ISSN 1757-8515
Health News
- Obesity risk
- Call to halt NHS medical database
- Social care deal 'dead in water'
- 'No proof' IVF aided by acupuncture
- 'Problem kids' risk future pain
- UK gives SA millions of condoms
- Flu symptoms are 'of the brain rather than body', say experts
- Pharmacy probe over pill refusal
- Full circle
- US school soda deal 'cuts sugar'
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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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Social care deal 'dead in water'
Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water ahead of a key summit.
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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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'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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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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Flu symptoms are 'of the brain rather than body', say experts
Research by the University of Sussex suggests feeling lousy while ill may be down to reactions in the brain rather than physical symptoms.
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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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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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Community's TB screening begins
Health officials begin the TB screening of around 250 people in Rhondda Cynon Taf following an outbreak in 1996.
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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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'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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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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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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Baby boy given vaccine overdose
Hospital managers start an investigation after a newborn baby is given an overdose of a tuberculosis vaccine.
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Radiation 'did not kill' teenager
A fatal accident inquiry into the death of a teenager following an overdose of radiation has been abandoned.
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Respite funding 'spent elsewhere'
Millions of pounds intended to fund respite breaks for voluntary carers in England has been spent on other areas of the NHS, two charities say.
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