Lung cancer sufferers are to be given an expensive life-prolonging drug on the NHS under a deal with manufacturers to cut the medication's price.
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Expensive lung cancer drug to be available on the NHS - The Telegraph 26th November 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
'Quack foods' that claim to aid weight loss are 'waste of money' - The Telegraph 26th November 2008
Consumers are wasting billions of pounds on 'quack' foods that promise to help them lose weight, a nutritional expert has warned.
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Nurses told not to call patients 'love' - The Telegraph 26th November 2008
Nursing staff will be told that addressing older people in their care as "dearie" or "love" is inappropriate.
They should always speak to elderly patients "courteously and respectfully" and ask them how they prefer to be known, under the new advice being drawn up by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
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Baby boy ‘murdered by mother’ after being handed back by social services - The Telegraph 26th November 2008
A three-month-old baby suffered severe brain damage and died after being shaken by his mother weeks after being handed back to her by social services, a court has heard.
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14-year-old girls to be taught about their 'right' to have an abortion - The Telegraph 26th November 2008
Schoolgirls as young as 14 could be forced to watch a film that teaches them they have the right to choose an abortion.
Toddler makes miraculous recovery after getting key lodged in brain - The Telegraph 25th November 2008
A toddler has baffled medical experts by making a miraculous recovery after a key became lodged in his brain.
Truman Show Syndrome delusion: Sufferers convinced they are on reality TV - The Telegraph 25th November 2008
Psychiatric experts say they have identified a new 21st century form of delusion whose sufferers are convinced their lives are being played out as a reality television show.
Blood pressure readings in GP surgeries ‘may not predict heart problems’ - The Telegraph 25th November 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
A blood pressure reading in a GP’s surgery may not be the most accurate way of predicting the chances of suffering a heart attack, according to a study.
Fresh basil linked to salmonella cases - The Telegraph 24th November 2008
Contaminated packets of ready-to-eat herbs, such as basil, could be causing outbreaks of salmonella, UK scientists have found.
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Foreign nannies ‘hold back children’s speech’ - The Telegraph 22nd November 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Foreign au pairs who do not speak English could be hampering children’s language development, a television documentary will suggest.
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Happy hours and drinking games to be banned under new laws - The Telegraph 21st November 2008
Happy hours, drinking games and all-you-can-drink deals in pubs and bars will be banned, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
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Holes drilled in the wrong side of heads during surgery NHS watchdog warns - The Telegraph 21st November 2008
Surgeons are drilling holes in the wrong side of people’s heads during brain surgery despite a warning issued three years ago.
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Teenager commits suicide live on internet as 1,500 watch - The Telegraph 21st November 2008
Abraham Biggs, 19, took an overdose of antidepressant pills in his bedroom while filming himself on a camera linked to Justin.tv, a website that allows users to broadcast their everyday lives.
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13-year-old Italian boy diagnosed with PlayStation addiction - The Telegraph 22nd November 2008
A 13-year-old Italian boy has been diagnosed with PlayStation addiction.
Lorenzo Amato was rushed to hospital by his father, who feared he was suffering a stroke or brain trauma as the teenager would not respond to his surroundings.
At first doctors at Lecce hospital, Southern Italy, thought Lorenzo Amato was suffering from a severe brain disorder.
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