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Fear of hospital chaos as 30,000 doctors start new jobs...on the same day - The Daily Mail 31st July 2007

Hospital services face chaos tomorrow as an unprecedented 30,000 junior doctors change jobs at once.

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Healthy salads have more salt than a Big Mac and fries - The Daily Mail 30th July 2007

Many ready-made salads and pasta bowls should carry a health warning because they contain more salt than a Big Mac and fries, say campaigners. A pressure group says hidden salt in take-out meals and other processed foods means the nation is over-dosing on it on a daily basis.

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Lunchtime salad pots 'can contain more salt than a burger and fries' - The Independent 31st July 2007

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One cannabis joint 'harms the lungs as much as five cigarettes' - The Daily Mail 30th July 2007

A single joint of cannabis can damage the lungs as badly as smoking five cigarettes in one go, a study suggests.

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Cannabis harm worse than tobacco - BBC Health News 31st July 2007

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Cannabis joint 'as harmful as smoking five cigarettes' - The Independent 31st July 2007

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Cannabis joints damage lungs more than tobacco - study - The Guardian 31st July 2007

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One cannabis joint as bad as five cigarettes: study - Reuters 31st July 2007

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The spare-part baby boom, as MPs review test-tube laws - The Daily Mail 30th July 2007

The creation of "spare part babies" could become more widespread following a report from MPs.

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Large glass of wine a day increases bowel cancer risk by 10 per cent - The Daily Mail 30th July 2007

Drinking a large glass of wine or a pint of beer a day increases the risk of developing bowel cancer by around 10 per cent, a report out today said.

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Daily glass of wine increases risk of bowel cancer, scientists find - The Independent 31st July 2007

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Alcohol link to bowel cancer risk - BBC Health News 30th July 2007



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NHS 24 may take daytime GP calls - BBC Health News 30th July 2007

Daytime calls to GP surgeries could be taken by the NHS 24 helpline to free up doctors for evening appointments.


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MPs' doubts about research boss - BBC Health News 30th July 2007

Concerns that the chairman of the Medical Research Council is not the right man for the job have been expressed by a committee of MPs.


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Inherited cancer fear 'unfounded' - BBC Health News 31st July 2007

People worry unnecessarily about cancer in their family because they do not realise only a small number of cancers are hereditary, a survey has found.

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Ward closes following MRSA fears - BBC Health News 31st July 2007

Ten patients at a County Fermanagh hospital are being closely monitored after they were found to be carrying the MRSA bug.

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'Death risk' from air pollution - BBC Health News 31st July 2007

Low levels of exposure to air pollution can still increase the risk of dying early, a study says.

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Gene for left-handedness is found - BBC Health News 31st July 2007

Scientists have discovered the first gene which appears to increase the odds of being left-handed.

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Food manufacturers target children on internet after regulator's TV advertising clampdown - The Guardian 31st July 2007

Some of the world's leading food manufacturers have begun marketing to children on social networking websites and internet chat programs

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Private involvement in the health service - The Guardian 31st July 2007

The change in tone from the new health secretary, Alan Johnson, over private involvement in the NHS is welcome (Johnson blocks new wave of private clinics, July 26). But what he actually did was "veto" a third wave of private treatment centres that no one had previously known about.

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Boy Waits 23 Hours For Treatment To Broken Wrist - Blackburn Citizen 30th July 2007

A TEN-YEAR-OLD boy waited in pain for 23 hours before his broken wrist was treated by busy hospital staff. Health bosses have been blasted by the youngster's father, who said the child was initially sent home from Royal Blackburn Hospital without being treated following a five-hour wait in A and E.

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Hooked on cannabis at 6 - Manchester Evening News 31st July 2007
CHILDREN as young as six are being treated for cannabis addiction in Greater Manchester. Drug specialists regularly see addicts aged 11 and 12. Eight and nine-year-olds are also referred to them - and the youngest was six.

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A growing number of British women are falling pregnant after a one-night stand - The Independent 30th July 2007

This summer's blockbuster romcom charts the story of a girl who has a baby after a one-night stand – a scenario all too familiar to a growing number of British women

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Roadside tests to fight rise in drug-driving - The Independent 30th July 2007

The sight of drivers standing at the roadside on one leg is to become more common this summer as police crack down on driving under the influence of drugs.

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Drug-drivers face roadside tests in new police blitz - The Daily Mail 30th July 2007

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Drive to get children playing outdoors - The Telegraph 30th July 2007

Only one in five of today's children play outside in the street or local parks every day, according to new research.

