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BBC NewsUS fungal meningitis toll rises to 15BBC NewsThe US health authorities say 15 people have now died from an outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections to treat back pain. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said the latest deat…
Tight ponytails may damage scalpIrish HealthWhile most women are aware that overuse of hairdryers and straighteners may damage hair, dermatologists are now warning that even a simple ponytail could have long-term effects on your crowning glory. Accordi…
Duffy family 'overwhelmed by public support' after court caseIrish IndependentBy Louise Hogan THE parents of a severely brain-damaged child facing a mammoth legal bill over a failed court case have been left "overwhelmed" by the suppo…
Connolly backed as site of new children's hospitalIrish IndependentBy Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent CONNOLLY Hospital has received the formal backing of Beaumont Hospital and the Royal College of Surgeons as the site for the new national …

The SunHSE lashed for cancer pledge delayIrish IndependentBy Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent THE family of the late Susie Long, who died of bowel cancer after waiting seven months for a test, has criticised the failure of the health service to …
The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution that gives regional leaders 45 days to provide specific plans for an international military intervention to oust rebels in northern Mali.
British guitarist Eric Clapton added a few million pounds to his fortune Friday, when a painting out of his private collection garnered a record sum at auction in London.
The recovery of a 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot in the neck and now breathes on a ventilator hinges on what happens over the weekend.
The joint U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria was due in Turkey on Saturday for talks aimed at putting a lid on boiling diplomatic tensions between Damascus and Ankara.
Four Nigerian farmers and the environmental group Friends of the Earth took oil giant Shell to court Thursday in the Netherlands to demand a proper cleanup and compensation for pollution in the Niger Delta.
Clashes erupted in Cairo on Friday after Egyptian political forces called on President Mohamed Morsy to take a stand for justice after his first 100 days in office.
After traveling to South Africa for a safari adventure, Miranda Lynch developed an unlikely friendship with children in a remote Zulu village. Now she and her family are helping them grow their way out of hunger and poverty with a vegetable garden.
One person dies following a crash on the M4 near Bath, after being hit by other vehicles after getting out of their car.
Health Minister Edwin Poots is taking legal advice to determine how to regulate Northern Ireland’s first private abortion clinic.
Around 30 camper vans decorated in pink ribbons are travelling in a convoy to raise money for the April Jones Fund.
Local authorities say they are struggling to cope with the number of Freedom of Information requests which have more than doubled since 2005.
Five Royal Marines are charged with murder in connection with an incident in Afghanistan in 2011, the MoD confirms.
Heather Watson wins the Japan Open to become the first British woman to take a WTA singles title since 1988.
A cull of badgers in Somerset and South Gloucestershire could be reconsidered in parliament, as 100,000 people sign an e-petition to stop it.
One of Jimmy Savile’s former bosses at Radio 1 says he questioned the DJ about rumours over his private life more than 20 years ago.