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|  | Bupa has opened a casualty clinic at Wellesley Hospital in Southend Essex which offers treatments for minor injuries or illness, Health Insurance and Protection Magazine reports. The clinic will... |
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|  | Early tests of stem cells therapy in rat testing have shown they might be able to prevent or treat motor neurone disease (MND). Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, said that rats that... |
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|  | Scotland is turning to private health coverage, and the record £105 million was spent on private medical insurance in 2005, new figures from the private sector have revealed. Health care is... |
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|  | A new vaccine that could save thousands of women from the ravages of cervical cancer is now available privately in the UK. According to vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur there are now over 100,000 doses of... |
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|  | A series of dementia relieving drugs will not be available to Alzheimer's sufferers following a ruling by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The drugs still got a step up... |
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|  | Rheumatoid arthritis patients are not getting the access to the drugs they need in an unofficial "post code" distribution access by the National Health Service (NHS), according to a recent... |
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|  | Drugs that induce labour could bring on a rare but fatal syndrome in women giving birth, according to a study in the Lancet. The amniotic-fluid embolism (AFE) is a condition that occurs when a... |
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|  | The high-profile story of Kylie Minogue's fight against breast cancer has helped to increase public awareness of the disease but may have misled the public over the age at which it usually strikes.... |
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|  | Patients who refuse to give up smoking will not receive certain operations on the NHS, health bosses have revealed. Hospitals in Norfolk and Newcastle, both of which are battling severe financial... |
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|  | A new drug to slow the advance of bone marrow cancer will not be available to Welsh and English patients, says a leaked NHS report. The report, leaked to the Daily Mail, said the drug Velcade is not... |
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|  | A growing number of severely overweight women are turning to obesity surgery in the hopes of increasing their chances of becoming pregnant. Consultant Steve Pollard told BBC News that around 30,000... |
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|  | The world's first intelligent personal ECG (electrocardiogram) is now for sale to the public in the UK from Medick Healthcare. The heart monitor uses neural network software to monitor rhythms in such... |
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|  | Countries that have more sunlight have lower incidence of breast cancer, therefore providing evidence that the disease might be curbed by the sun's naturally-occuring vitamin D, says a recent study.... |
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|  | An anti-bacterial cleaning agent has been confirmed to nearly eradicate the hospital super-bug MRSA in a recent study. Byotrol cleaning compound used on door handles, bed rails, patient contact... |
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|  | Around 162,000 operations may have been cancelled last year because of NHS administration errors. Conservative MP Grant Shapps has claimed the figure after extrapolating from information obtained... |
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|  | Saga, the provider of services for the over 50s, has introduced a health screening service that offers an affordable way to access CT (computerised tomography) scans. The Saga MultiScan is a... |
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|  | A new government report has warned that there is a "consistent 'north/south' divide" when it comes to the health of those living in England, with residents in the north demonstrating signs... |
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|  | GlaxoSmithKline has announced that it is planning to seek European Union approval for a pioneering new breast cancer treatment. The pharmaceutical giant is preparing to file for approval for the... |
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|  | Breast cancer patients with the common disorder of anaemia could help tackle the problem with moderate exercise, new research has found. People suffering from anaemia often feel weak or tired and the... |
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|  | There's a new way for individuals to carry their own emergency medical information and medical history on a portable user friendly memory stick. The Zaptag enables i ndividuals to update... |
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