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'Trauma units better than local A&E centres' - The Telegraph 30th July 2007

Three thousand lives a year could be saved by taking patients with severe injuries to specialist centres instead of local accident and emergency departments, trauma experts claimed last night.

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Radical NHS pay reforms failed, says report - The Telegraph 30th July 2007

The Government's radical reform of NHS pay has failed to increase productivity, has contributed to spiralling debts and damaged morale, a damning report claims today. Agenda for Change was introduced in 2004 as part of Labour's pledge to improve the pay and working conditions of more than one million nurses, therapists and support staff in the NHS.

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NHS pay deal 'rushed and costly' - BBC Health News 30th July 2007

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Mental problems 'double among Iraq troops' - The Telegraph 30th July 2007

The number of troops suffering psychiatric disorders including post-traumatic stress, mood swings, and drink and drug problems appears to have doubled in the past year. The scale of mental health problems suffered by troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is revealed in an official study by the Defence Analytical Services Agency.

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NHS in trauma beds crisis, says surgeon - The Telegraph 30th July 2007

The NHS is suffering from a chronic shortage of specialist beds which means seriously injured patients are having to wait for days in severe pain, according to a leading surgeon. He said the hospital system was paralysed by red tape and funding disputes, which put thousands of patients waiting for treatment in specialist wards at risk.

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Computerised home care for elderly developed - The Telegraph 30th July 2007

Computerised homes that can track elderly people's movements and monitor their health are being developed in Britain.

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Childhood obesity to rise for another 40 years - The Telegraph 30th July 2007

Half of Britain’s young boys could be dangerously overweight by 2050, a leaked report claims. About one in four 11- to 15-year-olds in Britain are obese at present While the Government aims to halt the rise in obesity in primary school children within four years, levels will continue to increase for another 40 years, research warns. A fifth of girls will be obese, the report adds.

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Most sperm donor children to be fatherless - The Telegraph 30th July 2007

Lesbians and single women are on course to become the largest group to have donor insemination, new figures from the Government’s fertility watchdog suggest.

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Eye patients to be given unlicensed drugs - The Telegraph 30th July 2007

Doctors are planning to give unlicensed drugs to patients suffering from an eye condition that can lead to blindness, because the current licensed drug is too expensive to be widely prescribed.

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NHS doctors prescribe unlicenced blindness drug in price challange - The Daily Mail 30th July 2007

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GPs 'giving Ritalin to babies under a year old' - The Daily Mail 30th July 2007

Thousands of children are needlessly being prescribed mind-altering powerful drugs for hyperactivity, according to opposition MPs. Research suggests that some GPs are even handing out Ritalin pills to children under a year old.

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Scientists pinpoint the genes that trigger MS - The Daily Mail 30th July 2007

Scientists have identified two genes that cause multiple sclerosis in one of the biggest breakthroughs in fighting the disease for 30 years.

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GPs' earning more money for working fewer hours - The Daily Mail 30th July 2007

Family doctors are earning more money for working fewer hours, official figures will reveal this week. The average GP is putting in 15 per cent fewer hours than three years ago, when surgeries were allowed to opt out of providing evening and weekend care.

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The new NHS hospital with a separate room for every patient - The Daily Mail 30th July 2007

Every patient will have their own room and bathroom at a new NHS hospital in a drive to stop the spread of superbugs. Traditional wards have been scrapped under the single-room design, which planners say will reduce cases of MRSA and Clostridium difficile and lead to speedier recoveries.

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Scientists discover why thin people dislike fat people - The Daily Mail 30th July 2007

From playground taunts to discrimination at work, prejudice is a fact of life for millions who are overweight. Now scientists claim to have discovered why.

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Mother who 'did not consent' to abortion wins £27,000 payout - The Daily Mail 30th July 2007

A mother-of-three has received £27,500 in compensation from a hospital trust after an abortion was performed on her without proper consent.

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Hospitals bring in parking fees - BBC Health News 30th July 2007

Controversial car parking charges have been introduced for the first time at four hospital sites in Glasgow.

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Instant steam could banish MRSA - BBC Health News 30th July 2007

A device to deliver instant superheated steam may help in the battle against hospital infections, such as MRSA.

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Multiple sclerosis genes uncovered - The Telegraph 30th July 2007

The discovery of two genes that increase the risk of multiple sclerosis has brought scientists closer to understanding the cause of the disease and could lead to the development of new treatments. Two international teams of scientists have found that possessing defective variants of one of two genes increased the risk of MS by 20 to 30 per cent.

