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| Judge
opens floodgates on foreign surgery...more
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| HRT treatment doubles
risk of breast cancer...more |
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World Health
Organization consultation group call for further research into cancer effects of
acrylamide, found in high levels in cooked foods like chips...more
Comment |
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| More than 80 people
receiving treatment for legionnaire's disease in the biggest outbreak in the UK for more
than a decade...more |
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| Scientists say there is
'appreciable risk' of catching the human form of BSE through blood transfusions...more |
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| Women participating in
HRT study abruptly told to stop taking the drug after cancer risk revealed...more |
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| Heart attacks and
strokes could be cut by at least a third by new drug...more |
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| Skin cancer
breakthrough as gene mutation which causes malignant melanoma discovered...more |
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| Mothers' neglect
changes infants' brain development...more |
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| World Health
Organisation warns UK and other western governments to be ready to deal with biological
weapons, such as anthrax, botulin or smallpox virus...more |
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| Child health experts
dismiss fears over MMR jab...more
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| Doctors operate at
4,000 mile distance..more |
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| Baby cells give hope to
Huntington's disease victims...more
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| World's leading medical
journals outspoken attack on powerful drug companies, accusing them of distorting the
results of scientific research for the sake of profits...more |
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| Surgeon
who removed a pensioner's healthy kidney charged with manslaughter...more |
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| A team of surgeons,
physicians and anaesthetists launch medical college on the internet: www.cybermedicalcollege.com |
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| Liposuction doctor
struck off after people woke up during operations...more |
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Comprehensive
safety review of British blood because of theoretical risk of transmitting the human
form of BSE, variant CJD...more
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| Consultant launches
blistering attack on the running of the National Health Service, accusing politicians of
undermining it and making doctors "fall guys" for a lack of planning and
resources...more |
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| NHS managers may be
offered franchises to run failing hospitals...more |
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| Drug used to fight
malaria and intestinal parasites could provide cure for patients with human form of BSE...more |
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| Heart disease, the
biggest killer of men in the UK, is linked to nutrition in the womb and in the first years
of life...more |
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| Simple blood test to
diagnose CJD could be available soon...more
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| Life insurance policy
to reward vegetarians by giving them cheaper cover...more |
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| Compression stockings
can reduce deep vein thrombosis or "economy class syndrome"...more |
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| 24-hour snack service
in NHS hospitals to improve the quality of patients' food...more |
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| NHS cervical screening
programme missed up to a third of smear test cancers...more |
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| The hopes raised for
women who undergo cancer treatment and want to have a baby afterwards...more |
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| Heart disease, the
biggest killer of men in the UK, is linked to nutrition in the womb and in the first years
of life...more |
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| Anti-smoking drug Zyban
suspected of causing adverse reactions in 35 people who have died...more |
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| Kenya moves to legalise
cheap AIDS drug imports, days after companies drop legal action against South Africa...more |
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| American scientists
report that they have found a way to turn human fat into bone, muscle and cartilage for
transplant surgery...more |
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Drug companies turn tail after
public relations disaster...more
Bow
to mounting pressure |
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Hepatitis sufferers win
compensation
More than 100 people infected with the Hepatitis C win high court battle for damages...more |
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Hospital rejects
claims by the doctor at the centre of the organs scandal...more
Worried parents jam organ hot lines...more
Health secretary denounces doctor...more
Body parts for financial donations...more |
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| Haemophiliacs at risk
after NHS patients treated with blood products from a man who died of vCJD...more |
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| New salvoes were fired
over safety of the MMR vaccine...more |
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| Human genome
scientists escalate war of words. Commercial rival accused of holding back science...more |
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Foot and mouth disease - Updated list of cases
One year on
Cure
'worse than disease'
Call for vaccination
Outlook
now 'ominous'
1,000 miles of
Lake District footpaths reopened
You
think it's all over?
Foot
and mouth inquiry announced
Farming
suicides blamed on crisis
Maff
knew of BSE risk before cattle burials
Farmers
deny blame for new cluster
Foot
and mouth cover-up claims
Relaxation
of the slaughter policy
Backlog
decreases
Organic
farmers hit out at NFU
Two
more suspected cases in humans
Anger
mounts over pollution threat
Slaughterman
tested for foot and mouth
Government
tying itself in knots
Under
control say scientists
Farmers
oppose vaccination
Blair
fails to get NFU backing
Safety
code paves way for vaccine
Epidemic
is past its peak
Blair
bolsters Britain's tourist industry
Government brings in overseas
vets
Enquiry planned
Local elections
delay until June 7
Decision on
vaccination postponed
Plan
for firewall vaccination
Pig swill banned
World-wide appeal for vets
May
hit 4,000 cases
Mass
slaughter may spread disease
What is wrong
with the current policy?
Anger builds over mass cull
Farmers
accused of cheating
Calls
for election delay
Ministers
gamble on mass cull
Becoming a
global problem
How
the epidemic spread
Stay
out of countryside warning
What is it? |
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