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Parents urged to take up MMR vaccine
Posted on 31/08/2007Parents are being urged to make sure their children are fully vaccinated before they go back to school, as cases of measles increase ...
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read moreHypnosis 'lowers pain' in breast cancer operations
Posted on 30/08/2007Hypnosis before breast cancer surgery can reduce the amount of anaesthetic that patients require, according to an American study. Research conducted at New York's Mount Sinai School of Medicine ...
Category: Healthcare read moreTobacco to carry graphic warnings
Posted on 29/08/2007Disturbing images that will appear on cigarette packs were unveiled by the government today. The fifteen pictures to have been approved include those of a pair of ...
Category: Healthy Lifestyle read moreHeart drugs may slow dementia
Posted on 28/08/2007A popular treatment for high cholesterol may also protect against Alzheimer's disease, an American study has found. Researchers from the University of ...
Category: Health read moreUK stroke care criticised
Posted on 24/08/2007People suffering strokes in the UK do not get the standard of care they could expect in many other Western European countries, a senior doctor has claimed. Writing in the British Medical ...
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