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Tolerance zones plan in tatters - The Guardian 14th December 2006
Two years ago the Home Office was preparing for an overhaul of the laws on prostitution for the first time in 50 years and it looked as though it was going to sanction red-light "toleration" zones in England and Wales.
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Sex workers forced into the shadows - The Guardian 14th December 2006
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Hundreds of junior doctors could lose jobs, say campaigners - The Guardian 14th December 2006
Hundreds of junior doctors will be unemployed in February because of changes to their training and a failure to properly calculate the number of jobs needed, a doctors' pressure group warns today.
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Am I helping my husband to work himself to death? - The Guardian 14th December 2006
My husband's total dedication to work is ruining his health. I fear that my reluctant acceptance of his workaholism is condemning him to an early grave
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Bobbie Johnson on Nintendo's Wii console - The Guardian 14th December 2006
It probably wasn't the definition of "Christmas hit" that Nintendo was looking for when it launched the Wii video games console last week. But thanks in part to its success, this must-have gift is now leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
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Choosing gender of IVF child is banned - The Independent 14th December 2006
Parents are to be banned from choosing the gender of their child under sweeping reforms to the law covering "test tube" baby clinics to be announced today.
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The Big Question: Is stapling children's stomachs a step too far in the fight against obesity? - The Independent 14th December 2006
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice), the Government's watchdog on new treatments, yesterday recommended that surgery be offered to grossly obese children to control their weight, but only when all other options - dieting, exercise, behavioural therapy and drugs - had been tried and failed. The surgery would be used in children aged 12 or over who had gone through puberty and reached "physiological maturity". Experts said they expected "under 10" children a year to have the operation which involves shrinking the stomach.
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Pill promises an end to the pain of periods - The Independent 14th December 2006
A contraceptive pill that promises to end the misery of menstruation for millions of women has been proved safe and effective for the first time.
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The latest smoking cure: Viagra - The Times 14th December 2006
Every smoker needs a little encouragement to give up but those in Glasgow received more than they expected when they registered for a drug to help them.
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Giving up smoking? Take a Viagra - The Telegraph 14th December 2006
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£100m translation bill for migrants who can't or won't speak English - The Telegraph 14th December 2006
Public spending on interpreters and translation for immigrants is to be reviewed after figures revealed the yearly bill is more than £100 million.
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Blair promotes 'UK medical centre of excellence' - The Telegraph 14th December 2006
A hub of universities and drugs companies will be created in the south-east of England to protect the UK's science base and boost its ability to find new cures, under plans laid out by the Prime Minister. Tony Blair yesterday met senior figures from the pharmaceuticals sector and universities to launch the creation of a "global medical excellence cluster".
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Women told to keep the Pill with the plasters - The Telegraph 14th December 2006
The leading sexual health care charity steps into a major row today by urging women to keep the "morning-after" pill alongside plasters and paracetamol in the bathroom, in case they have unprotected sex.
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Debt-ridden hospital swallowed by giant trust - The Telegraph 14th December 2006
A failing hospital is poised to be taken over by a foundation trust for the first time, creating one of Britain's largest hospital trusts.
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NHS waiting times are down, but greater capacity is needed - The Telegraph 14th December 2006
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More women giving birth at home - Daily Mail 13th December 2006
More women are choosing to give birth at home.
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More mystery deaths than thought - BBC Health News 14th December 2006
The rate of sudden unexplained deaths in England is around eight times higher than previously thought, warn experts.
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IVF father figure clause 'to go' - BBC Health News 14th December 2006
The government is set to abolish the requirement for fertility clinics to consider the need for a father when deciding whether to offer treatment.
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NHS 'pride of Britain' says Blair - BBC Health News 13th December 2006
Tony Blair has said the NHS is the "pride of the country" amid criticism of mismanagement and a huge deficit.
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Cancer costs patients their homes - BBC Health News 13th December 2006
Cancer is costing patients their homes, a survey suggests.
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Breakthrough hailed as study shows circumcision can halve HIV risk - The Guardian 14th December 2006
Circumcision can halve the risk of a man picking up the HIV infection which leads to Aids, scientists in the United States said last night. Two major trials, in Kenya and Uganda, have confirmed what doctors and campaigners have suspected and hoped for several years. The results have major implications for the fight against the Aids pandemic raging in Africa and Asia.
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Circumcision cuts by half the risk of Aids - The Times 14th December 2006
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Guardian Weekly - Digging for help with Aids - The Guardian 14th December 2006
A small Australian biotech company has secured the help of the world's leading miners to fund clinical trials of its Aids vaccine in South Africa.
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UN adopts disability convention - BBC Health News 13th December 2006
The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously adopted a treaty on the rights of disabled people.
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Landmark EU chemical law passed - BBC Health News 13th December 2006
The European Parliament has backed a deal, reached with EU governments, on wide-ranging legislation to control the use of toxic chemicals in industry.
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India 'overestimates' HIV/Aids - BBC Health News 13th December 2006
Methods used to estimate the number of people infected by HIV/Aids in India are flawed and the actual number of cases may be far lower, a study says.
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Italian man sparks euthanasia row - BBC Health News 13th December 2006
An Italian court has adjourned to decide whether to allow a terminally ill man to die, in a landmark case.
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Hospital is sorry for drug blunder - Liverpool Echo 13th December 2006
HOSPITAL officials have apologised to the family of a grandmother who died after a blunder at University Hospital Aintree.
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Adrian’s taste of things to come - Liverpool Echo 13th December 2006
LIFE is sweet for little Adrian Sethney-Mackay as he looks forward to tasting his first piece of chocolate.
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88-year-old's wait was 'unacceptable' - Crewe Chronicle 13th December 2006
AN ELDERLY man injured when he fell out of bed at a Crewe nursing home had to wait three hours for an ambulance, an inquest heard.
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Chief's flu jab initiative - Northwich Chronicle 13th December 2006
A HEALTH chief is leading by example in the campaign to persuade elderly people to get a flu jab.
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‘I didn’t supply drug for Canna-biz bars’ - Carlisle News & Star 13th December 2006
A MAN accused of helping to run a Cumbrian mail order business supplying chocolate laced with cannabis admitted yesterday that he grew large amounts of the drug in two sheds at his home.
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Hospital's future 'under threat' - Chorley Citizen 13th December 2006
The future of Chorley Hospital is be under threat, according to a health chief. A proposed health centre in Preston, could take work and funding away from the hospital leading to its closure according to Dennis Benson, chairman of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Chorley Hospital.
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Help to stop cold from killing the elderly - The Bolton News 13th December 2006
AGE Concern is launching an energy intiative aimed at reducing the number of deaths among the elderly this winter.
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Girl, 15, is throttled during hospital visit - The Bolton News 13th December 2006
A TEENAGE girl was viciously attacked by a patient on a hospital ward during a visit to see her great-grandfather.
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