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Mobile phones do not pose health problems to adults in the short term but there is a "slight hint" of a cancer risk for long-term users, according to the results of a study which could not rule out risks of brain or ear cancer for those who have used mobiles for more than 10 years.
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Largest study of mobile phone safety finds no risk - The Independent 13th September 2007
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Mobile phones don’t cause cancer - in the short-term. Long-term, who knows? - The Times 13th September 2007
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Cancer doubt remains over mobiles - BBC Health News 12th September 2007
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Largest study of mobile phone safety finds no risk - The Independent 13th September 2007
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Mobile phones don’t cause cancer - in the short-term. Long-term, who knows? - The Times 13th September 2007
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Cancer doubt remains over mobiles - BBC Health News 12th September 2007
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Fewer than 1 in 200 of 11-year-old girls gets enough exercise, according to research published yesterday. The study, which monitored the physical activity levels of more than 5,500 11-year-olds for a week, found that boys were more active, but still only 5% achieved the daily recommended level of physical activity.
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Children 'not exercising enough' - BBC Health News 12th September 2007
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No smaller thing has ever made a bigger difference than the contraceptive pill. Licensed in the US in 1960, it was soon being taken by women round the world - solving an old problem and granting new freedom. Its continuing popularity looks assured this week, after an authoritative study suggested the balance of health pros and cons comes out on the positive side.
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Take the Pill! It's really good for you! - The Telegraph 13th September 2007
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Take the Pill! It's really good for you! - The Telegraph 13th September 2007
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Children with older brothers and sisters are at risk of impaired growth in early life, finds a study of thousands of British families which reveals the extent to which children are affected by sibling rivalry and their position in a family. Those with several older brothers are most affected, the study finds. Medical records show that by the age of 10, such children are already significantly shorter than the average.
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Why little brothers and sisters really are little - The Times 13th September 2007
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Keep your hard drives safe, warn experts, as a survey finds more discarded ones with sensitive information For the past month or so, Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust has been dealing with a problem that should not have happened - all because a computer hard drive containing sensitive patient information from a trust hospital was sold on the auction site eBay.
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An obscure casualty of the change of prime ministers over the summer was a plan for improving public services with the help of electronic mapping. Under the government-wide programme to transform public services through IT, a geographic information strategy for the UK was due to be published by July. But it has not yet appeared - and no publication date has yet been set.
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Rapid rise in cocaine use aided by two-tier prices, say charities - The Guardian 13th September 2007
A two-tier market in luxury and cut-price cocaine is developing in Britain, according to an annual survey by drug charities. Feedback from 80 drug services, police forces and drug action teams in 20 towns and cities shows that the rapid expansion in the use of the drug is being fuelled by street dealers selling cheaper, low-grade cocaine to teenagers, pub users and those on low incomes to mix with other drugs.
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My illness deprived me of my youth - The Guardian 13th September 2007
Illness robbed me of the chance to enjoy life at a young age. I've been left behind by friends who had the opportunity to travel and become successful and I feel resentful towards them. How can I get over this?
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My illness deprived me of my youth - The Guardian 13th September 2007
Illness robbed me of the chance to enjoy life at a young age. I've been left behind by friends who had the opportunity to travel and become successful and I feel resentful towards them. How can I get over this?
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One of the earliest recruits to Gordon Brown's big tent is flapping the sides of the canvas and causing a degree of turbulence. The senior banker, Derek Wanless, was the author of a pivotal report early in Labour's second term that argued for tax increases to pay for improvements in the NHS. Not known as an old Labour socialist, Mr Wanless cleared the way for Mr Brown to put up taxes.
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A medical lesson from Cuba - The Guardian 13th September 2007
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Wanless, GPs and the snatched-back contract - The Times 13th September 2007
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NHS money should be focused on poor areas, voters say - The Independent 13th September 2007Additional Story
A medical lesson from Cuba - The Guardian 13th September 2007
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Wanless, GPs and the snatched-back contract - The Times 13th September 2007
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The Government is under pressure to close Britain's "health inequalities" gap amid growing public concern that the poorest people get a raw deal from the National Health Service. More than three out of four people (77 per cent) believe ministers should ensure that life expectancy rates are broadly the same nationwide, while only 13 per cent disagree, a survey suggested yesterday.
