Soldier moves bionic arm by thoughts
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Could diabetes drug slow Alzheimer's?
14:23 UK time, Tuesday, 10 December 2013
A trial has begun to see whether a drug used to treat diabetes can slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
14 December 2013
Last updated at 20:08 ET
Global cancer cases reach 14 million
The number of people being diagnosed with cancer in the world each year has leaped to more than 14 million, the World Health Organization says.
Pakistan polio attacks - three dead
Gunmen shoot dead two policemen providing security to a polio team in Pakistan, while a polio worker is killed in a separate attack.
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James Bond drinks so much he's probably impotent and will die young, according to doctors.
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