Next time you visit your local chemist, pause in the aisle containing vitamin supplements, and take in the quantities and varieties of pills and potions on offer. Tiny boxes and bottles stretch as far as the eye can see, affirming that even in these cash-strapped times, the gorging of such "miracle cures" continues to be big business.
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Are vitamin supplements actually bad for us? - The Independent 26th November 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Catalogue of NHS data losses makes shocking reading - The Independent 26th November 2008
Confidential patient information has been lost in scores of cases, according to a catalogue of NHS data losses released last night.
Files, computers and memory sticks containing details of thousands of patients have been lost according to details released under the Freedom of Information Act.
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'Fit notes' bid to cut £100bn sickness bill - The Independent 25th November 2008
Sick notes are to be replaced with "fit notes" in a bid to cut down the £100bn cost to the economy of workers' ill-health, the Government announced today.
The system of doctors giving workers a sick note if they are ill has not changed since the NHS was created in 1948.
Ministers said that, under plans to "significantly reduce" ill-health at work, doctors will instead issue fit notes which will specify what workers are able to do.
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- ‘Fit notes’ replace sick notes to keep patients working - The Times 26th November 2008
- Fewer staff to be signed off under new 'fit' notes - The Telegraph 25th November 2008
- Sicknotes to be replaced with electronic 'fit notes' in bid to cut £100bn ill-health bill - Daily Mail 25th November 2008
- Ministers back 'fit note' plans - BBC Health News 25th November 2008
3,000 dead from cholera in Zimbabwe - The Independent 26th November 2008
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s President, is trying to hide the real extent of the cholera epidemic sweeping across his nation by silencing health workers and restricting access to the huge number of death certificates that give the same cause of death.
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New migraine treatment has fewer side effects - The Independent 25th November 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
A new treatment for migraine that is as effective as existing drugs but with fewer side effects will bring fresh hope to millions of sufferers, scientists said yesterday.
Improved understanding of the mechanism that causes the brain to over-react to stimuli has led to the development of a drug that works in a different way from existing treatments.
Down's: parents think again - The Independent 24th November 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
More babies are being born with Down's syndrome than at any time since screening began. Jerome Taylor discovers why
Parents appear to be more willing to bring a child with Down's syndrome into the world because British society has become increasingly accepting of the genetic abnormality which affects one in every 1,000 babies.
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- Down’s births increase in a caring Britain - The Times 24th November 2008
- Why more mothers are choosing to have Down's syndrome babies instead of opting for an abortion - Daily Mail 24th November 2008
- It happened to me: I decided to keep my Down’s baby - Daily Mail 22nd November 2008
- Down's births rise despite tests - BBC Health News 24th November 2008
- 'I can't imagine her any other way' - BBC Health News 24th November 2008
We are what we eat - The Independent on Sunday 23rd November 2008
Britons prefer Thai takeaway to fish and chips and want food produced locally, according to an unprecedented government report.
The typical Briton is giving up fish and chips in favour of Thai takeaways and choosing locally grown food over expensive organic produce, but still failing to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, The Independent on Sunday reveals today.
Landmark ruling for asbestos victims - The Independent 22nd November 2008
Thousands of victims of asbestos-related cancer and their families won a test case at the High Court yesterday which opens the way to the award of compensation running into millions of pounds.
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