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Health News From the BBC
Health bodies reject NHS reforms 03/02/2012 15:23
Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.
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Malaria toll 'is twice as high' 03/02/2012 00:07
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
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Weekend hospital admission fears 03/02/2012 10:37
Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.
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Poison arrest nurse loses appeal 03/02/2012 16:32
A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her sacking.
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Brains may be wired for addiction 02/02/2012 19:03
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.
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PFI hospitals 'get bailout fund' 03/02/2012 13:09
Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bailout fund.
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Record 'legal highs detected' 03/02/2012 10:46
A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors.
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Legionella Britons die in Spain 03/02/2012 08:58
Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says.
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Watermelon 'is salmonella source' 02/02/2012 13:12
A salmonella outbreak linked to watermelon has affected 35 people, killing one, in the UK since December, health experts have revealed.
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Chairman quits troubled NHS trust 03/02/2012 00:19
The chairman of a hospital trust that closed an emergency department and considered bringing in army medics is to stand down.
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NHS warns on nappy sack dangers 02/02/2012 20:37
A Cornish campaign alerting parents to the risks of babies being suffocated by nappy sacks is adopted by the NHS nationally.
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UK workers 'richer but stressed' 01/02/2012 00:14
Britons are richer and more stressed than when the Queen came to the throne, a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found.
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Science decodes 'internal voices' 01/02/2012 04:29
Researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could benefit comatose and locked-in patients.
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Foetus parties: Womb with a view? 13/01/2012 01:31
Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"
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VIDEO: MPs 'should admit mental health issues' 02/02/2012 17:23
Alastair Campbell reckons MPs are more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the one-in-four figure for the general population.
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VIDEO: Newborns 'should receive vitamin D' 02/02/2012 11:23
Doctors are calling for newborn babies to be given vitamin D, to protect them from bone disease and other illnesses.
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VIDEO: GP leaders turn back on NHS plans 03/02/2012 06:55
The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England.
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VIDEO: MPs and the stigma of mental illness 03/02/2012 11:57
Comedian Ruby Wax said depression was like "being in a coma, but awake" as the panel debated how politicians should discuss their issues.
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VIDEO: Brains may be 'wired' for addiction 02/02/2012 20:40
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge.
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VIDEO: Private company takes over hospital 01/02/2012 14:24
Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon has become the first NHS hospital in Britain to be managed by a private company.
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