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Surgeons have performed the first kidney swap between two couples, transplanting the organs into living people who did not know each other.
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Couples exchange kidneys in landmark 'paired' transplant - The Daily Mail 4th October 2007
Couples swap kidneys in UK first - BBC Health News 4th October 2007
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Couples exchange kidneys in landmark 'paired' transplant - The Daily Mail 4th October 2007
Couples swap kidneys in UK first - BBC Health News 4th October 2007
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Vulnerable patients are being duped into taking herbal medicines that could be dangerous, scientists have warned.
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Herb cures that 'do you more harm than good' - The Daily Mail 4th October 2007
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Herb cures that 'do you more harm than good' - The Daily Mail 4th October 2007
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A genetically modified cold virus could be used to target and kill cancer cells, researchers said today. Scientists want to use the virus as a "molecular postman" to deliver proteins that latch onto malignant cells and make them die.
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Boys should be vaccinated against the sexually-transmitted disease which causes cervical cancer, a leading specialist said yesterday. While it is only a minor complaint in boys, the human papilloma virus can be passed on to unvaccinated partners.
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Giving people easy access to GPs and tackling hospital infections are to form the key themes of the interim review of the NHS in England.
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There is no evidence to suggest herbal medicines "tailored" to the individual work, and they may even do serious damage, according to a study.
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A chemical from chilli peppers may be able to kill pain without affecting touch or movement. This might in theory mean a woman in labour could have an epidural without losing the ability to move her legs, or the sensation of her baby being born.
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Dangerous changes in cancer cells which allow them to spread around the body could be triggered by the body's own stem cells, say US scientists.
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Cheshire and Merseyside Health News
EXPECTANT mothers and their partners are being offered the chance to learn more about pregnancy and parenthood at an event organised by Mid Cheshire Hospital’s NHS Trust.
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IMPROVEMENTS to services and finances at Leighton Hospital in Crewe have put it in line for a national award.
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FOOTBALL fans who flout anti-smoking laws were today warned they could be stripped of their season tickets. Tough new rules mean supporters caught lighting up at Goodison and Anfield could be ejected from the ground.
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A MERSEYSIDE hospital is to get its own police officer to deter outbreaks of violence and attacks on staff. The “high visibility” officer will be on duty during weekend nights at Aintree hospital’s A&E department in a bid to make patients and staff feel safer.
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Greater Manchester Health News
A CENTRE aimed at fast-tracking new life-saving treatments into hospitals across the country has opened in Manchester.
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