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GM hens' medicinal eggs aid cancer fight - The Guardian 15th January 2007
The UK's leading cancer charity yesterday welcomed work by British scientists who created a breed of genetically modified hens that can produce cancer-fighting medicines in their eggs. The research could slash the cost of producing drugs and potentially save the NHS millions of pounds. Helen Sang, of the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, where Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997, genetically modified hens to lay eggs that contained complex medicinal proteins similar to the drugs used to treat multiple sclerosis, skin cancer and arthritis.
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The GM hens whose eggs are designed to save lives - Daily Mail 14th January 2007
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Anti-cancer chicken eggs produced - BBC Health News 14th January 2007
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Philippe Legrain: Don't believe this claptrap. Migrants are no threat to us - The Guardian 15th January 2007
Immigration energises our economy, and has made many Britons more productive. We should welcome it
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Desperation, babies and money make for an uncontrollable combination - The Guardian 15th January 2007
IVF is big business, and doctors can get very rich. But there are problems, and its regulation can create huge conflicts
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Leading IVF doctor investigated - BBC Health News 15th January 2007
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Chewing gum drug could help curb obesity epidemic - The Guardian 15th January 2007
An appetite-suppressing chewing gum or injection could be used to tackle Britain's obesity epidemic. Scientists are developing a way to emulate the body's natural signals for feeling full using a drug based on a natural gut hormone produced after every meal. It is likely to be developed as as an injectable drug, but the scientists also believe it could eventually be taken orally and incorporated into a gum, or used in a nasal spray.
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Anti-hunger hormone to help fight against obesity - The Independent 15th January 2007
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First person: Nick Wallis, 22 - The Guardian 15th January 2007
Nick Wallis is 22 and has a life-limiting condition. With no girlfriend on the horizon, he feared he would never enjoy a full relationship. Here, he tells why he decided that the only way to experience sex was to pay for it ...
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Letters: Light and bitter - The Guardian 15th January 2007
Government ministers are doing their duty (Revealed: the 11 government ministers fighting NHS cuts, January 13). After my election in 2001 following the downgrading of Kidderminster General Hospital, Hazel Blears, then a health minister, wrote: "The culture within the NHS needs to change so that the views of patients and citizens are not only valued but listened to and acted upon as well." It is excellent that she and other ministers are mindful of this.
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Cancer patient 'forced to move to get treatment' - The Independent 15th January 2007
A terminally ill cancer patient is planning to move from England to Scotland to access treatment that could prolong his life. George King, 56, has fought the rare bone marrow cancer Multiple Myeloma twice.
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Cancer patient considers new home - BBC Health News 14th January 2007
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Obstacles to reducing MRSA in the NHS - The Times 15th January 2007
Your report “Leaked memo reveals that targets to beat MRSA will not be met” (Jan 11) tells us much more than that. From the start it was apparent that a single national target was inappropriate, as is now recognised. Yet anything seen as abandoning this target would be “hard to get past No 10”. This confirms that health policy continues to be set in the ideology-rich, evidence-poor zone that surrounds the Prime Minister, rather than in the government departments where real expertise lies.
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Trust me, I'm a junior doctor - The Telegraph 15th January 2007
Residents of private nursing homes have no human rights, unlike those in local authority care, says Max Pemberton. Mrs Plemming is crying out. "It's fine, just lock the door," says Jackie, in an attempt to terminate any further discussion.
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It is not the taxpayer's job to 'cure' gamblers - The Telegraph 15th January 2007
The British Medical Association will unveil a new "health crisis" this week, in the form of a report calling for urgent action to combat gambling addiction. For "urgent action", read "urgent spending of public money": the BMA, apparently horrified that gambling addiction is a low priority for the National Health Service, wants the taxpayer to fund nationwide preventative campaigns in advance of the Government's liberalisation of the gambling laws this autumn, along with extensive programmes for counselling addicted gamblers.
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Police voice fears over supercasinos - The Telegraph 15th January 2007
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Women's weight yo-yos 25st in a lifetime - Daily Mail 14th January 2007
Most women are only too familiar with the demoralising experience of losing a few pounds, only to pile even more on. Now researchers have worked out exactly how much weight the average woman loses, and then gains, through yoyo dieting - 25.5 stone.
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Tumour-growth 'system' targeted - BBC Health News 15th January 2007
Scientists say they may be able to turn off a "system" that helps bowel tumours survive and grow bigger. The University of Bristol team say they have found how a cancer detects the need for more blood vessels to supply it with the oxygen it needs to grow.
Tories ponder fatty food permits - BBC Health News 15th January 2007
Firms could buy and sell permits to make alcoholic drinks or fatty foods under plans being put to Tory leaders. The system would work along the same lines as carbon trading schemes aimed at tackling pollution.
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Low cholesterol levels linked with higher risk of Parkinson's disease - The Guardian 15th January 2007
Scientists are to investigate why people with low cholesterol levels appear to be more likely to develop Parkinson's disease, following concerns that statins - given to control cholesterol - could cause an increase in the numbers of people with the illness. About 2.3 million adults in the UK take statins to help control their cholesterol levels; the American scientists have found that those with lower levels of cholesterol are more likely to develop the degenerative neurological disorder of Parkinson's disease.
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Cholesterol drug link to Parkinson's disease - The Independent 15th January 2007
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Statin heart drugs are linked to Parkinson's - The Times 15th January 2007
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Scientist fears statins link to Parkinson's - The Telegraph 15th January 2007
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Do statins raise the risk of Parkinson's? - Daily Mail 14th January 2007
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Gene discovery offers new hope of Alzheimer's therapy - The Independent 15th January 2007
A discovery about the genetic causes of Alzheimer's could lead to new treatment. Researchers who tested DNA samples from 6,000 volunteers found a gene that seems to be important in late-onset Alzheimer's, the form that affects 90 per cent of sufferers. Scientists hope that the gene, SORL1, will provide a new target for drugs aimed at treating the brain condition.
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Fifth gene identified in quest to stop Alzheimer's - The Times 15th January 2007
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Gene 'increases Alzheimer's risk' - BBC Health News 15th January 2007
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It's clear that cloudy juice is healthier for you - The Telegraph 15th January 2007
Cloudy apple juice is four times healthier than clear apple juice, scientists say today. A study into the health benefits of both types of juice shows that manufacturing processes used to clear the juice removes more of the useful chemicals than methods used to make cloudy juice.
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Cloudy apple juice is clearly better for health - Daily Mail 14th January 2007
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Aspirin 'stops asthma developing' - BBC Health News 15th January 2007
Taking an aspirin every other day may be a way for adults to avoid developing asthma, researchers suggest. A US study of 22,000 people found the painkiller reduced the risk of being diagnosed with asthma by 22%, possibly by acting against inflammation.
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US woman dies after water contest - BBC Health News 14th January 2007
A Californian woman who took part in a water-drinking contest to win a video game system has died of water intoxication, tests have shown. Jennifer Strange had taken part in the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" game run by KDND 107.9 radio in Sacramento, which promised the winner a Nintendo Wii.
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