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Children 'risking liver disease' Excessive drinking by children is causing a health time bomb, with record levels of liver disease in the under-30s, a charity warns. Light-wave implant hope for deaf An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investigated by US researchers. 'Superglue' brain op for toddler The parents of a 17-month-old girl tell how surgeons used glue to seal tiny brain blood vessels that threatened her life. Asbestos victims win 'test case' Asbestos-related cancer victims and their families have won an important test case over access to compensation. Hairspray linked to birth defect Boys born to women exposed to hairspray in the workplace may have a higher risk of being born with a genital defect. Hospital bug fine plan 'unfair' The government's plan to fine hospitals for not hitting Clostridium difficile targets is unfair, experts say. Detention units 'fail on health' Children held in UK detention centres are not getting the medical care they need, a leading medical journal warns. Cholera outbreak strikes Zimbabwe The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe nears 300 as the water and sanitation situation "worsens", the UN says. Young drinkers offered education Police are tackling the growing problem of drink-related crime by offering youngsters a re-education programme. About face! How babies in their buggies benefit from eye contact. The direction a child is facing in their pram could affect their development and stress levels, a study suggests.