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Scientists have discovered how air pollution triggers heart attacks, which cause thousands of deaths each year. Diesel exhaust fumes increase the stress on the heart during exercise and may account for the rise in heart deaths on days when pollution from traffic fumes is high, they say.
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A five-year-old British girl has become the youngest person in the world to undergo a double lung transplant. Mariam Imran suffered from cystic fibrosis and doctors had warned her family she might not live to her fourth birthday.
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Girl, 5, becomes youngest in world to have double lung transplant - Daily Mail 12th September 2007
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Girl, 5, becomes youngest in world to have double lung transplant - Daily Mail 12th September 2007
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A 70-year-old reader from Brighton was told by his optician that his retina showed early signs of macular degeneration. The reader was recommended to take a mixture of vitamins and minerals as a supplement to delay the progress ofdegeneration. Is this good advice?
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A senior doctor whose research contributed to the development of a vaccine against cervical cancer is to be the next chief executive of the Medical Research Council (MRC). The appointment of Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, who has a strong background in clinical science, may allay fears that the Government is pressing a heavy business agenda on the body that distributes £460 million in public funds to biomedical research.
Jersey’s Health Minister was sacked after he blew the whistle on a harsh punishment regime in a home where children as young as 11 were kept in solitary confinement. Stuart Syvret, the island’s longest-serving and most popular senator, had accused ministers, civil servants and social workers of failing to protect children but he was forced out this week after losing a vote of confidence in Jersey’s parliament, the States.
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Cinven Partners is to rebrand BUPA hospitals under its own Spire Healthcare logo. The private equity firm, which bought the 25 hospitals and one treatment centre from BUPA, will start the rebranding next month.
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Patients' safety is being jeopardised by widespread failings in the out-of-hours GP services in around half of the country's trusts, it was claimed last night. Figures have revealed that one-in-three primary care trusts - which run GP surgeries and local clinics - are not meeting the official standards for identifying life-threatening conditions over the phone.
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Too many primary care trusts (PCTs) are "paying lip service" to a Government programme intended to boost quality and safety after a string of high-profile scandals in the NHS, MPs have warned. The cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticised "a poor state of affairs" with "defective" communication between PCTs, GPs, and other healthcare contractors.
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Security breaches in the health service's new electronic patient records system are "inevitable" because of major delays in its implementation, a group of MPs warns today. The aim of the IT programme is to connect all GP surgeries, hospitals, walk-in centres and clinics so that a patient's medical details can be accessed.
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Fears over NHS e-records system - BBC Health News 12th September 2007
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Mothers today manage only three and a half hours' sleep a night - half the quantity their parents had - because they cannot settle their baby to sleep, according to research. Half of adult women say sleep deprivation has put their relationship under strain, with one in 10 almost splitting from their partner as a result of the problems it causes.
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On Tuesday I fell on the concrete stairs at Stamford Bridge car park. The Chelsea security officer gave excellent first aid to the deep gash in my head. When I arrived at my local hospital, the brand new and expensive Queen Mary's, Roehampton, a notice told me that the Minor Injuries Department was closed for the day through "staff shortages".
The great majority of women are opposed to attempts to liberalise the law on abortion, a survey revealed yesterday. Six out of ten are against plans to make it easier to get abortion early in a pregnancy by cutting the number of doctors who must give their approval from two to one.
Two confectionery giants have promised to remove artificial additives from sweets including Starburst, Skittles, M&Ms, Maynards wine gums and Trident gum after research found harmful effects in children.
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Two million exhausted drivers a year falling asleep at the wheel - Daily Mail 12th September 2007
More than two million drivers are accidents waiting to happen because they fall asleep behind the wheel, a report reveals today. The danger is fuelled by too many motorists relying on safety myths to stave off tiredness - such as opening the window for a blast of cool air or cranking up the volume on the radio.
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Cut-price IVF for the women who donate their eggs for research - Daily Mail 12th September 2007
Childless women are to be offered cut-price fertility treatment if they donate eggs for cloning research. The unique deal is being paid for by the Government-funded Medical Research Council which says alternative schemes have all failed.