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Men who pile on pounds cut their chance of being a father - The Daily Mail 30th July 2007

Becoming overweight may greatly cut a man's chances of fatherhood, say experts. Research shows that obesity, which is already known to affect a woman's fertility, raises the risk of male infertility by more than a third.

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Trials start on new TB vaccine - BBC Health News 30th July 2007

The first new TB vaccine for 80 years is being tested in clinical trials in South Africa. Oxford University researchers say that the jab, given alongside the current BCG vaccine, could protect people better from the disease.

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Gene clues from dying MRSA victim - BBC Health News 30th July 2007

Scientists have built a compelling genetic picture of how lethal superbug MRSA changed day-by-day to overwhelm a heart patient.

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Sunshine 'protective' against MS - BBC Health News 30th July 2007

People who spend more time in the sun as children subsequently have a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a US study shows.

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Graduates are health trainers - Maghull and Aintree Star 26th July 2007

COMMUNITIES across the city are to be given a helping hand to lead healthier lives. Twelve new Personal Health Trainers have been recruited as part of a unique programme funded by Liverpool Primary Care Trust.

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Hospital sabotage probe: 13 suspended - The Liverpool Echo 29th July 2007

HOSPITAL bosses suspended 13 workers after life-saving theatre packs were sabotaged. An internal probe at Liverpool Women’s hospital discovered packs containing vital instruments were tampered with.

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Shoppers shown the future as part of health campaign - Lancashire Telegraph 28th July 2007

SHOPPERS have been transported into the future as part of a drive to stop them going blind. The Mall, Blackburn, played host to the Royal National Institute of Blind People's (RNIB) Open Your Eyes tour in a bid to get more people in the borough to look after their eyes.

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Worries about distance to private health centres - Lancashire Telegraph 30th July 2007

PRIVATE health centres will be taking on NHS treatments as part of a £500 million a year deal - but the nearest one for East Lancashire people could be up to 18 miles away.

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100 hospital staff face having to re-apply for jobs - Lancashire Telegraph 30th July 2007

ONE hundred hospital staff may have to re-apply for their jobs after health bosses unveiled plans to merge East Lancashire's medical records units. The unit at Burnley General is being closed and merged with the Royal Blackburn's facility.

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Former surgeon's pay-out overturned - Manchester Evening News 28th July 2007

A SURGEON'S record £800,000 race discrimination pay-out has been overturned by the Court Of Appeal.

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Coroner's plea on hospital - Health - News - Manchester Evening News

A CORONER is to write to hospital bosses after hearing of the `despicable and appalling' care given to a dying cancer patient.

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'Yo-yo' weight warning to mothers - BBC Health News 27th July 2007

Mothers who gain or lose lots of weight between pregnancies could be putting their baby at risk, say experts.

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Mothers who diet between pregnancies can affect health of their next baby - The Independent 27th July 2007

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Diabetes drugs 'pose heart risk' - BBC Health News 27th July 2007

Two drugs commonly prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes double the risk of heart failure, a study of data on more than 78,000 patients suggests.

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Diabetes drugs 'double risk of heart failure' - The Independent 27th July 2007

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Scientists link diabetes drugs to heart failure - The Guardian 27th July 2007


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Cannabis 'raises psychosis risk' - BBC Health News 27th July 2007

Cannabis users are 40% more likely than non-users to suffer a psychotic illness such as schizophrenia, say UK experts.

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Cannabis 'can increase risk of schizophrenia by 40%' - The Independent 27th July 2007

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Cannabis use linked to 40% rise in risk of schizophrenia - The Guardian 27th July 2007

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Hundreds of doctors work with no checks - The Times 27th July 2007

Hundreds of junior doctors, including overseas staff, will be employed by hospitals from next week without undergoing proper security checks, The Times has learnt.

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Extra cash found for low-paid NHS staff - The Guardian 27th July 2007

Alan Johnson, the health secretary, told officials yesterday to improve a pay offer to nurses and other healthcare workers in an attempt to avert industrial action across the NHS in England in the autumn.

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Hospitals 'fail to tackle drinking problems' - the Daily Mail 26th July 2007

Hospitals are not testing patients for dangerous levels of drinking, a charity said.

