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Genome scientist given drugs to combat future illnesses

An apparently healthy man has become the first person in the world to be prescribed a medicine based on an analysis of his genome.

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Elton John says teen helped him turn his life around

Elton John says he's been sober for 20 years, since shortly after the death of an Indiana teen with Aids who the musician credits with inspiring him to turn his life around.

Australia to ban logos on cigarette packets

Australia is poised to introduce the world's harshest anti-smoking laws, with tobacco companies forced to sell cigarettes in plain packets resembling prescription drug packs.

Simple test shown to slash bowel cancer death rate

Diabetes patient speaks out on pig-cell trial

Results from the pig-cell trial so far indicate improved control of blood-sugar levels and reduced need for insulin injections.

Bad habits 'will take 12 years off life'

Smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet can collectively age you by 12 years.

Blood feud in the Grand Canyon

Rabbit plague bouncing back

Kim's illness detailed

Brainbox wins award for disease research

Professor Richard Faull has spent 35 years studying the human brain so he can help people affected by brain disorders including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.

How the West poisoned Bangladesh

Up to 20 million people in Bangladesh are at risk of suffering early deaths because of arsenic poisoning - the legacy of a well-intentioned but ill-planned water project.

Swine flu blamed for rise in pregnancy deaths

The swine flu virus is being blamed for a leap in the number of pregnant women dying in New Zealand and Australia.

<i>Editorial</i>: Cash for jabs money well spent

Ministry backs school over vaccine

Family tells of smoking death pain

MPs probing the tobacco industry got personal with the family of a Maori smoking victim describing the impact of his addiction and death.