling the growth of "fertility tourism".
![Study links Voltaren to strokes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Study links Voltaren to strokes
A Danish study has called for the popular anti-inflammatory drug Voltaren to be sold only with a prescription.
!['Critical' doctor shortage at Starship Hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Critical' doctor shortage at Starship Hospital
Starship patients are being put at risk due to a shortage of staff, the union representing doctors says.
![How the hospital failed my daughter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How the hospital failed my daughter
Mother says her daughter went through unnecessary suffering for a common, though potentially lethal, complaint.