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  A campaign warning of the risks nappy sacks pose to babies is to be adopted by the NHS nationally. It follows the deaths of two babies in Cornwall and the concerns raised by coroner Dr Emma Carlyon.

  Malaria deaths hugely underestimated - Lancet study  Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated, a study reports. The research, published in the British medical journal the Lancet, suggests 1.24 million people died from the mosquito-borne disease in 2010. This compares to a World Health Organisation (WHO) estimate for 2010 of 655,000 deaths

  Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, which has over 50,000 members, said the views of patients and professionals had been ignored.

  Autism: Brainwaves 'show risk from age of six months'  It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, according to an international team of researchers. A study published in Current Biology identified differences in infants' brainwaves from as early as six months

  The chief medical officer for England, Dame Sally Davies, is to contact medical staff about concerns young children and some adults are not getting enough vitamin D. Government guidelines recommend some groups, including the under-fives, should take a daily supplement. However, recent research found that many parents and health professionals were unaware of the advice.

  PIP implant review could result in new insurance scheme  An insurance scheme for cosmetic surgery patients could be introduced after the PIP breast implants scandal. Sir Bruce Keogh, who is leading the government review into PIP implants, told the BBC the scheme would protect consumers.

A third baby has died in a Belfast neo-natal unit. On Thursday, it was revealed that two babies had died at the Royal Maternity Hospital after an outbreak of an infection called Pseudomonas. The first child died on 6 January, the second on 13 January - both from the infection. The third child died on Thursday night.

  A reduction in training places for nurses in London is "deeply concerning", the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned. NHS London is cutting the number of trainee nurses from 2,000 to 1,580 a year. The organisation claims the change will allow it to raise standards of teaching. But the RCN warned of the possibility of "chronic shortages" of nurses, ...

  Tuberculosis which appears to be totally resistant to antibiotic treatment has been reported for the first time by Indian doctors. Concern over drug-resistant strains of TB is growing, with similar 'incurable' TB emerging in Italy and Iran.

  A link between eating processed meat, such as bacon or sausages, and pancreatic cancer has been suggested by researchers in Sweden. They said eating an extra 50g of processed meat, approximately one sausage, every day would increase a person's risk by 19%.