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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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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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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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