Call to halt NHS medical database
Doctors leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England....
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 04:00 AM -- 
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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....
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 07:17 PM --
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Street actress reveals depression
Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard reveals she has been receiving treatment for depression....
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 09:03 AM --
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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....
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 10:29 AM --
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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....
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 02:39 AM --
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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....
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 07:04 PM --
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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...
POSTED 03/08/2010 at 07:06 PM --
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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....
POSTED 03/08/2010 at 07:06 PM --
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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....
POSTED 03/08/2010 at 07:06 PM --
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Sex drive 'lasts longer in men', research suggests
Men are likelier than women to enjoy sex in old age, researchers find....
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 10:34 AM --
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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....
POSTED 03/08/2010 at 10:56 AM --
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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...
POSTED 03/03/2010 at 02:57 AM --
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Medical records
Who can read my notes? Electronic records explained...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 08:30 AM --
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Chickenpox row
A vaccine is available - why don't we use it?...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 04:10 AM --
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Obesity risk
Why extra fat can turn you into a killer behind the wheel...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 12:18 AM --
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Surgery on joints
Patient benefits from rare ankle replacement...
POSTED 03/05/2010 at 07:25 PM --
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Three-way swap
UK's first pooled kidney transplant hailed a success...
POSTED 03/08/2010 at 05:41 AM --
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From BBC Health
What happens to your body under anaesthetic?...
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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....
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 09:29 AM --
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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....
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 11:21 AM --
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