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Scientists develop 'womb-on-a-chip' - the Daily Mail 26th July 2007

Scientists are working on a miniature "womb-on-a-chip" which can churn out early-stage embryos after being fed with sperm and eggs.

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GP is under investigation - Ormskirk Advertiser 26th July 2007

A FORMER family GP from West Lancashire is being investigated after a diagnosis blunder.

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Hospital care 'despicable' - Manchester Evening News 26th July 2007

A QUALIFIED nurse has lashed out over `disgraceful, despicable and appalling' care her dying husband received in hospital.

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Yobs block ambulance - Manchester Evening News 26th July 2007

A PENSIONER died of a heart attack after yobs pelted paramedics with stones and blocked the path of their ambulance as they treated him.

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Doctor cleared to work following inquiry - Wigan Today 26th July 2007

A Wigan GP has been told he should have limitations on his working conditions lifted following a seven-month probe by health watchdogs. The General Medical Council launched an inquiry last December after complaints were made that Dr Gamal Greiss was reluctant to make home visits while on out-of-hours work, preferring to give advice over the phone.

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Patients pay the ultimate price for NHS errors, says watchdog - The Times 26th July 2007

Thousands of patients are feared to be dying needlessly every year because of poor communication between hospital staff, faulty equipment and a lack of skills.

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The latest diet advice: don't hang around with fat people - The Independent 26th July 2007

If you want to stay thin, don't choose fat friends. Researchers have found that obesity is socially contagious - it spreads from person to person within the same social group.

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Obesity 'contagious', experts say - BBC Health News 26th July 2007

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Gene offers itchy-skin cure hope - BBC Health News 26th July 2007

Scientists believe they have identified the gene for itchiness, raising the hope of treatment for the condition

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Diesel pollution 'clogs arteries' - BBC Health News 26th July 2007

Diesel fumes appear to combine with artery-clogging fats to raise the risk of heart disease, research suggests.

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Exhaust fumes linked to rise in heart disease - The Guardian 26th July 2007

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Nurses must make up flood shifts - BBC Health News 25th July 2007

Hospital staff unable to reach work because of rising flood waters are being told they must take the time off as holiday or work a shift in lieu.

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Phone mast allergy 'in the mind' - BBC Health News 26th July 2007

Mobile phone masts are not responsible for the symptoms of ill health some blame them for, a major UK study says.

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Research fails to detect short-term harm from mobile phone masts - The Guardian 26th July 2007

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Johnson blocks new wave of private clinics - The Guardian 26th July 2007

The health secretary, Alan Johnson, yesterday vetoed plans for a third wave of independent-sector treatment centres to compete with NHS hospitals

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New hospital tagging system should end patient mixups - The Guardian 26th July 2007

When you're wheeled in to an operating theatre, your single biggest worry before losing consciousness is that the surgeon won't mix you up with another patient. Oddly, the NHS doesn't seem to share this sense of priorities. Five years after launching the world's biggest civil IT programme, the NHS in England has only just started telling hospitals that they should consider labelling patients with a technology that supermarkets have used for decades.

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Government attempts to tackle IVF 'postcode lottery' - the Daily Mail 25th July 2007

Childless couples were given new hope under measures to tackle the postcode lottery for IVF treatment on the NHS

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Pregnant women 'are confused about their diets' - the Daily Mail 25th July 2007

The majority of pregnant women are unsure about what they should eat and drink during their term, a survey has found.

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Intensive care unit hopes to open - BBC Health News 26th July 2007

Belfast City Hospital has said it hopes to reopen its intensive care unit on Thursday.

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Itchy discovery may help those with eczema - The Guardian 26th July 2007

The itch that must be scratched may soon be no more, according to scientists who made an unexpected discovery at a laboratory in America. Researchers at Washington University's medical school in St Louis were hunting genes that govern our ability to sense pain when they stumbled across something quite different: a gene that lets us feel itchy.

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NHS urged to redouble efforts as MRSA infections show decline - The Guardian 25th July 2007
The government today calls on all NHS trusts to redouble their efforts against hospital infections which can kill fragile patients, as official figures reveal that MRSA appears to be slowly retreating but Clostridium difficile continues to rise.

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Safe sex, not spuds, for Guides - The Guardian 25th July 2007
The Girl Guides, an organisation synonymous with the homely and the innocent, in which thousands of girls have spent their carefree days striving to achieve badges for keeping an orderly house and stamp collecting, is now to include sessions on how to practise safe sex, manage debt and reduce the size of one's carbon footprint.

