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03/18/2010 05:50 AM |
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Concern over nutrition training |
Nutrition needs to be made a more important part of the doctor training system, a leading expert says.
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03/18/2010 06:19 AM |
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Hypnotherapy 'can help gut pain' |
Use of hypnotherapy to ease irritable bowel syndrome could help patients and might save money, says an expert.
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03/18/2010 10:30 AM |
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Brain probe hope for epileptics |
A US study says electrical deep brain stimulation is a promising therapy for epileptics who do not respond to drug treatment.
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03/17/2010 01:21 PM |
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NHS 'should axe many more beds' |
Tens of thousands of hospital beds in England must be axed to save money and improve care, a think tank says.
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03/17/2010 06:42 AM |
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Morning-after pill stash 'no use' |
Giving women their own stash of morning-after pills to keep ready to use "just in case" does not work, findings suggest.
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03/17/2010 07:22 PM |
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Hospital death boss in pay appeal |
The former boss of a bug-hit NHS trust begins an appeal to claim a £175,000 severance payment she says she is owed.
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03/17/2010 06:11 AM |
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GP wants 'visitor bed ban' lifted |
A doctor calls for the ban on visitors sitting on patients' beds to be removed, saying it is "demeaning" and "joyless".
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03/16/2010 10:43 AM |
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GPs 'overrun with minor ailments' |
Doctors and health campaigners say too many people are going to see their GP with minor problems such as coughs and colds.
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03/16/2010 05:42 PM |
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Early balding 'cuts cancer risk' |
Men who start going bald at a young age are up to 45% less likely to get prostate cancer in later life, a study has found.
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03/16/2010 05:30 AM |
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Surgeons use neck muscle grafts to create the 'perfect pout' |
The latest offering in cosmetic surgery for those seeking a fuller pout is a neck muscle lip graft, say US experts.
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03/16/2010 01:01 AM |
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Device allows blind soldier to 'see' with his tongue |
A soldier blinded by a grenade in Iraq says his life has been turned around by technology that allows him to "see" with his tongue.
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03/17/2010 01:26 PM |
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'Poor attitude' is blocking organ donations |
In this week's health opinion column Scrubbing Up, Dr Paul Murphy says doctors and relatives are blocking patients' wishes to donate organs after death.
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03/17/2010 05:58 PM |
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Subconscious sell |
Can brain scanning tell companies how to sell us more?
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03/18/2010 11:52 AM |
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Mardell's America |
How healthcare debate has changed US politics
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03/18/2010 06:52 PM |
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Pill popping |
Why are there suddenly so many 'legal highs'
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03/15/2010 05:31 AM |
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Skin cancer battle |
'They believe Mummy is an angel watching them'
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03/12/2010 11:02 AM |
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State of drinkers |
Why Kerala has India's biggest alcohol problem
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07/03/2009 02:41 PM |
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From BBC Health |
Confirming a diagnosis of high blood pressure
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03/16/2010 05:57 PM |
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Damning hospital probe cost £1.7m |
An inquiry into what went wrong at Stafford Hospital cost taxpayers £1.7m, a Freedom of Information request reveals.
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03/16/2010 05:30 AM |
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Social care 'must be made fairer' |
The number of people excluded from social care in England will continue rising if the system is not revamped, experts warn.
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03/16/2010 05:30 AM |
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Impotence 'link to heart death' |
Impotence is a strong predictor of heart attack and death among high risk patients, say German researchers.
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03/16/2010 06:07 AM |
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Sports fans urged to donate sperm |
Sports players and fans in Manchester are targeted in a campaign to boost the number of sperm donors.
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03/15/2010 06:01 PM |
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Call for children's fitness tests |
Fitness tests should be introduced for children in secondary schools to help make people more active, the chief medical officer for England says.
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03/15/2010 05:31 AM |
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No quick fix for diabetes risk |
Exercise and diet are key to prevent diabetes in high-risk people, say experts who found two medicines offer no benefit.
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03/16/2010 10:50 PM |
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Doctor's 'disregard for safety' |
A trainee doctor faces a General Medical Council panel following the deaths of patients in her care in south Wales hospitals.
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03/15/2010 03:11 PM |
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Many baby hip cases 'ignored' |
A charity says parents and health professionals need to check babies' hips in order to prevent pain and permanent disability.
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02/14/2003 05:56 PM |
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Heart disease and stroke |
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07/10/2009 04:25 PM |
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Cancer: The facts |
Information and statistics on common types of cancer
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09/02/2009 10:36 PM |
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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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