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National News
Over-the-counter Viagra piloted - BBC Health News 12th February 2007
The anti-impotence drug Viagra will be available on the High Street without a prescription from 14 February. Boots the chemist is introducing a trial scheme at three of its branches in Manchester.
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Viagra without prescription on sale in time for Valentine's Day - The Guardian 12th February 2007
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At £50 for four, Viagra goes on sale in the high street - The Daily Mail 12th February 2007
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Health reforms cause financial disarray at top eye hospital - The Guardian 12th February 2007
An NHS hospital with an international reputation for medical excellence has been thrown into financial disarray by the government's health service reforms. After overspending by about £900,000 in the first half of the year, Moorfields eye hospital in London got a risk alert from the regulator and had its borrowing limits halved. The hospital is recognised as one of the world's premier centres of ophthalmic expertise. Last week it opened a new children's complex, the largest in the world for paediatric eye care.
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Type 2 diabetes genes mapped out - BBC Health News 12th February 2007
Scientists say they have mapped the most important genes that put people at risk of type 2 diabetes, offering hope that a test could be delivered. The findings could explain up to 70% of the genetics of the disorder which affects over 1.9 million UK people.
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Scientists find gene causing type 2 diabetes - The Guardian 12th February 2007
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National 'sex quiz' reveals British ignorance - The Telegraph 12th February 2007
A national "sex quiz" has revealed widespread confusion and misunderstandings about some of the facts of life. One in three people thinks vigorous exercise, visiting the bathroom or washing after sex will stop her getting pregnant, and half of people do not know when a woman is most fertile.
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Public 'lack knowledge about sex' - BBC Health News 12th February 2007
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Mothers are turned away due to midwife shortage - The Telegraph 12th February 2007
A dire shortage of midwives is forcing maternity units to turn away expectant mothers, a survey has found. Figures show that centres across England closed temporarily for a total of 170 days last year, during which time women would have had to go elsewhere for help.
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Doctors who ban surgery for smokers are right, says Hewitt - The Telegraph 12th February 2007
Patricia Hewitt, the Health Secretary, has given her blessing to the policy of denying operations to smokers until they kick the habit. Endorsing a position adopted by some health trusts, the minister also voiced support for doctors who order patients to lose weight before treatment.
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'Lives at risk' in cancer vaccine delay - The Telegraph 12th February 2007
'Lives at risk' in cancer vaccine delay Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 26/01/2007 The Government was accused of dragging its feet yesterday over approving a national vaccination programme against cervical cancer that could save the lives of more than 1,000 women a year. The vaccine Gardasil became available in October but is not generally obtainable on the NHS.
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Patients forced to wait for care - BBC Health News 12th February 2007
A quarter of local health groups in England are asking patients to wait longer for hospital care to bring down NHS deficits, a BBC survey suggests. Two thirds of the 152 primary care trusts (PCTs) responded. Some are imposing minimum waiting times, while others are telling patients and GPs they won't pay for some treatments until April.
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Warning over 'nursing standards' - BBC Health News 12th February 2007
Standards of care are under threat from under-qualified nurses and health workers, experts say. Two leading nurse academics told the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine that NHS care would be better if more nurses had degrees.
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Woolly breasts appeal goes global - BBC Health News 12th February 2007
A hospital which appealed for volunteers to knit fake breasts has had offers from across the world. The woolly breasts are used by Liverpool Women's Hospital to show new mothers how to breastfeed and how to express milk.
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International News
Special K: Ketamine breakthrough in treating depression - The Independent on Sunday 11th February 2007
Ketamine is the fastest growing drug on the dance scene, the chemical of choice for tens of thousands of clubbers. But the class C drug, which is abused for its hallucinogenic effects, is now being hailed by scientists as a breakthrough treatment for severe depressives.
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Bugs help scientists fight cancer - BBC Health News 12th February 2007
A bacterium which is closely related to bugs that cause gangrene, tetanus and food poisoning could help scientists beat cancer. A US team is using Clostridium novyi-NT to release cancer-fighting drugs once they have been delivered directly into the tumour.
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Stillbirth risk for women over 40 - BBC Health News 12th February 2007
Women who have a baby when they are aged 40 or over are at an increased risk of stillbirth, US researchers say. Older motherhood can be controversial - as the case of Patricia Rashbrook whose son was born when she was 63 showed.
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Cheshire and Merseyside News
Park and ride row over hospital route - Southport Visiter 12th February 2007
Work will start on the Eastern Park and Ride at Kew later this month – but it will NOT be taking people to and from Southport Hospital. Southport & Ormskirk NHS Trust chief executive Jonathan Parry has written to Sefton Council asking the authority to re-route the bus between the new facility and Southport town centre. He sent the request as concern mounts over growing congestion at the hospital’s car parks
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Greater Manchester News
First 'just for men' health centre opens - Manchester Evening News 12th February 2007
THE first specialist centre in Britain dealing with men's health has opened in Manchester. The Centre for Andrology is the male equivalent of a gynaecology centre and will treat men from across the north west with a range of infertility, hormonal and sexual conditions.
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New buildings for city hospitals - Manchester Evening News 12th February 2007
Patients are now benefiting from a massive investment in north west health care. Rheumatology and respiratory departments have moved to new buildings at Manchester Royal Infirmary following the completion of phase one of a £400m improvement for Central Manchester and Manchester Children's Hospital trust.
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Viagra available without prescription - Manchester Evening News 12th February 2007
THE anti-impotence drug Viagra will be offered over the counter at three Manchester chemists in a trial scheme. Boots has chosen Valentine's Day - which is also National Impotence Day - to start the scheme which will remove the need for a doctor's prescription first.
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