BBC News | Health | Medical notes | World EditionVisit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.Ecstasy- February 8, 2003 The dangers of the recreational drug Ecstasy are still not fully understood - and, as some tragic cases have proved, it can damage health.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/medical_notes/2000729.stm Asbestos disease- February 8, 2003 Over 3,000 people a year die from asbestos diseases in the UK and the number is set to treble by 2020. Diseases include cancer of the lining of the chest and lungs. Only 25% of those who develop this cancer are still alive a year after diagnosis.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/medical_notes/a-b/161660.stm Anaemia- February 8, 2003 Anaemia, or lack of red blood cells, is a very common medical problem.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/medical_notes/1468300.stm Anthrax- February 8, 2003 Anthrax is a rare infection which, in its most severe forms, is likely to prove fatal.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/1580930.stm Amnesia- February 8, 2003 Memory loss or amnesia is usually temporary and it can be triggered by both psychological and physical trauma.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/medical_notes/a-b/167771.stm Anaphylactic shock- February 8, 2003 The facts about peanut allergy and other forms of anaphylactic shockhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/medical_notes/372558.stm |