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'100,000 swine flu cases a day'

Swine flu cannot be contained and the number of new cases could reach 100,000 per day by the end of next month, the government has admitted.
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Routine swine flu testing scrapped as minister changes policy

Thursday, 2 July 2009

Routine testing of people with suspected swine flu is being scrapped together with the tracing of close contacts of those with symptoms, it was announced today.
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Teenager's lung cancer diagnosed as asthma

Thursday, 2 July 2009

A student who had to have her lung removed because of cancer has her father to thank for saving her life after he refused to accept a diagnosis that she was suffering from asthma.
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Minister: I need millions now to fight swine flu

Thursday, 2 July 2009

Executive Ministers will today be warned against holding back on emergency funding for the growing swine flu pandemic.
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Burns boy was so lucky, says mum

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

A mother has spoken of her relief that her son will not suffer permanent scarring after he was burnt by a fire on playing fields.
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Statins do beat heart attack risk in healthy

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Millions more patients across the world could be in line for taking cholesterol-busting statins preventatively after a series of research papers backed claims they dramatically cut the risk of heart attacks in healthy people.
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NHS facing 'seven year famine' due to recession

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

The NHS is facing "seven years of famine" due to the recession - regardless of who wins the next election, an expert said today.
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Parents warned not to take children to 'swine flu parties’

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Parents were warned today not to take their children to “swine flu parties” in the hope they will catch the disease and build up immunity.
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Fears mount after third school pupil develops swine flu

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Parents of children who attend the school where a young boy contracted swine flu from another six-year-old fear more children will be struck down with the illness.
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Cocaine is growing in popularity among teenagers and young adults

Hundreds of under-16s in Northern Ireland have snorted cocaine

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Hundreds of children across Northern Ireland have tried the potentially deadly drug cocaine before they are 16-years-old, a survey has revealed today.
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Northern Ireland hospitals blasted by hygiene watchdog

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

More than 40% of the Northern Ireland hospital wards examined in a round of unannounced inspections failed to meet the minimum level of hygiene expected, the Government’s watchdog revealed today.
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Swine flu primary school in Northern Ireland closed

Monday, 29 June 2009

A primary school in Northern Ireland has been closed after a pupil was diagnosed with swine flu, the Department of Health said last night.
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Majority in Northern Ireland oppose tax increase to pay for health care

Monday, 29 June 2009

Most people in Northern Ireland oppose increasing taxes to maintain health care, the British Medical Association has said.
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Copper will be trained to sniff out cancer

Puppy to sniff out cancer

Friday, 26 June 2009

A police puppy which will be trained to “sniff out” cancer has been gifted to a charity.
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Swine flu surge on way as five more cases are reported

Friday, 26 June 2009

The number of swine flu cases in Northern Ireland is expected to surge by the autumn, health officials have warned.
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Swine flu victim hospitalised

Thursday, 25 June 2009

A man suffering from swine flu has been admitted to hospital in Northern Ireland, Stormont's Health minister said today.
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The salads with more fat than a Big Mac

Thursday, 25 June 2009

Some supermarket salads contain more fat than a Big Mac and fries, consumer group Which? has found, with leafy lunches stocked at Morrisons and among the least healthy options.
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Tweed disappointment at cervical cancer review

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Jack Tweed said today it was a "great shame" the Government had rejected calls to lower the screening age for cervical cancer.
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NHS dentistry to get another overhaul

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

NHS dentistry is to undergo another major shake-up – just three years after the last time it was reformed.
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Bowel cancer survival rate 90% if treated early

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

More than nine out of 10 people diagnosed with bowel cancer in its early stages will survive, according to new figures out today
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Air ambulance will save lives, says Deeny

Monday, 22 June 2009

An air ambulance for Northern Ireland will save lives, a Co Tyrone doctor said today.
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