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Drug-resistant swine flu spreads between patients
A strain of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu has spread between patients in a
hospital, it was announced today.
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Knowledge gap bared in sex survey
Friday, 20 November 2009
More than one in 10 people (11%) do not realise a woman can get pregnant if
she has sex standing up, according to a new poll.
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Ban on under 18s using sunbeds ‘could save lives’
Friday, 20 November 2009
A ban on children and young people using sunbeds should save lives, a leading
Northern Ireland cancer charity has argued.
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All children under five will be offered swine flu vaccine
Friday, 20 November 2009
All children under the age of five are to be offered the swine flu vaccine it
was announced yesterday as it was revealed the virus has claimed two more
lives.
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Vicks nasal sprays recalled over bacteria fears
Friday, 20 November 2009
Thousands of Vicks nasal sprays were being recalled last night amid fears they
could contain a dangerous bacteria.
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Alcohol could cut your heart disease risk
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Alcohol may cut the risk of heart disease by almost a third in men, research
suggested today.
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New prostate cancer drugs tested in Belfast
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Men with advanced prostate cancer could be treated by new drugs being tested
in Belfast.
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Male infertility studies hit by funding shortage, says academic
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Studies into male infertility in Northern Ireland have been dogged by lack of
funds, it was claimed today.
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'Six beers a day keeps the doctor away'
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Drinking a bottle of wine a day, or half a dozen beers, cuts the risk of heart
disease by more than half in men, it has been shown.
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Obesity timebomb ‘could bring down Northern Ireland's health service’
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Two-thirds of men and 50% of women across Northern Ireland are expected to be
clinically obese by 2050, leading to the collapse of the health service,
Assembly members have warned.
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Smokers urged to have lung test
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Smokers and quitters are being urged to have a lung check for a disease that
causes wheeziness and a persistent cough.
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Anti-depressant hailed as 'Viagra for women'
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
The debate over how to stimulate female sexual desire is set to be reopened
with the discovery of a drug described as “Viagra for women”.
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Exercise and a healthy diet ‘could cut cancer death toll’
Monday, 16 November 2009
Almost 80,000 cases of cancer could be prevented every year through healthy
diet and exercise, new figures out today suggest.
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Children's lunchboxes ‘full of sugar’
Monday, 16 November 2009
Parents could be packing more than 12 teaspoons of sugar into their children's
lunchboxes by giving them snacks designed for kids, a consumer campaign
group claimed yesterday.
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New hope for bad back sufferers
Monday, 16 November 2009
A new twist on an old therapy for bad backs is being pioneered with success at
a UK clinic.
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Baaps: Cosmetic surgery ‘is an unregulated mess’
Monday, 16 November 2009
In an astonishing attack on the booming cosmetic surgery industry, the
president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (Baaps)
says it is time to call a halt to the unregulated trade.
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Top medic: worst of swine flu may be over for now
Friday, 13 November 2009
Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer has said he is “cautiously
optimistic” that the worst of the swine flu wave currently circulating
Northern Ireland has passed.
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Drug risk for dementia patients
Friday, 13 November 2009
Hundreds of thousands of dementia patients are wrongly prescribed powerful
“chemical cosh” drugs, with an estimated 1,800 dying every year as a result,
a report has said.
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Swine flu claims another victim in Northern Ireland
Friday, 13 November 2009
Swine flu has claimed another victim in Northern Ireland, the Health minister
announced yesterday.
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George Best's son Calum speaks of his dad's battle with booze
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
George Best's son Calum has spoken about the tragic downfall of his father.
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Lung cancer: new drug breakthrough
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
A new lung cancer drug that could mark a breakthrough in combating the deadly
disease may be tested on patients as early as next year.
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