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Hot weather increases suicide risk - study - The Guardian 1st August 2007
Britain may finally be basking in summer sunshine after the wettest July in more than 200 years, but psychiatrists have still managed to dampen the country's spirits. Hot weather increases the risk of suicide, according to research published today
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Suicide rate rises in hot weather - BBc Health News 1st August 2007
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Parents' joy as daughter who was top of European transplant list comes home - The Daily Mail 1st August 2007
Her recovery from the brink of death has been little short of miraculous. Hope was fading fast when little Zoe Chambers had to be kept alive by an artificial heart after suffering six heart attacks.
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Heart transplant girl going home - BBC Health News 1st August 2007
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NHS whistle-blower wins job back after 5 years - The Daily Mail 1st August 2007
A heart specialist who blew the whistle on hospital overcrowding has finally been cleared to return to work after a five-year suspension estimated to have cost the Health Service nearly £5million.
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Children being used as 'guinea pigs' in mass Wi-Fi experiment, warn teachers - The Daily Mail 1st August 2007
The use of wi-fi networks in classrooms should be immediately supsended until an inquiry has fully investigated the health threat to millions of schoolchildren, teachers have urged.
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Wi-fi 'should be banned in schools' - The Telegraph 1st August 2007
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How did doctors get it so wrong, says mum who was told her unborn baby was dead - The Daily Mail 1st August 2007
When doctors told expectant mother Leanne Wright she had lost the baby she was devastated.
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Anger over miscarriage 'mistake' - The Telegraph 2nd August 2007
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UK 'fails child cancer patients' - BBC Health News 1st August 2007
Survival rates for child cancer are worse in the UK than on mainland Europe, say experts.
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Pain relief drug ruled too costly for the NHS - The Times 2nd August 2007
Thousands of arthritis sufferers will be denied treatment with proven benefits by a decision not to pay for a new drug.
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Arthritis drug too expensive for NHS - The Telegraph 2nd August 2007
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UK 'testing ground' for cosmetics - BBC Health News 2nd August 2007
Poor UK regulation of cosmetic treatments is turning the public into "guinea pigs", warn campaigners.
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Banned treatments 'tested on British women' - The Telegraph 2nd August 2007
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High-stress jobs 'double chances of depression' - The Independent 2nd August 2007
It is the curse of the modern world. Too much to do and too little time to do it. And now researchers have demonstrated its harmful effect on health.
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Stressful jobs double risk of depression for young workers - The Guardian 2nd August 2007
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Wake up, smell the coffee and go for a run to reduce the risks of skin cancer - The Times 1st August 2007
Drinking a double espresso a day and taking regular exercise may help to prevent skin cancer, researchers say.
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Revolutionary therapy hope for brain damage - The Times 1st August 2007
The mother of a man who was left a near-vegetable by a serious assault spoke today of her joy at the “medical miracle” that has allowed him to speak and eat again, which could yet benefit tens of thousands of people in a similar state.
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Man woken from virtual coma after six years - The Telegraph 1st August 2007
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Electrical pulses 'rouse' patient - BBC Health News 1st August 2007
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Mental health services fail the sick - News - Manchester Evening News
MENTAL health services in Manchester are the third worst in the country, falling below national minimum standards, according to a damning report by the government's health watchdog.
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Wilson calls for end to 'postcode lottery' - The Manchester Evening News 1st August 2007
TONY Wilson today urged health bosses in Greater Manchester to reconsider their policy over funding pioneering cancer drugs after it emerged that he is one of only 15 patients losing out in a "postcode lottery".
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Cancer patient pays £20,000 for drug - The Chorley Citizen 1st August 2007
Terminally ill father of one Terry Booth is paying £20,000 to try and stay alive. Bowel cancer sufferer Terry, aged 44, of Weldbank Lane, Chorley, has a glimmer of hope after finding the £20,000 needed for private drug treatment that could prolong his life. He was refused the treatment on the NHS.
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