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Zika remains in sperm for six months
Zika virus is found in the sperm of an Italian man six months after his first symptoms, twice as long as in previously reported cases.
- 12 August 2016
- From the section Health
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Nigeria to start emergency polio campaign
Five million Nigerian children are due to be vaccinated against polio after the first new cases for two years, the government says.
- 12 August 2016
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- 10 August 2016
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- 15 August 2016
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- 11 August 2016
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- 11 August 2016
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- 9 August 2016
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- 8 August 2016
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- 7 August 2016
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- 4 August 2016
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Cancer gene tests 'reveal family link'
- 5 August 2016
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Britons 'under-report' calorie intake
- 8 August 2016
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'Kids risking pocket money tattoos'
- 12 August 2016
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Could you catch Weil's from a drinks can?
- 11 August 2016
- From the section Health
Mental health targets 'not being met'
- 10 August 2016
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Fry and Deacon on living with bipolar
- 8 August 2016
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Audley Harrison on mental health
- 5 August 2016
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Son needed morphine for chickenpox 'agony'
- 2 August 2016
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Why are Olympians covered in red circles?
- 9 August 2016
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Scientists trace brain's thirst circuit
- 4 August 2016
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Pregnant in Florida
Is the US taking Zika seriously enough?
- 14 August 2016
- From the section Magazine
Scared and pregnant
The women who are too afraid to give birth in hospital
- 11 August 2016
- From the section Africa
Polio countdown
Africa is just a year from being declared polio-free
- 11 August 2016
- From the section Africa
Brazilian butt lift
A legacy that inspired plastic surgeons around the world
- 8 August 2016
- From the section Latin America & Caribbean
Question of time
Has Sierra Leone learnt from the Ebola crisis?
- 8 August 2016
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Widow's court battle over frozen embryos
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