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Public health chief weighs into cancer jab row – The Guardian 27th September 2008
Parents were today urged to encourage their daughters to have the cervical cancer vaccine.
A senior public health official said the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine – which is to be given to schoolgirls around the country – will save hundreds of lives
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Drug advisers to debate ecstasy risks – The Independent 26th September 2008
A Government drug advisory group will meet today to examine the harm caused by ecstasy.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs could eventually recommend the drug is downgraded from class A to class B.
The meeting will consist of presentations from experts on how the drug, also known as MDMA, affects users.
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Stark images of smoking death on cigarette packets – The Times 27th September 2008
Graphic pictures of throat cancer, rotting lungs and teeth and a corpse in a morgue will appear on the back of cigarette packets from next month, the Department of Health said.
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Mohammed Taranissi, Britain’s most successful fertility doctor, has been cleared to continue running his London clinic by the IVF watchdog, after it agreed to rescind a disciplinary ban imposed last year.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) will annul its ruling that Mr Taranissi was unfit to be in charge of his Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre (ARGC), to avoid a judicial review.
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The drug Ecstasy is increasingly being taken in powder form because users believe it is purer than tablets. Drug experts meeting yesterday highlighted the growing availability of the powder and gave warning that people buying the substance often had no idea what it contained.
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Hospital superbugs: Full hospitals wards ‘increasing MRSA risk’ – The Telegraph 27th September 2008
Hospital wards across the country are being filled to potentially dangerous levels, increasing the risk of infections like MRSA, it has been warned.
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Appeal against Nice ban on arthritis drugs – The Telegraph 27th September 2008
Patients and drugs companies are to appeal against a ban on powerful drugs for arthritis sufferers by the National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence.
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Podiatrists ‘confuse patients by calling themselves surgeons’ – The Telegraph 27th September 2008
Healthcare specialists are sharpening their scalpels as they prepare for a battle over the use of the title “surgeon”.
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Pictures of diseased lungs on cigarette packets – The Telegraph 27th September 2008
Graphic pictures of diseased lungs, rotting teeth and throat cancer will be placed on cigarette packets from next week to show the health dangers of smoking.
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Just whisper the word ‘wine’ and most of us will start dreaming about a glass of full-bodied red or a chilled, crisp white.
In goes the corkscrew, and out, slowly, comes the cork with a deeply satisfying ‘pop’.
Well, stop dreaming right now.
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Drinking a glass of cherry juice a day offers the same health benefits as eating 23 portions of fruit and vegetables, research reveals.
It found 250ml of the juice contained more antioxidants than five portions of peas, tomatoes, water melon, carrots and banana.
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‘A faulty gene caused my cancer’ – BBC Health News 26th September 2008
The news was not good. Cancer survivor Vanessa Serota was told that a genetic test had found she had a 60% risk of developing the disease again.
She had already had two tumours in one breast. That breast had been removed.
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Graphic images to target smoker – BBC Health News 26th September 2008s
The UK will next week become the first European country to introduce graphic images on cigarette packets to warn about the dangers of smoking.
The 15 different images will include pictures of a diseased lung and heart surgery being performed.
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More people cleared to give blood – BBC Health News 26th September 2008
Some people with diabetes and high blood pressure are to be allowed to donate blood for the first time.
A committee of experts has ruled it is safe for these groups to give blood, even if they are taking medication to control their condition.
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‘North-South’ gap in mothers’ age – BBC Health News 26th September 2008
Women in southern England are likely to wait longer than those in the north to have children, statistics show.
The birth figures, covering England and Wales, revealed that childbearing in many parts of the south peaked when women were aged 30 to 34.
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Scots drinkers down more spirits – BBC Health News 26th September 2008
People in Scotland drank almost two litres more pure alcohol last year than those living in other parts of Britain, according to new research.
The figures from Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (Shaap) were based on alcohol sales data.
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Ecstasy downgrade is considered – BBC Health News 26th September 2008
The body that advises the government on illegal drugs is meeting to discuss whether ecstasy should be downgraded from a Class A drug to Class B.
Senior police officers have written to The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs urging it to leave ecstasy as a Class A drug, the BBC has learned.
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‘It’s like they have a crystal ball’ – BBC Health News 26th September 2008
A health watchdog has raised serious concerns about the state of emergency care in England.
But there is much variation and services in the North-East have been singled out by the Healthcare Commission for consistently high quality of care.
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Under-fives trampoline ban call – BBC Health News 26th September 2008
I recently went through the parental dilemna of do we, or don’t we buy a trampoline for the children.
Apart from the cost, I was aware from talking to emergency medicine consultants that they were seeing an increasing number of injuries.
Posted by: western4uk | September 27, 2008
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