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The appeal to a new, consensual politics will upset parts of the party, and some of his boasts may return to haunt him
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A hospital in Coventry lays bare the deceit of neoliberal logic: staff cuts, ward closures and millions to the financiers
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Warning by scientists after study reveals toll from accidents, drugs and alcohol From suicide to drug overdose, murder to bizarre gardening accidents - the hallowed halls of rock legend are littered with fallen young men and women who took the phrase "live fast, die young" as more life instruction than metaphor.
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Live fast, die young . . . or is the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle more fiction than fact? - The Times 4th September 2007
Having been admitted to hospital for a suspected heart attack last week, I understand how the NHS is achieving this year's remarkable saving (NHS heading for a record £1bn surplus, August 31). My first impression of the ward was that I had been transported back to an almshouse - 12 beds stretching into an indistinct distance. As it was not a warm night, I asked for an extra blanket, to be told that they had none. A similar response greeted a request for a second pillow from a neighbouring patient.
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Oliver's plan fails as pupils snub healthy school meals - The Independent 4th September 2007
The canteens have been spruced up and the old favourites like pies and burgers retained on an occasional basis – but it will take much more to convince schoolchildren that the Government's new, healthy school meals are worth trying. More than 400,000 of them have ditched school meals altogether in the past two years, despite the best efforts of ministers and the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.
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Children should eat what they're given - The Telegraph 4th September 2007
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School meals service 'in meltdown' as 400,000 pupils opt out of canteen dinners - Daily Mail 3rd September 2007
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Pupils 'shunning healthier meals' - BBC Health News 3rd September 2007
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Children should eat what they're given - The Telegraph 4th September 2007
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School meals service 'in meltdown' as 400,000 pupils opt out of canteen dinners - Daily Mail 3rd September 2007
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Pupils 'shunning healthier meals' - BBC Health News 3rd September 2007
A report into the treatment of the youngest child to die in custody called for an urgent review into restraint techniques which allow children to be hit in the face. Adam Rickwood, 14, hanged himself with his shoelaces while on remand at the Hassockfield Secure Training Centre in Co Durham in 2004. The teenager was restrained with a controversial "nose distraction technique" which involved him being hit in the face. The blow left his face "covered in blood" and Adam said he felt his nose had been broken, according to the report.
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THE NHS drugs watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), is giving itself a thumbs up. It says that an increase in prescriptions for NICE-approved drugs shows GPs are following its advice, reports GP (Aug 31).
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GPs 'snub' child asthma advice - BBC Health News 3rd September 2007
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GPs 'snub' child asthma advice - BBC Health News 3rd September 2007
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Sadly, not all violent incidents can be prevented, Taser or no Taser, and those involving mental health patients are guaranteed to grab the headlines (Over to you, p16). What usually follows is an expensive inquiry into the care of such patients, but is this money well spent, asks Health Service Journal (Aug 30)? “The money’s wasted because whenever you go back to trusts, the recommendations haven’t made much difference,” Marjorie Wallace, the chief executive of the mental health charity Sane, tells HSJ.
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HARDLY a day goes by without GPs featuring in the headlines – and usually not in a positive light. Recent surveys on GP workload and access showed positive results – family doctors spending 40 per cent longer on each patient consultation and an 86 per cent satisfaction rating – but it became another excuse for rolling out the argument that GPs are “working less for more money”.
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Mentally ill fare best in community WITH mental illness on the increase and a constant feed of news stories announcing cuts and blunders in services, we could be forgiven for concluding that Care in the Community hasn’t worked. This is a simplistic conclusion to a complicated issue.
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GRANDPARENTS bringing up their grandchildren because of their own children’s drug or alcohol problems need extra support and advice. Mentor UK has teamed up with Adfam, Grandparents Plus and grandparents to produce Mind the Gap, a resource pack for professionals and grandparents. Funded by the Department of Health, it includes a DVD in which grandparents share issues that they face when raising their grandchildren.
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Further to your previous correspondence and report (letters, Sept 3 ; “Vaccine required to stop this madness”, Sept 1 ), the Legal Services Commission is partly responsible for propagating the dangerous health scare by funding litigation based on the unsubstantiated allegation that MMR vaccine causes autism.
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Thousands of junior doctors are being underpaid because some NHS trusts have failed to put them on the correct pay level, it was disclosed yesterday. Recruits who took up new posts on Aug 1 have found their monthly pay packets short by up to £500, leaving some struggling to pay their mortgages.
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Thank you for printing my letter, in July, about my long marriage to a bullying and abusive man. Your observations showed much insight and I found the reply very helpful. My mother neglected me as a child. She virtually never allowed me to have my own way and this is obviously connected with my problems. I was already building up the confidence to leave my husband but your contribution has given me more encouragement. Thank you.
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New research suggests that the aluminium in many anti-perspirants has a potential link with breast cancer. Here, a leading breast cancer specialist explains why he suggests avoiding the products.
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Deodorant 'may be linked to breast cancer' - Daily Mail 3rd September 2007
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Deodorant 'may be linked to breast cancer' - Daily Mail 3rd September 2007
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The creation of part-human, part-animal embryos looks set to be approved by the fertility regulator tomorrow. These "hybrid" embryos would be used for research into incurable diseases such as Alzheimer's.
