| Hospital rap over medicine errors |
| Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says. |
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| 10 Mar 2010 |
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| GPs 'lax' on cholesterol targets |
| Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests. |
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| 10 Mar 2010 |
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| Vitiligo skin graft 'effective' |
| Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US researchers. |
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| 10 Mar 2010 |
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| Call to halt NHS medical database |
| Doctors leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England. |
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| 10 Mar 2010 |
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| 'No proof' IVF aided by acupuncture |
| There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn. |
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| 09 Mar 2010 |
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| Street actress reveals depression |
| Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard reveals she has been receiving treatment for depression. |
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| 10 Mar 2010 |
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| Social care deal 'dead in water' |
| Hopes of reaching a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water. |
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| 10 Mar 2010 |
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| MP writes to police over hospital |
| An MP writes to police to ask if there is a basis for a criminal inquiry into activities at Stafford Hospital. |
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| 10 Mar 2010 |
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| 'Problem kids' risk future pain |
| Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than others, say researchers. |
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| 09 Mar 2010 |
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| Women who drink wine in moderation stay slim, says study |
| Women can enjoy a tipple and stay slim, according to a study showing moderate drinkers gain less weight than teetotallers. |
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| 08 Mar 2010 |
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| The health risks of a big carbon footprint |
| In this week's health opinion column Scrubbing Up, paediatrician Dr Tony Waterston, warns of the health dangers of a big carbon footprint and says doctors are leading by example |
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| 03 Mar 2010 |
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| Medical records |
| Who can read my notes? Electronic records explained |
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| 10 Mar 2010 |
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| Chickenpox row |
| A vaccine is available - why don't we use it? |
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| 10 Mar 2010 |
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| Obesity risk |
| Why extra fat can turn you into a killer behind the wheel |
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| 10 Mar 2010 |
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| Surgery on joints |
| Patient benefits from rare ankle replacement |
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| 05 Mar 2010 |
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| Three-way swap |
| UK's first pooled kidney transplant hailed a success |
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| 08 Mar 2010 |
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| From BBC Health |
| What happens to your body under anaesthetic? |
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| 03 Jul 2009 |
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| Illegal cord blood sample warning |
| Parents, hospitals and private firms are being warned over risky and illegal collections of umbilical cord blood |
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| 08 Mar 2010 |
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| 'London bomb stress' recognised |
| Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder. |
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| 08 Mar 2010 |
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| Patients 'get care in cupboards' |
| Patients are being treated in mop cupboards, storerooms and kitchens due to wards being full, a survey suggests. |
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| 08 Mar 2010 |
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| Pharmacy probe over pill refusal |
| A high street chemist is investigating after a religious employee refused a customer in Sheffield the contraceptive pill. |
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| 10 Mar 2010 |
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| UK gives SA millions of condoms |
| The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup. |
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| 09 Mar 2010 |
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| Premature brain 'wash out' hope |
| A technique that "washes out" the brains of severely ill premature babies may aid survival, a study suggests. |
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| 07 Mar 2010 |
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| US school soda deal 'cuts sugar' |
| The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut full-calorie beverages available in schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity. |
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| 09 Mar 2010 |
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| Hospital self-assessment queried |
| A Panorama investigation finds 60% of hospitals inspected gave inaccurate performance data for assessment. |
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| 08 Mar 2010 |
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| Heart disease and stroke |
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| 14 Feb 2003 |
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| Cancer: The facts |
| Information and statistics on common types of cancer |
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| 10 Jul 2009 |
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| Pregnancy timeline |
| From fertilisation to birth, an outline guide to a typical pregnancy and how the baby develops inside the womb. |
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| 02 Sep 2009 |
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