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4 February 2013 Last updated at 03:42 ET

Fear of music safety limit overrideMarc Nicholson

A safety limit on volume levels which comes into force on all new personal music players this month could be ignored by 40% of young people, says a hearing loss charity.

Brain'Steep decline' in child epilepsy

The number of children being diagnosed with epilepsy has dropped dramatically in the UK over the past decade, figures show.

Jogging woman13,000 cancer deaths 'can be saved'

At least 13,000 premature deaths from cancer could be prevented each year in the UK, says the World Cancer Research Fund.

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Bill Gates: The world can defeat polio

01:14 UK time, Monday, 28 January 2013

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates says eradication of polio "will reveal what human beings are capable of, and suggest how ambitious we can be about our future".

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