Lansley 'has PM's full support'
Andrew Lansley has David Cameron's "full support", despite a Downing Street source reportedly saying the health secretary "should be taken out and shot"....
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Hundreds seek NHS implant advice
Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS, according to MPs....
POSTED 02/07/2012 at 09:45 AM --
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Spoon-fed babies 'end up fatter'
Babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger food, researchers believe....
POSTED 02/06/2012 at 08:48 PM --
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Court hears social care challenge
The ability of English councils to consider their finances when assessing people for social care is being challenged at the Supreme Court....
POSTED 02/07/2012 at 11:58 AM --
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GMC guidance on assisted suicide
The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue....
POSTED 02/06/2012 at 01:27 PM --
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Death leads to ambulance demand
Relatives of a woman who blame her death on a 41-minute wait for a paramedic, hand over a petition urging a dedicated ambulance service for their town....
POSTED 02/07/2012 at 06:15 AM --
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NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'
The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank....
POSTED 02/06/2012 at 08:33 AM --
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Campaign to cut smoking in cars
A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government....
POSTED 02/05/2012 at 09:17 PM --
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'Birth defect risk' for diabetics
The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests....
POSTED 02/05/2012 at 09:10 PM --
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'A little too much drink' warning
Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning....
POSTED 02/04/2012 at 07:39 PM --
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Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet....
POSTED 02/02/2012 at 07:07 PM --
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Health bodies reject NHS reforms
Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government....
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 10:23 AM --
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Transplant jaw made by 3D printer
An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind....
POSTED 02/06/2012 at 09:07 AM --
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UK workers 'richer but stressed'
Britons are richer and more stressed than when the Queen came to the throne, a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found....
POSTED 01/31/2012 at 07:14 PM --
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Foetus parties: Womb with a view?
Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"...
POSTED 01/12/2012 at 08:31 PM --
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AUDIO: 'Wonderful' to have sight back
Katie Piper told Radio 5 live about being able to see after she was blinded in one eye after an acid attack....
POSTED 02/06/2012 at 07:21 AM --
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AUDIO: Have views on NHS reform shifted?
Dr Michael Dixon, chair of the NHS Alliance, who supports the governments proposed reforms of the NHS and Dr John Lister, director of the Health Emergency campaign group, who opposes them, debate the Health Bill....
POSTED 02/06/2012 at 05:35 AM --
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VIDEO: 'Just one more drink' alcohol warning
A new television advertising campaign in England is warning against the temptations of "just one more" drink....
POSTED 02/05/2012 at 04:18 AM --
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AUDIO: 'Care needed' in child custody law change
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says there are "undoubted dangers" in re-drafting shared parenting law...
POSTED 02/06/2012 at 05:01 AM --
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VIDEO: MPs 'should admit mental health issues'
Alastair Campbell reckons MPs are more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the one-in-four figure for the general population....
POSTED 02/02/2012 at 12:23 PM --
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