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Knowledge gap bared in sex survey

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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Avoid sunbeds says Rebecca Russell, of SunSmart, the skin-cancer prevention campaign

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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Problem of obesity is at epidemic proportions

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

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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Expert: swine flu outbreak is really very mild

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

The 2009 swine flu pandemic may turn out to be the weakest in history. It is spreading more slowly than expected and the latest figures show a flattening — or even a dip — in new infections.
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