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Two win sickness benefit test legal challenge
- Two people with mental health problems have won a legal challenge against the government tests for sickness benefit.
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Vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB in lab tests
- Vitamin C can kill multidrug-resistant TB in the lab, scientists have found.
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Viewpoint: Should the parents of young carers get the support?
- It emerged last week in a report by The Children's Society that there are almost 250,000 young carers in the UK. But do we need to shift the focus to the parents?
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South Wales specialist hospital care plans to be revealed
- Plans for major changes to the way some specialist hospital care is delivered in south Wales will be unveiled later.
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Iodine deficiency 'may lower children's IQ'
- Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers.
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The NHS clinics helping victims of genital mutilation
- Female genital mutilation, the cutting of sexual organs, is thought to affect 66,000 women in the UK.
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Tunisian man dies of new coronavirus
- A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa.
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NHS boss to step down next year
- The head of the NHS in England Sir David Nicholson is stepping down from the post next year.
Tamiflu drug bill 'shocking waste of taxpayers' money'
- The government spent £424m stockpiling a drug to treat flu despite there being question marks over the effectiveness of the medicine called Tamiflu, a public spending watchdog has found.
Man breaks arm again after waiting six years for recovery
- A man who waited six years for his broken arm to heal has snapped it again - one week after it recovered.
Scans show premature-baby brain arrested development
- Premature birth may interrupt vital brain development processes, medical scans reveal.
A&E units on cliff edge, say NHS leaders
- A&E is on a "cliff edge", NHS leaders say as MPs begin an inquiry into the state of emergency care in England.
Basildon Hospital criticised over death of disabled woman
- A hospital being investigated over high death rates "missed opportunities" to save the life of a disabled woman, according to the health Ombudsman.
Bipolar disorder woman in legal battle over abortion
- The High Court in London is judging whether a pregnant woman with bipolar disorder has the mental capacity to request an abortion.
NHS and social care budgets 'should merge'
- Ministers have been told they must go further with their overhaul of social care in England by merging its budget with the NHS.
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Britvic to close Chelmsford factory and put hundreds out of work
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Man who tried to smuggle rare corals and clams jailed
A man who tried to smuggle more than 700 rare and endangered corals and clams into the UK has been jailed.... -
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Plans approved for South Bank Shell Centre development
Plans to redevelop an area of London's South Bank around the Shell Centre have been approved by Lambeth Council.... -
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London new buses' green credentials revealed by TfL
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Worcester child killer David McGreavy anonymity bid fails
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Sreesanth denies IPL spot-fixing claims
Indian fast bowler S Sreesanth, arrested last week over allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League, has insisted he is innocent...
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