Chronic pain under-treated - NICE
Many patients with advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions are being "under-treated" for their pain, according to new guidance....
POSTED 05/22/2012 at 07:15 PM -- 
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New clot drug for heart patients
Hundreds of thousands of heart patients could benefit from new blood thinning drugs to cut their risk of stroke, guidelines recommend...
POSTED 05/23/2012 at 12:07 PM --
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'Failings' on diabetes condemned
Standards for diabetes care are still not being met in England 11 years after they were set, a report says....
POSTED 05/22/2012 at 08:04 PM --
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Rabies case confirmed in London
A London patient is confirmed as having rabies after being bitten by a dog in South Asia, the Health Protection Agency says....
POSTED 05/23/2012 at 12:43 PM --
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Alert over allergy injector fault
People using a certain type of adrenaline injector used to treat severe allergic reactions are being told to consult their doctors after a fault was found with the product....
POSTED 05/23/2012 at 06:53 AM --
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Hospital shake-up Senedd protest
Hundreds of campaigners demand protection for services at Prince Phillip Hospital in Llanelli in a protest on the steps of the Welsh assembly....
POSTED 05/23/2012 at 11:45 AM --
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Clot drug 'helps stroke recovery'
Stroke victims given a clot-busting drug after an attack recover better than those who do not receive the treatment, an Edinburgh study suggests....
POSTED 05/23/2012 at 09:32 AM --
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Hospital 'failed' overdose babies
There were "failings" in the care of premature twins who died after being given an overdose of morphine, a coroner rules....
POSTED 05/23/2012 at 12:59 PM --
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'Emerging hospital bug' warning
Rates of hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA are going down but figures suggest other bacteria are an emerging problem in England....
POSTED 05/22/2012 at 08:03 PM --
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Lab grows heart muscle from skin
Scientists in Israel say they have managed to turn patients' own skin cells into heart muscle in the lab....
POSTED 05/22/2012 at 09:55 PM --
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Patients 'suffer NHS rationing'
Creeping rationing of NHS care is making patients suffer unnecessarily, doctors are warning....
POSTED 05/21/2012 at 09:09 PM --
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IVF age limit 'should be raised'
Women in their early 40s should be given access to IVF on the NHS, draft guidelines for England and Wales recommend....
POSTED 05/21/2012 at 09:09 PM --
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Financial advice call over cancer
A charity calls for all cancer sufferers to be given financial advice when diagnosed with the disease, as it says people are often unprepared for the cost....
POSTED 05/23/2012 at 01:55 AM --
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Rewritable DNA memory shown off
Researchers demonstrate a means to use sections of DNA as individually addressable, rewritable "bits" to store data in living cells....
POSTED 05/22/2012 at 09:01 AM --
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Warning over child 'screen time'
Parents need to do more to stop children spending too much time in front of televisions, computers and smartphones, according to a psychologist....
POSTED 05/21/2012 at 07:47 PM --
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Parkinson's man walks with torch
The Olympic torch has been carried by a man with Parkinson's Disease, who managed to get out of his wheelchair and walk the last few paces....
POSTED 05/21/2012 at 02:39 PM --
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Why we should talk more about death
Why doctors should talk more about death...
POSTED 05/17/2012 at 10:43 PM --
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VIDEO: Overdose babies 'died in my arms'
The mother of two-day-old twins has described the moment they died in her arms after being given a morphine overdose at Stafford Hospital....
POSTED 05/23/2012 at 12:34 PM --
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VIDEO: Met Office: How to count pollen
Patrick Sachon explains how the Met Office counts pollen from the roof and labs of King's College London....
POSTED 05/22/2012 at 07:04 PM --
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AUDIO: What happens in an abortion clinic
BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire went to an abortion clinic to hear what women who want abortions go through....
POSTED 05/23/2012 at 11:41 AM --
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