Children could be vaccinated against chickenpox with a four-in- one injection under plans being considered by Government scientists. The researchers are investigating whether a vaccine should be combined with MMR to create a new multijab.
Children given a daily dose of fish oils at school perform better in exams, according to evidence published yesterday. In the latest trial to suggest omega-3 supplements can lead to better grades, pupils aged 11 saw their marks in maths, English and science improve dramatically after taking the free capsules.
Kate Mulvey thought a facelift would be a painless nip and tuck. How wrong can you be... At 7am on a cold, March morning, I am lying on an operating table wondering what the hell I'm doing.
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It may be wrong to define death purely in medical terms, an academic argues. Professor Allan Kellehear said the medical diagnosis of brain death was at odds with society's view of when death actually occurs.
A compound extracted from tangerine peel can kill certain human cancer cells, research shows. A team from Leicester School of Pharmacy found Salvestrol Q40 was turned into a toxic compound in cancer cells, destroying them.
Millions of older people in the UK who fail to have regular eye tests risk losing their sight, according to a leading charity. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has found that nearly half of the over 60s are not having annual tests.
The British government's chief scientific advisor has set out a universal ethical code for scientists. Professor Sir David King has outlined seven principles aimed at building trust between scientists and society.
Achilles tendons play a critical role in human running ability, a major conference in York has been told. A new computer model confirms that skeletons need to store energy in their tendons to be able to run efficiently.
Many doctors are failing to prescribe beta blocker drugs to combat heart disease because they over-estimate possible side effects, researchers say. A study by medical researchers at the University of Leeds found although GPs knew of the drugs' benefits, many were wary of prescribing them.
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Onus on workers to buy health insurance as rising costs force firms to end perk It's nearing lunchtime and the few people left on the hard chairs in the clinic waiting room are glancing at the television hanging high on the wall. In his examination room, Dr Jamal Gwathney has seen a two-month-old baby, a young woman with a heart pacemaker and chemical burns brought in after a fight with the police, and patients with asthma and diabetes.
US scientists may have uncovered a genetic reason why lonely people may have poorer health. The UCLA research, published in Genome Biology, found certain genes were more active in people who reported feelings of social isolation.
An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been confirmed by the World Health Organization in Kasai province. At least 166 people have died and WHO says it is aware of 372 other cases.
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Russian 'sex day' to boost births - BBC Health News 12th September 2007
The governor of Ulyanovsk region in Russia is offering prizes to couples who have babies in exactly nine months - on Russia's national day on 12 June. Sergei Morozov wants couples to take the day off work to have sex. If a baby is born on national day, they will receive cars, TVs or other prizes.
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A Chorley Hospital midwife has been nominated for the Mamas and Papas Midwife of the Year 2007 Awards. Katie Wilkie was nominated by an unnamed mum for the competition which has £1,000 in prize money up for grabs.
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The current blockbuster movie Atonement sees Keira Knightley as a nurse treating the injured soldiers evacauted from the beaches of Dunkirk. But how accurate are the harrowing scenes? Historian Hugh Sebag-Montefiore spoke to an East Lancashire nurse who was a real life' Keira Knightley working at Calderstones Hospital near Whalley.
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Death probe sorrow - Carlisle News & Star 11th September 2007
THE daughter of a woman who was killed by her doctor has spoken of her sympathy for the families of 11 other patients. Marjorie Wright, 58, of Lakeland View, Workington, died in January 2005 after being given an accidental overdose by Dr Michael Stevenson as he treated her migraine.
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Doctor's laptop contain patient information stolen - The Bolton News 12th September 2007
CONFIDENTIAL patient information has been stolen from the home of a GP. Burglars broke into Dr Thomas Lynch's family home in the early hours of July 16, stealing, among other things, the Dunstan Medical Centre's practice laptop.
A LIBRARY, community rooms, a cafe and a computer suite will be included in a new multi-million health centre. Work has started on the new health centre, which is being built on the site of the former Alistair Ross Health Centre in Breightmet.
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Osteoporosis screening offer - Altrincham Messenger 12th September 2007
SCREENING for osteoporosis taking place in Trafford this month will not only benefit those receiving it, but also disabled children. The screening costs £15 with the proceeds funding a two-week holiday for disabled youngsters to Tenerife, with the help of Tenerife Lions International.
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