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Cancer patient who had vocal cords removed has 'voice' restored - Daily Telegraph 5th September 2009
Bernadette Chapman, a cancer patient who had her vocal cords removed, has had her voice reconstructed by an electronic voice replication system.
Painkiller warnings 'may not prevent addiction' - Daily Telegraph 5th September 2009
New hard-hitting warnings on common painkillers may not be strong enough to prevent people inadvertently becoming addicted, experts have warned.
Do you know someone addicted to codeine? - Daily Telegraph 4th September 2009
Officials estimates that more than 30,000 Britons are addicted to codeine, although experts warn this is the "tip of the iiceberg"
Mel Smith's 'dark secret' of his Nurofen Plus addiction - Daily Telegraph 4th September 2009
Mel Smith, the comedian, became addicted to Nurofen Plus while he was battling gout.
Q&A: what is codeine addiction? - Daily Telegraph 4th September 2009
Are all painkillers the same?
The new warnings only affect painkillers which contain codeine, a type of opiate which is related to heroin. It can be a powerful drug to numb pain, but regulators warn that it should be used only for acute pain.
Over-the-counter painkillers 'can cause addiction within three days' - Daily Telegraph 4th September 2009
Over-the-counter painkillers taken by millions can cause addiction in just three days, the Government’s drug watchdog has said.
Widespread belief in contraceptive myths, survey suggests - Daily Telegraph 5th September 2009
Britain’s high rate of unintended pregnancies could be down to widespread belief in myths surrounding contraception, experts have warned.
Eating broccoli 'protects the lining of arteries' - Daily Telegraph 4th September 2009
Eating your greens, such as broccoli, doesn't just help towards your five a day - it could help protect the lining of your arteries, researchers have found.
Adolf Hitler sex video condemned by Aids charities- Daily Telegraph 4th September 2009
An Aids-awareness advert depicting Adolf Hitler having unprotected sex has been condemned by mainstream health charities for stigmatising people infected with the virus.
Father left quadraplegic after botched routine operation- Daily Telegraph 4th September 2009
A father-of-four was left a wheel-chair bound quadraplegic after a hospital botched a routine neck operation.
Recession leads to more sleepless nights, study claims- Daily Telegraph 4th September 2009
Twice as many people approaching retirement suffer sleepless nights during a recession, according to new research.
One in four senior police officers 'suffer depression' - Daily Telegraph 4th September 2009
Nearly a quarter of senior police officers suffer from depression brought on by the pressures of the job, a new survey has shown.
Over-the-counter painkillers can cause addiction in three days - Daily Telegraph 3rd September 2009
Popular painkillers taken by millions of people can cause addiction in just three days, the Government’s drug watchdog has warned.
Authorities face questions over schoolboy torture attack - Daily Telegraph 3rd September 2009
Police and social services are under pressure to explain how two young boys with a history of violence were left free to torture and sexually abuse two other children in a prolonged and violent attack.
Married GP faces being struck off after 'risky' affairs with colleague and patient - Daily Telegraph 3rd September 2009
A married GP faces being struck off for his affairs with a colleague and patients after a medical watchdog concluded he had "a propensity to take risks" and found him guilty of misconduct.
Swine flu death estimate reduced by two-thirds, Sir Liam Donaldson says - Daily Telegraph 3rd September 2009
The second wave of the swine flu pandemic will not be as bad as first feared, the Government's most senior doctor claimed as he lowered the death toll forecast by two-thirds.
NHS blunders allowed cannibal Peter Bryan to kill two - Daily Telegraph 3rd September 2009
A catalogue of systemic failings and blunders allowed a schizophrenic killer, Peter Bryan, to murder two more people, including eating parts of the brain of one, two inquiries have found.
Cannibal was able to kill following 'systematic NHS failure': report - Daily Telegraph 3rd September 2009
A schizophrenic was allowed to live as an outpatient and went on to murder a friend and eat parts of his brain because of a ''systematic failure'' in his treatment by the NHS, a report has found.
NHS 'tick box medicine' is no way to diagnose death, says doctor - Daily Telegraph 3rd September 2009
NHS guidelines have led to a form of "tick-box medicine" that is harming patient care, a leading doctor has warned.
Health MoTs do more harm than good - Daily Telegraph 3rd September 2009
Brain scans carried out as "health MoTs'' could be doing more harm than good, medical experts have warned.
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