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Tony Blair will mark his decade in office this week with "big regrets" at his inability to move more quickly to reform Britain's public services, one of his closest cabinet allies has claimed.
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Labour's Scottish health policy may provide UK blueprint - The Guardian 30th April 2007
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Blair regrets early wasted years - The Telegraph 30th Apil 2007
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Recognise NHS success, says Blair - BBC Health News 30th April 2007
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Blair regrets early wasted years - The Telegraph 30th Apil 2007
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Recognise NHS success, says Blair - BBC Health News 30th April 2007
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A new breed of genetically modified crops could provide cheap drugs and vaccines for the developing world. Only one problem: what if they get into the food chain? Environment correspondent David Adam reports on 'pharming', the new GM front line
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What's the first thing you did when you arrived in the office this morning? Before even checking your email or launching into a 10-minute rant on how two-day weekends just aren't long enough, you probably made yourself a cup of tea. Around 165m cups of tea will be consumed today in the UK, accounting for 40% of the nation's fluid intake. Given our long working-hours culture, that means an awful lot of tea is drunk in the office. And according to dietician Dr Carrie Ruxton, who has studied the impact on health of the consumption of black tea, this is no bad thing.
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ISoft, the troubled software developer at the heart of the NHS's multibillion pound IT upgrade, said this morning that talks over a possible takeover have reached an "advanced" stage.
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Four in 10 black and Asian people in Britain live in poverty, twice the rate among white people, research has revealed. Despite improving academic performance and qualifications, they still face prejudice in job interviews and are paid lower wages than their white counterparts.
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Ethnic minorities 'have double poverty rate' - Daily Mail 29th April 2007
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Ethnic minorities 'have double poverty rate' - Daily Mail 29th April 2007
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Dentists may have to pay back millions of pounds to the NHS because they have failed to reach their targets in the first year of a new contract. Some dentists face repayments of tens of thousands of pounds, and in a few cases more than £100,000. The impact on dental practices will be even greater because their income next year will be reduced, and it is feared that the problems may lead to even more dentists leaving the NHS.
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Nobody disputes that what a woman eats in pregnancy can affect her baby. But research shows that mothers who want to give their offspring the best chance in life need to start preparing long before the bump appears. There is growing evidence that how young women eat and behave can affect the health of any children they go on to have – and possibly the health of future generations, too.
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Patricia Hewitt, the Health Secretary, said yesterday that it was "perfectly legitimate" for NHS trusts to refuse some treatments to heavy smokers or patients who are obese. The Health Secretary said it was 'perfectly legitimate' for NHS trusts to refuse some treatments to heavy smokers or patients who are obese Miss Hewitt defended the right of doctors and managers to draw up local guidelines on treatment after a survey revealed that some trusts are already banning operations.
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Millions too fat for NHS surgery - Daily Mail 30th April 2007
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Millions too fat for NHS surgery - Daily Mail 30th April 2007
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The rate of new mothers suffering postnatal depression has doubled to 20 per cent. The rise is being blamed on the distressing experiences suffered by many women during labour at overstretched NHS maternity units all over the country.
More than half of English dentists have closed their doors to NHS patients, a survey reveals. The research found 51 per cent of dentists were only taking on patients if they agreed to go private.
Smokers can no longer light up in bars across Northern Ireland as the new smoking ban has come into force. It is now illegal to smoke in workplaces, most enclosed public spaces and on public transport. The ban will be enforced by local councils.
An 83-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease is at the centre of a landmark legal case to be heard by Law Lords. The woman, known only as YL, is threatened with eviction from the private care home she lives in.
Kieron Norton is a bright intelligent young boy. He loves taking pictures and reading books. But six-year-old Kieron has cerebral palsy and has to rely on others to do even the simplest of things.
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In a series focusing on medical specialisms, the BBC News website meets nurse Kate Latus. Her work in London in nuclear medicine involves the use of radioactive material to create images of the body and treat disease.
Complaints about helpline NHS Direct have risen by 50% since the end of 2006 as it struggles to answer calls and offer speedy advice, its figures show. In March the 24-hour health helpline had 1.89 complaints for every 10,000 calls - over twice the target level - after four successive monthly rises.
Teaching, health and consumer groups have written to the government urging it to tighten up the rules on food adverts that target children. They said a revised code for non-broadcast adverts, such as those on the internet, did not go far enough.
The "great majority" of hospitals which were in serious deficit last year have improved their position, Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt says. She told Sky's Sunday Live that fewer than 10% of hospitals still had serious debts and the NHS overall would be "in balance".
It was not until Jay Fletcher first had sex that she realised there was something wrong - the pain was excruciating. Friends and family said a little pain was not unusual the first time, but 17-year-old Jay knew this was different.
Porters, cleaners and other ancillary health workers are threatening strike action after talks with employers ended without agreement. Their unions are unhappy with the government's decision to stagger a 2.5% pay rise, which they say reduces the value of the award to 1.9%.
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Experts clash on powerline safety - BBC Health News 27th April 2007
Experts have clashed over whether or not it is safe to build houses and schools near powerlines. The government had asked them to look at cutting exposure to emissions from the lines - but they could not agree if there should be a ban on new builds.
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American scientists have discovered an "exercise pill" that switches on a gene that tells cells to burn fat. The un-named drug, which is in the early stages of development, could offer an answer to the obesity crisis. Researchers who have tested it in mice say that it prevented the mice putting on weight even when they were fed a high-fat diet. The drug triggers the same fat burning process that occurs during exercise, even when the mice are not active. By kickstarting the metabolism, more calories are burnt than are consumed.
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Slimming pill that persuades body to burn fat - The Times 30th April 2007
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'Gym pill' trips fat-burning gene - BBC Health News 29th April 2007
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'Gym pill' trips fat-burning gene - BBC Health News 29th April 2007
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Mental stimulation and drug treatment could help people with degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's recover their memories, a study says. Scientists found mice with a similar condition to Alzheimer's were able to regain memories of tasks they had previously been taught.
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An escalation in violence in Somalia has left many too frightened to seek treatment for cholera, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres has warned. It says there could be a "humanitarian crisis" as people flee fighting between Ethiopian-backed troops and Islamist insurgents in the capital Mogadishu.
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Pain drugs dementia hope dashed - BBC Health News 27th April 2007
Commonly used painkillers which had been thought to prevent Alzheimer's have no effect, research suggests. Aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) did not protect memory or prevent dementia, two US studies found.
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