A diabetic is diagnosed in Britain every THREE minutes
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has soared by 50 per cent in just a year. ...
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 09:27 PM -- 
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Baby dies and seven others sick as bug infects neo-natal unit
A baby has died and seven others are in an isolation ward after the outbreak of a bug in a hospital neo-natal unit. The child was one of two premature babies found to be infected. ...
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 08:53 PM --
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Leave us your brains after you die, medical experts plead as donations dwindle
Medical experts want more people to leave their brains to science. They said a severe shortage is blocking vital research into Alzheimer's and other incurable diseases. Thousands more are needed. ...
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 08:36 PM --
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Revealed: How 'gung-ho' surgery by a trainee set off a chain of tragedy that destroyed this little girl's family
For Clare Bowen, the single parent of two boys, this Christmas has been particularly bleak. For in the space of about two years, she lost first her eldest child, Bethany, at the age of five, and then, 11 months ago, her husband, Richard. ...
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 09:11 PM --
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Fury at TV advert for cold remedy Benylin which urges you 'to throw a sickie'... while website tells you how
Bosses are furious over a TV commercial for a cold remedy which encourages sufferers 'to throw a sickie'. ...
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 12:32 PM --
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Bunged-up nose? Just take these acne pills
A drug used to treat acne and prostate disease may help sufferers of nasal polyps. This is one of several new non-invasive treatments for the condition, which affects an estimated 1 million Britons. ...
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 08:27 PM --
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From a machine that reads your thoughts to glasses that cure dry eyes: The breakthroughs that will change lives in 2009
We often report on amazing new developments that will transform people's lives - but in many cases it could be years before patients actually enjoy the benefits. ...
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 07:57 PM --
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Vaccinating older people against pneumonia is a 'waste of time'
Giving jabs to older people against an infection which causes pneumonia is a waste of time, say researchers. ...
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 08:20 PM --
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From bingo wings to flabby tums - the fitness myths that actually make things worse
So you've made the usual rash New Year resolutions to get fit and lose weight, but before you commit yourself to any new regimen, read our guide to common diet and fitness myths. ...
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 06:17 PM --
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Seaweed pill that works like a gastric band and is pharmaceutical-free
An expanding pill that tricks the brain into thinking the stomach is full could help in the battle against obesity. The pill is taken at least half an hour before meals and works by reducing appetite. ...
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 09:19 AM --
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Ask the doctor: What has caused these spots on my skin?
Dr Martin Scurr has been treating patients for more than 30 years and is one of the country's leading GPs. Here he tackles mole-like growths and the post-holiday sniffles... ...
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 03:06 PM --
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Health news: Eat an egg a day for a bonny baby, a new hearing test takes just seconds and how measles could fight cancer
In our pick of top health stories this week, how eating eggs during pregnancy can benefit your baby, a new portable unit for hearing tests and a modified measles virus could battle prostate cancer. ...
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 09:01 PM --
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I broke my leg in the snow - and healed it with cells from my hip
A broken leg usually starts healing after eight weeks, but it can take much longer. Loraine Holland, 45, tells of a new technique she has benefited from while her surgeon explains the procedure. ...
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 07:43 PM --
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Meet Casper, the homeless dog now being trained to sniff out cancer by a medical charity
A spirited dog which was left at an animal welfare centre is now being trained to sniff out cancer. Casper, a two-year-old spaniel, was a resident at The Blue Cross centre in Burford, Oxfordshire, for three months but failed to find a new home because of his boundless energy. ...
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 05:36 AM --
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'I've had hiccups for 22 months': The singer whose affliction has ruined his career
Hiccups are usually nothing more than a minor inconvenience for most of us. But for musician Christopher Sands, they are ruining his life. ...
POSTED 01/04/2009 at 06:00 PM --
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Are you a carb addict?
Could it really be that sweets and chocolate are as addictive as cigarettes? That's the controversial conclusion from a study by New Zealand scientists who found that foods made largely from refined sugar and flour have the same addictive qualities as tobacco. ...
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 06:32 PM --
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Deaths from hospital blunders soar 60% in two years as NHS staff 'abandon quality of care to chase targets'
The number of patients killed by hospital blunders has soared by 60 per cent in just two years. Records show that 3,645 died as a result of infections, botched operations and other mistakes in 2007/08. ...
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 08:33 PM --
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Feeling stressed? You ought to have a tantrum, scientists say
The end of the holidays, cold weather and economic gloom will make today one of the most stressful days of the year for returning to work. But experts have come up with an unlikely remedy - throwing a tantrum. ...
POSTED 01/04/2009 at 08:24 PM --
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Surgeons who leave equipment inside patients cost NHS £9m
Patients who leave operating theatres with surgical equipment accidentally left inside them are being awarded millions of pounds in compensation. ...
POSTED 01/04/2009 at 09:06 AM --
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Taking vitamins 'fails to lower risk of getting cancer'
Taking vitamin supplements for years fails to lower your overall risk of suffering cancer, according to a new study. ...
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