Leukaemia cell culprit discovered
A study of four-year-old twin girls has identified a rogue cell that is the root cause of childhood leukaemia.
20 Jan 2008
Breast cancer drug 'breakthrough'
Scientists believe they have made a breakthrough in a treatment for breast cancer. Some women using the anti-cancer drug tamoxifen have found it stopped working. Now researchers at Tenovus Centre for Cancer Research at Cardiff University say they have found a way to halt or even reverse resistance to the drug.
20 Jan 2008
Disabled boy wins pothole review
An 11-year-old disabled boy has advised a council on pavement repairs after he fell down steps in his wheelchair. Brandon Aughton, from Netherfield in Nottinghamshire, was on his way to school when his wheelchair got caught in a pothole and he toppled down steps.
20 Jan 2008
Disabled gambler loses £100,000
A mother has called for gambling rules to be tightened after her mentally disabled son lost about £100,000 in casinos and betting shops. Alex Mottram, 39, of Bournemouth, lost most of the compensation he was awarded after suffering brain injuries in a cycle race when he was 16.
20 Jan 2008
Clegg attacks health 'inequality'
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has launched an attack on the way the NHS is run, describing it as a service in "crisis". In his first major television interview since becoming leader, Mr Clegg said: "It is one of the most unequal health services in the modern world."
20 Jan 2008
Support for disabled children must be easy and accessible
John Barrett speaks at debate on Children With Disabilities
20 Jan 2008