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National News
The breast cancer breakthrough saving 1,000 women a year - The Daily Mail 13th February 2007
New drug for breast cancer could save the lives of more than 1,000 women a year. A study has shown that those with early breast cancer live longer if they switch from the Health Service's standard drug, tamoxifen, to newly-developed treatments.
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Breast cancer drug 'cuts deaths' - BBC Health News 13th February 2007
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Siesta cuts risk of heart disease, says study - The Daily Mail 13th February 2007
Taking afternoon naps could dramatically cut your risk of dying from heart disease, say researchers. A regular siesta reduces the chances of heart-related death by one-third among all adults, they found. Workers get an even greater benefit, with a two-thirds reduction in risk.
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Obesity op 'scandal' attacked - BBC Health News 13th February 2007
People in Wales waiting for NHS surgery to treat obesity are dying before their operations take place due to a lack of funding, a surgeon has claimed. Junk food addicts like 32-stone Jemma Butler, 24, from Swansea, are being told they are not yet big enough or ill enough to have bariatric surgery.
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Concerns over NHS IT criticisms - BBC Health News 13th February 2007
The benefits of the £6.8bn upgrade of the NHS IT system risk being overlooked amid the criticisms, experts say. The 10-year IT programme is aimed at linking more than 30,000 GPs in England to nearly 300 hospitals by 2014 and includes electronic medical records.
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Menstrual cycle injury risk link - BBC Health News 13th February 2007
Women are more likely to injure themselves at specific times in their menstrual cycle, research suggests. London's Portland Hospital surveyed 1,000 osteopaths, and studied 17 women with a regular menstrual cycle.
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Cheshire and Merseyside News
Doctor's blunder left me in coma - Liverpool Echo 13th February 2007
A 21-YEAR-OLD graduate spent six weeks in a coma after a Merseyside doctor diagnosed her appendicitis as a stomach bug. Her parents believe the case is the latest example of problems with the region's out-of-hours GP service, Urgent Care 24, and have reported their experience to the General Medical Council.
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Greater Manchester News
Teenager's eyesight affected by smoking - The Bolton News 13th February 2007
A TEENAGER who has smoked 10 cigarettes each day has quit - because her constant coughing caused the blood vessels in her eyes to burst. Rachel Elder, aged 15, developed a hacking cough last December and has been diagnosed as having suspected asthma.
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