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Out-of-hours GP care 'inadequate'
Too many people in England are receiving poor quality out-of-hours doctors services, the Patients Association says.
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Obese drinkers face 'double hit'
Obese women drinking little more than a glass of wine a day have double the risk of liver disease, experts warn.
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Breathing 'as good as massage'
Massage is no more effective at cutting anxiety than deep breathing and soothing music, say US researchers.
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New York agrees 9/11 dust payout
New York City agrees to pay up to 657m US Dollars (437m Sterling) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the 9/11 attacks site.
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Social care 'badly under-funded'
Adult social care in England is "chronically under-funded" and "severely rationed", a cross-party group of MPs says.
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Cases of self-harming jump 50%
The number of young people admitted to hospital after cutting themselves rises 50% in five years.
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Women on pill 'may live longer'
Women who have taken the contraceptive pill are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a long-term study finds.
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Women on pill 'may live longer'
Women who took the contraceptive pill are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a long-term study found.
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Election social care truce urged
MPs urge political parties to set aside "pre-election point scoring" and try to reach consensus over elderly social care in England.
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Plaster treatment for skin cancer
A sticking-plaster approach to treating skin cancer has been unveiled at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.
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Home 'cervical cancer' test hope
At-home screening tests for the virus responsible for most cervical cancers could detect many more cases, say researchers.
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New blood pressure approach urged
Occasionally high blood pressure may be a greater indicator of stroke risk than consistently high readings, researchers say.
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Thalidomide effect mystery solved
The mechanism by which thalidomide causes birth defects including malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.
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Scan 'can distinguish memories'
Scientists say they have been able to tell which past event a person is recalling using a brain scan.
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MP writes to police over hospital
An MP writes to police to ask if there is a basis for a criminal inquiry into activities at Stafford Hospital.
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Social care deal 'dead in water'
Hopes of reaching a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water.
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Vitiligo skin graft 'effective'
Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US researchers.
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