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Health
'ClownDoctors' do the rounds to cheer up sick children
They say laughter is the best medicine. If that is really the case then some
of Northern Ireland’s sick children are due a hefty dose with new
‘ClownDoctors’ set to be doing the rounds on wards.
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Diabetes scare as three kids taken to A&E each week
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Almost 190 children in Northern Ireland are rushed to hospital every year with
life-threatening complications linked to diabetes, new figures have revealed.
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Genetic test could show how quickly you’ll age
Monday, 8 February 2010
A genetic test for how quickly a person will age over the course of a lifetime
may soon be possible, following a study that has for the first time
identified DNA variations in the population that can be linked with
biological ageing.
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What do we know about heart illness? Not much, apparently
Monday, 8 February 2010
Heart disease kills over four times as many women in Northern Ireland as
breast cancer — but a study has found an alarming lack of knowledge about
the condition.
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Gordon Brown set to reform community healthcare
Monday, 8 February 2010
Gordon Brown will promise a “personalised” revolution in health and social
care today, with one-to-one support at home for all cancer patients.
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Shortage of junior doctors may lead to cut in services
Saturday, 6 February 2010
A shortage of junior doctors in Northern Ireland could lead to services being
suspended and patients waiting longer and travelling further for treatments,
a leading medical union has warned.
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Variations in hospital care ‘unacceptable’
Friday, 5 February 2010
Road accident, stabbing and shooting casualties receive “unacceptable”
variations in care depending on the hospital they are taken to, a report
revealed today.
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Belgian coma patient communicated using thoughts
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Scientists have reached into the world of a “lost” brain damaged patient and
communicated with him via his thoughts.
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New campaign in bid to raise cancer awareness
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Every week over 130 people across Northern Ireland are given the devastating
and potentially life-threatening news they have cancer.
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‘Wild child’ streak can be sign of a genius
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, rock star Kurt Cobain, Lord Byron, Picasso and
Sir Walter Raleigh all shared a developmental disorder which helped their
talents to flourish, it was claimed today.
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Cot death babies ‘lack key brain chemical’
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Cot death babies lack a key brain chemical that regulates breathing, heart
rate and sleep, research has shown.
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Dementia 'costing UK £23bn a year'
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Dementia costs the country £23 billion per year and more than cancer and heart disease combined but receives a fraction of the funding, according to a "wake up call" report.
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Souvenir scans ‘may risk babies’ health’
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
They have become a must-have for excited parents-to-be, with their amazingly
detailed depiction of unborn babies in three-dimensional realism.
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New gene discovery could help patients with breast cancer
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
A new gene discovery could lead to more personalised treatment for breast
cancer patients, scientists in Belfast have announced.
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Cereal maker accused of double standards over ad
Monday, 1 February 2010
Parents have accused the cereal maker Kellogg's of hypocrisy for suggesting
pupils snack on Coco Pops while publicly backing a government campaign
against child obesity.
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New morning after pill 'can work for up to five days'
Friday, 29 January 2010
A new morning after pill that could prevent pregnancy for nearly a week after
unprotected sex has been hailed as an “exciting” step forward by the
pro-choice lobby.
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MMR doctor who took kids’ blood at party ‘abused trust’
Friday, 29 January 2010
Andrew Wakefield, the doctor who suggested the MMR vaccine might cause autism, leading to a collapse in immunisation levels nationwide, “showed a callous disregard” for the suffering of children and “abused his position of trust” during the conduct of his research, a disciplinary panel ruled yesterday.
Chlamydia measures 'inadequate'
Thursday, 28 January 2010
The Government has no idea if a programme to drive down chlamydia infections is having an effect, MPs have claimed.
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Uproar over decision to mix hospital wards
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Patients and carers of people being treated in a Belfast psychiatric hospital
have slammed controversial plans to mix male and female wards.
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We’re living longer, but in poor health
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
We're living longer — but our old age is not spent in good health, a new
report finds.
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Quit smoking to double rate of surviving lung cancer
Friday, 22 January 2010
People diagnosed with early stage lung cancer can double their chances of
survival over five years if they stop smoking compared with those who
continue to smoke, a report out today has said.
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