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UK Health News
Pill 'stopped 100,000 UK deaths' BBC Health News 25th January 2007
At least 100,000 deaths from ovarian cancer have been prevented in the UK by the contraceptive pill over 50 years, research has concluded. The Oxford University team said the pill's rising popularity meant 30,000 new cases will soon be avoided each year, the Lancet reported.
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Taking the Pill cuts long-term risk of cancer - Independent.co.uk 25th January 2008
Contraceptive pill cuts ovarian cancer risk, study says - The Guardian 25th January 2008
NHS maternity care varies widely - BBC Health News 25th January 2008
An independent review of maternity services in England has highlighted huge variations in the quality of care. Around 70% of NHS trusts in London were classed as "least well performing", whereas most trusts in the north were ranked fairly high. The Healthcare Commission report also highlighted problems with staffing and inadequate screening checks
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One in four hospitals letting down pregnant women by not scanning foetuses properly for birth defects | Daily Mail 25th January 2008
Best and worst NHS trusts for maternity care - Telegraph 25th January 2008
New mothers failed by NHS, says watchdog - Telegraph 25th January 2008
NHS trusts' maternity care ratings in full - Telegraph 25th January 2008
Maternity units failing to meet guidelines - Times Online 25th January 2008
One in five hospital trusts found to be putting mothers and babies at risk - Independent.co.uk 25th January 2008
300,000 drivers 'at risk from sleep disorder' | Daily Mail 25th January 2008
More than 300,000 drivers are at risk of falling asleep at the wheel because they have a rare medical condition, it has been claimed. The disorder - obstructive sleep apnoeahypopnoea syndrome - leaves sufferers exhausted because they struggle to breathe properly at night. Overweight men between the ages of 30 and 65 are most at danger, as are those who drink heavily.
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Cumbria and Lancashire Health News
Cutting Costs To Save Lives (from This Is Lancashire) 25th January 2008
EAST Lancashire doctors are among the best in the North West for prescribing low-cost life-saving drugs. New figures from the NHS put Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust top in the region and 14th best in the country for prescribing cholestrol busting drugs statins which prevent heart attacks and strokes.
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