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Parents will be alerted this week to ensure children avoid artificial additives in drinks, sweets and processed foods because of explosive evidence about the effects on behaviour. A plausible connection to tantrums, poor concentration and slow progress at school is understood to have been found in a study to be published by the Government's Food Standards Agency.
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As a couch potato in TV's The Royle Family, actor Ricky Tomlinson confessed to sharing a lot of the traits with his slobby screen persona. But the former builder with a fondness for beer - and a belly to match - has been put on a drastic diet after being diagnosed with severe heart problems.
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George Osborne has accused Labour of making 'transparently false' claims that a Tory government would cut funding for schools and hospitals. The Shadow Chancellor pledged to match Labour's spending plans for the next three years, to head off claims that David Cameron plans to lurch to the Right.
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Tories 'to match Labour spending' - BBC Health News 3rd September 2007
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Tories 'to match Labour spending' - BBC Health News 3rd September 2007
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A 92-year-old man died of a heart attack after a junior doctor gave him a drugs overdose, an inquest has heard. Walter Kenneth Johnston was injected with 100 times the correct dose of insulin by a junior doctor at Belfast City Hospital.
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The number of people opting for teeth whitening has soared since the smoking ban in England came into force in July. A survey by the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) found some dental practices had recorded a 40% increase in demand.
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Scientists have discovered the first gene that influences a person's height. People who carry two copies of the "tall" version of the HMGA2 gene are up to 1cm taller than those who carry two copies of the "short" version.
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A Cardiff couple infected with HIV via contaminated blood products are taking their fight to the British courts. Haydn Lewis, 50, a haemophiliac, was diagnosed with HIV in 1985 after being given contaminated blood. His wife, Gaynor, was unwittingly infected.
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Almost two-thirds of elderly people believe not enough is being done by the government to combat ageism, according to a survey by charity Help the Aged. Many of those questioned wanted an outright ban on age discrimination, with others saying they faced a daily barrage of incidents of ageism
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An international alliance of specialists in mental health is launching a campaign today to shift the focus of the world's attention from disorders of the body to disorders of the mind. Some 30 per cent of the world's population suffer some form of mental disorder each year, yet at least two-thirds receive inadequate or no treatment, even in countries with the best resources, such as the UK.
Don’t ask a scientist to explain sexual attraction. He’ll tell you that the reason you go mushy every time you see the girl of your dreams is because the molecules in her pheromones are the right shape to slot into yours, thus triggering butterflies in the stomach.
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How do women choose Mr Right: It's in his kiss! - Daily Mail 3rd September 2007
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Why kissing means more to women - BBC Health News 3rd September 2007
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How do women choose Mr Right: It's in his kiss! - Daily Mail 3rd September 2007
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Why kissing means more to women - BBC Health News 3rd September 2007
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Teenage girls who start dieting double their likelihood of smoking, says a study of nearly 8,000 adolescents in the American Journal of Health Promotion (Sept/Oct). The two-year Florida University study reports that young women start smoking or do not try to quit because they believe that smoking cigarettes will help them to resist the temptation of food.
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People who smoke are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia than people who have quit or have never smoked, researchers have found. Smokers over the age of 55 were 50 per cent more likely to develop dementia than similar nonsmokers, scientists from the Erasmus Medical Centre in the Netherlands found.
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OVERWEIGHT Merseyside school pupils are ordering trousers with 46-inch waists. Uniform retailers today revealed record orders for their largest sizes, and said children were getting fatter every year.
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PATIENTS, staff and visitors are being asked to consider, wherever possible, avoiding travelling to Leighton Hospital by car. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust is currently carrying out several large-scale building projects, all of which are aiming to improve the quality and range of services for patients.
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Walk-in medical centre open - Wirral Globe 3rd September 2007
Wallasey walk-in Centre and minor injuries unit - one of the busiest in the country - has been officially opened along with the outpatients department at Victoria Centre Hospital. The purpose-built, £2m minor injuries unit, developed by Wirral Primary Care Trust, became a walk-in centre in 2000 and now treats around 36,000 patients a year for a variety of conditions, from bites and burns to colds and flu, and no appointment is necessary.
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Baby joy after meningitis loss - Carlisle News & Star 3rd September 2007
A COUPLE who endured the agony of losing their toddler son to meningitis just nine months ago have become the proud parents of a baby girl. And despite arriving seven weeks early – weighing just four pounds – baby Emma Lyn Elliott is doing well.
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A REFERENDUM on whether fluoride should be added to Bolton's water is unlikely to take place until 2009. It was decided at a full Bolton Council meeting in March that a referendum would be held on the issue after Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors united to outvote the Labour administration.
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IT can be tricky to find time to exercise during the day - particularly if you spend most of your waking hours stuck behind a desk. Lucy Brown, our resident fitness expert and personal trainer, has some tips to help you tone up while you're typing...
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HOSPITAL bosses have applied for planning permission to build a "garden room" for cancer patients. Chiefs at the Royal Bolton Hospital have sent an application to Bolton Council's planning department to create the lounge area as part of a single-storey extension to the Churchill Unit, which deals with oncology patients.
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