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Diabetes like poverty risk

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:33:02 +0000

HAVING diabetes has the same effect on someone’s risk of death as living in a very deprived community, researchers at Edinburgh University have found.

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Pomegranate juice may help cut workplace stress

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:32:32 +0000

Pomegranate juice could reduce stress in the workplace, according to new research.

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‘Smart’ pill may stop cancer spreading

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:32:01 +0000

A NEW “smart” pill hailed as a breakthrough could extend the lives of people with the deadliest form of skin cancer.

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Look into my eyes… NHS bid to save cash by using hypnosis

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:31:37 +0000

Hypnosis treatments could be used on a range of medical conditions to save the NHS millions of pounds, according to a group of medical experts.

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Nicola Sturgeon in pledge to the elderly as care home company nears collapse

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:30:50 +0000

STRUGGLING care home firm Southern Cross is planning to change its name and shed 200 homes as it struggles to avert collapse, according to reports.

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Sheryn fronts drive to give blood after donors save life

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:30:26 +0000

LIKE thousands of others, Sheryn Ali never thought about the importance of donating blood – until she was struck down by a one-in-a-million illness.

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NHS crackdown is miracle cure for staff sickness rate

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:29:49 +0000

ABSENCE rates among NHS Lothian staff have gone from the among the worst to the best in the country after a tough crackdown on sicknote culture.

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‘We want a minimum alcohol price’ – Lib Dems in U-turn on SNP policy

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:28:28 +0000

The new leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has announced a policy U-turn by saying he will back renewed SNP plans to impose a minimum price for alcohol.

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German bean sprout farm identified as ground zero in E coli outbreak

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:27:26 +0000

German-grown bean sprouts are the likely source of the deadliest E coli outbreak in modern history, according to agricultural officials.

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Shaelyn is a little star

admin — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:33:37 +0000

YOUNG cancer battler Shaelyn Bayliss was guest of honour at a special awards party.

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