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Diet soft drinks 'also increase risk of heart disease and diabetes' - the Daily Mail 24th July 2007
Diet soft drinks are just as likely to increase your risk factors for heart disease and diabetes as full fat sodas, researchers said.

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How a plate of curry can spice up your sex life - the Daily Mail 24th July 2007
Turmeric has been used for centuries in India as a curry ingredient, and as an antiseptic for cuts. Now research shows it also has potential against a wide range of diseases, from cancer to arthritis, and diabetes to dementia.

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How Thomas the Tank Engine puts autistic children on right track - the Daily Mail 25th July 2007
You may have thought Thomas the Tank Engine was just a simple children's character. But his powers, it would seem, run deeper than mere entertainment. The little blue engine, created in 1945 by clergymen Wilbert Awdry to entertain his sick son, has been found to help the learning process in autistic children.

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Pensioner sues NHS for U.S treatment costs after told brain disorder was 'inoperable' - the Daily Mail 24th July 2007
A patient is seeking groundbreaking legal action against the NHS to try to recover the costs of having treatment in the U.S. for a life-threatening brain disorder.

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Tiny balloon that can solve an inconvenient problem for women - the Daily Mail 24th July 2007
A balloon smaller than a 5p piece may be a new way to tackle incontinence.

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Why government waiting targets mean 10m still can't book ahead at the GP - the Daily Mail 24th July 2007
Ten million patients cannot book an appointment with their GP more than two days in advance, a survey shows.

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Many 'believe myths' on epilepsy - BBC Health News 25th July 2007
Many people believe potentially harmful myths about epilepsy, a study from University College London suggests.

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Inquiry into drug misuse launched - BBC Health News July 24th 2007
A committee of MPs is to investigate the misuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Misuse hopes to pin down the true scale and nature of the problem, and find ways to tackle it.

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Hospices 'face funding struggle' - BBC Health News July 24th 2007
Hospices are struggling with debts as funding promised by the government has failed to materialise, campaigners say.

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Nerve gas antidote made by goats - BBC Health News July 24th 2007
Scientists have genetically modified goats to make a drug in their milk that protects against deadly nerve agents such as sarin and VX.

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HIV medics released to Bulgaria - BBC Health News July 24th 2007
Six Bulgarian medical workers who were imprisoned in Libya for deliberately infecting children with HIV have arrived in Bulgaria after being freed.

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New superbug threat at Mersey hospitals - Liverpool Daily Post 25th July 2007
CASES of the deadly superbug C difficile have risen dramatically in many Merseyside hospitals according to figures released last night, with several trusts seeing their highest figures since records began.

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Royal Liverpool Hospital to axe 200 beds - Liverpool Echo 24th July 2007
THE NEW Royal Liverpool Hospital will have at least 200 fewer beds, it was revealed today.

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Girls invited to get fitter - Maghull and Aintree Star 25th July 2007
TEENAGE girls in Walton are being encouraged to join the gym this summer to battle the growing issue of youth obesity.

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Ambulance shortage fears - Lancashire Evening Post 24th July 2007
Ambulance chiefs are withdrawing extra vehicles despite crews struggling to cope with their workload, it was claimed today.

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Maternity verdict set to be 'overdue' - Manchester Evening News 25th July 2007
NEW Health Secretary Alan Johnson is expected to sit on the results of an independent probe into plans to change maternity and children's care in Greater Manchester.

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Doc blamed for brain injury - Manchester Evening News 24th July 2007
A BABY suffered a severe brain injury after a doctor allegedly failed to carry out an emergency delivery on time.

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Shock report on teens - Manchester Evening News 24th July 2007
MORE than half of 14 to 15-year-olds know a drug user, a new survey has revealed. And up to 14 per cent of them have mixed drugs and alcohol `on the same occasion'.

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One in 10 'last year' primary pupils drink alcohol - The Independent 24th July 2007
One in 10 children regularly drinks alcohol while still in their last year at primary school, research suggested today. By the age of 12 or 13, the figure has doubled, with nearly one in five classed as "drinkers", according to a report from the Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU).

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Watchdog rules IVF doctor should lose legal responsibility for London clinic - The Independent 24th July 2007
A controversial IVF doctor is to lose legal responsibility for one of his clinics. Mohamed Taranissi must appoint another person to be in legal charge of his Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre in London, the fertility watchdog has decided.

