NHS
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Exercise a "miracle cure" – academy
Exercise is a "miracle cure", senior doctors say today. Read more
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Updated alcohol in pregnancy advice
Pregnant women can drink a little alcohol – but not much, according to the latest advice, published yesterday. Read more
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Dementia cure round the corner?
Dementia could have an effective treatment within a decade, a senior doctor claimed yesterday. Read more
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Flu vaccine failing as winter deaths soar
This winter’s flu vaccine has proved almost worthless against the most common strain of the virus in circulation in the UK, it was announced last night. Read more
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Cancer may affect half of the UK
Half the British population is likely to face the development of cancer because of increased life expectancy, experts warn today. Read more
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Toll of preventable diabetes death
Nearly 24,000 people a year are dying early because of "preventable" complications of diabetes, according to a major study published today. Read more
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Cancer symptoms often seen as "trivial"
Thousands of people may be dismissing symptoms of cancer as "trivial", researchers claimed today. Read more
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Why you should cut down on alcohol – Burns
New Year’s Eve is linked in many people’s minds with alcohol – and a senior doctor is trying shock tactics to encourage lasting resolutions. Read more
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Psychiatric drugs over-used?
Powerful psychiatric drugs are mainly being used for common mental illnesses – often for elderly patients, researchers say today. Read more
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Gene screening could be stepped up – study
Large-scale gene sequencing could feasibly be used in the NHS to identify rare diseases, experts say today. Read more