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Some health professionals giving wrong advice about cancer - The Guardian 30th October 2009
"A cancer charity survey suggests some health professionals are not up to date with the latest evidence on the disease and believe in 'myths' for which there is no evidence"
Feeling anxious or distressed? Call the new NHS Stressline - The Guardian 30th October 2009
"The NHS is launching a new freephone helpline to tackle the rising levels of anxiety and distress caused by unemployment and debt"
Dangers of alcohol not a priority for parents - The Guardian 30th October 2009
"One in three parents do not talk to their children about the dangers of alcohol and are more concerned about unwanted pregnancies, car accidents and drugs, survey finds"
Christmas brings boost for cosmetic surgery - The Guardian 29th October 2009
"Seasonal discounts increase demand for treatments while time off work used to recover from operations"
GPs in drive to prevent 10,000 cancer deaths - The Guardian 29th October 2009
"Every surgery to get new software that spots early symptoms and predicts risk"
I don't need a 'war' to fight my cancer. I need empowering as a patient - The Guardian 29th October 2009
"Using the martial metaphor for something as complex as cancer makes the disease ripe for political and financial exploitation"
Disabled children get more help - The Guardian 29th December 2009
"'Parent champions' will draw on their experiences to help other parents of disabled children"
Haringey child protection report left on train - The Guardian 29th December 2009
"An urgent review has been ordered by Haringey, the London borough in the Baby P scandal, after a confidential child protection report drawn up by council staff was left on a train.
The 15-page file included details about a boy taken away from his mother over fears he could be abused. It was found in a railway carriage in London. A council worker has been suspended while the review is carried out."
Dr Crippen: Help! I've drunk too much and eaten too much - The Guardian 29th December 2009
"There's no quick fix for overindulgence, so don't waste your money on quackery"
I don't want to watch any of these celebrities working out - The Guardian 29th December 2009
"Tanya Gold roadtests four fitness DVDs but finds every one of them repellent"
Smoking while pregnant linked to behavioural problems in children - The Guardian 3rd November 2009
"Developing structure and function of the foetal brain at risk, research suggests"
My brain abscess and me - The Guardian 3rd November 2009
"I had no idea I had a potentially fatal infection. Now, after my life-saving surgery, I will never take my health for granted again"
Are doctors ever really off duty? - The Guardian 3rd November 2009
"Which potentially serious symptoms would prompt them to stop and advise a stranger on a bus?"
Man faces charges over injured baby - The Guardian 3rd November 2009
"A man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a baby suffered life threatening injuries.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the child suffered "non-accidental injuries" on Sunday which were initially described as life threatening."
Parents clash in court over taking child off life support - The Guardian 2nd November 2009
"A mother supporting a legal attempt to take her severely disabled baby boy off the ventilator that keeps him alive said today her son's "intolerable suffering" had to outweigh her grief at his death.
The boy, known as RB for legal reasons, was born last year with a rare condition that severely limits the ability to breathe and move limbs."
Drugs: The 40-year failure - The Guardian 3rd November 2009
"Comparing the dangers of ecstasy and equestrianism was provocative, as indeed was Professor David Nutt's more recent suggestion, which led to his sacking last week, that "politicised" drugs classifications concealed the reality that alcohol does more harm than LSD. To that extent – and to that extent only – the home secretary, Alan Johnson, had a point in suggesting that the top drugs adviser whom he dismissed on Friday had strained the limits of his scientific remit, and was effectively campaigning."
Government orders inquiry into role of drug advisers - The Guardian 2nd November 2009
"The government had already ordered an inquiry into the future operation of the panel of scientists advising the Home Office on drug policy before the controversial sacking of its chairman, Professor David Nutt, the Guardian has learned."
Scientists line up to attack Alan Johnson over sacking of drug adviser - The Guardian 2nd November 2009
"The home secretary, Alan Johnson, is facing growing anger from scientists and government advisers over his decision to force the resignation of his senior drug adviser, David Nutt."
Alan Johnson is right to fire David Nutt - The Guardian 2nd November 2009
"Science is not united around the view that drugs are harmless, and the government has to take health dangers seriously"
David Cameron: Tories would rename Department of Health - The Guardian 2nd November 2009
"Conservative leader promises NHS reforms to cut costs and extend 'patient power'"
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