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Step closer to 'Holy Grail' cure for Alzheimer's - The Telegraph 24th July 2007
Doctors have moved a step nearer to finding a cure for Alzheimer's and reversing damage already caused by the disease, it was announced yesterday.

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'Holy grail' drug reverses devastating symptoms of Alzheimer's - the Daily Mail 24th July 2007

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Statins could increase cancer risk - The Telegraph 24th July 2007
Drugs taken by millions of people to cut the dangers of suffering of heart attacks or strokes could increase the risks of developing cancers, scientists say. Researchers found patients taking statins to lower their cholesterol levels had a slightly elevated chance of getting cancer

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Statins 'may raise cancer risk' - the Daily Mail 23rd July 2007

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Face creams 'in the clear over danger chemicals' - the Daily Mail 24th July 2007
Slapping on your face cream isn't meant to be a risky business. But reports that the daily ritual leaves the average woman absorbing 5lb of chemicals through her skin every year were enough to make some hardened make-up fans go barefaced.

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Outrage as GP surgeries 'cashing in' on patients' calls - the Daily Mail 23rd July 2007
Doctors have been accused of trying to profit from patients by switching local surgeries to more expensive 0844 phone numbers.

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The perfect son doctors advised us should be aborted - the Daily Mail 23rd July 2007
When doctors told Heather O'Connor and her partner that part of their unborn child's brain was missing, they faced an agonising decision. Warned of the likelihood of severe disability, they were advised to consider an abortion.

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Drug addicts to be given i-Pods if they beat their habits - the Daily Mail 23rd July 2007
Drug addicts could be offered food vouchers and the chance to win prizes such as i-Pod music players by the Government body refusing treatment to Alzheimer's sufferers.

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Cancer test 'may save many lives' - BBC Health News 24th July 2007
Widespread use of a simple DIY test kit for bowel cancer could save thousands of lives a year, experts have said.

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Islanders join osteoporosis study - BBCc Health News 24th July 2007
Two thousand people from across Orkney have agreed to take part in a major study into osteoporosis.

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Paediatrician will not fight ban - BBC Health News July 23rd 2007
Controversial paediatrician David Southall will not fight General Medical Council moves to extend his ban on working with child abuse victims. The GMC imposed a three-year ban in 2004 after finding Southall guilty of serious professional misconduct.

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Court review for animal testing - BBC Health News July 23rd 2007
The UK government is being taken to court over its duty to cut suffering to lab animals, as figures show another rise in animal tests. News of the judicial review coincided with the release of official Home Office figures showing a moderate rise in animal experiments last year.

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Islanders join osteoporosis study - BBC Health News 24th July 2007
Two thousand people from across Orkney have agreed to take part in a major study into osteoporosis.

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India probes baby body parts find - BBC Health News 23rd July 2007
Police in the eastern Indian state of Orissa say they have recovered nearly 30 bags full of babies' body parts from a waste dump near a maternity clinic.

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World 'losing fight against Aids' - BBC Health News July 23rd 2007
US President George W Bush's top adviser on HIV/Aids has said the world is losing the battle against the virus. Dr Anthony Fauci told a conference in Sydney that progress had been made, but more people were being infected with HIV than were being treated.

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Blueprint for new Royal Liverpool Hospital unveiled - Daily Post 24th July 2007
HOSPITAL leaders last night unveiled the blueprint for the future of Liverpool’s biggest hospital. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is set to be completely rebuilt by 2014 to provide a new building on a key gateway into the city.

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Hospital Bosses Announce Reorganisation Dday - Blackburn Citizen 23rd July 2007
A DEADLINE of November 1 has been set for the largest-ever shake-up of medical services in East Lancashire to begin to take effect. Burnley General Hospital's accident and emergency department will shut under the Meeting Patients Needs programme - with all critical casualty cases transferring to the Royal Blackburn Hospital.

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Eye Hospital shake-up - Wigan Today 24th July 2007
The future of Wigan's prestigious Christopher Home Eye Unit is still hanging in the balance. Thousands of eye patients in the town could end up travelling to Leigh under controversial new proposals.

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Told to abort perfect baby - Manchester Evening News 23rd July 2007
A COUPLE were advised by medical experts to abort their unborn child amid fears he would be severely disabled - but he was born perfectly healthy.

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Strike looms to defend nurse who spoke out - Manchester Evening News 23rd July 2007
HEALTH staff are to vote on strike action over the suspension of a union official. Community mental health nurse Karen Reissmann was suspended from Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust last month after leading industrial action in protest at changes at the trust.

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