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Warning after surge in winter vomiting bug

10.11.09
Londoners are being warned of a surge in cases of the winter vomiting bug, as health officials say the norovirus season is 'under way'... more

Swine flu cases rise to 84,000

05.11.09
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Footballers warned about spitting

27.10.09
Footballers have been warned that spitting could increase the risk of spreading swine flu as players at two Barclays Premier League clubs were struck down by the virus... more

Child dies after contracting E.coli

07.10.09
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Four more hit by farm E.coli bug

29.09.09
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Heston Blumenthal apologies to ill customers

25.09.09
Fat Duck chef Heston Blumenthal, who closed his award-winning restaurant after an outbreak of norovirus in February, apologises to more than 500 diners who were taken ill... more

Three more E.coli cases at farm

24.09.09
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Droppings at petting farm test positive for E.coli

22.09.09
Tests confirmed that the E.coli bug was present in animal droppings from the farm at the centre of the current outbreak... more

Kebab house closed after salmonella poisoning outbreak

22.09.09
West London kebab house has closed while a major salmonella poisoning outbreak is investigated... more

Third farm closes over E.coli outbreak

18.09.09
Third farm has been closed following fears of an E.coli outbreak, the Health Protection Agency reveals... more

FIVE MORE E.COLI CASES LINKED TO FARM

18.09.09
Five more people have contracted E.coli in the outbreak linked to a children's farm, as four remain seriously ill in hospital... more

Second children's farm closed over E.coli

17.09.09
Latest: Second petting farm has closed after an E.coli outbreak at its sister farm left 14 children ill in hospital... more

Twin two-year-old boys victims of E.coli fight for life

14.09.09
Twin two-year-old boys with suspected kidney failure are among dozens of victims of a growing E.coli outbreak which started at a petting farm... more

Shellfish polluted with raw sewage poisoned hundreds at Fat Duck

10.09.09
A food poisoning epidemic which struck down almost 600 diners at Heston Blumenthal's award-winning Fat Duck restaurant was caused by raw shellfish contaminated with human sewage... more

'Half of children suffer swine flu drug side-effects'

31.07.09
More than half of children taking Tamiflu suffer side-effects such as nausea, insomnia and nightmares, researchers said... more

Swine flu alert at Wimbledon

29.06.09
Wimbledon was hit by a swine flu scare this afternoon as several officials were sent home after showing signs of the illness... more

Swine flu 'may have reached pandemic level'

10.06.09
The head of the World Health Organisation will consult governments about changing the international alert on the swine flu outbreak... more

Eton reopens after swine flu outbreak

08.06.09
Classes resumed at Eton College after the school shut for a week following more than 30 cases of swine flu... more

Eton forced to close over swine flu outbreak

28.05.09
A new outbreak of swine flu has forced Eton, one of the Britain's top public schools, to close... more

Nursery to stay shut after two more suspected swine flu cases

14.05.09
A nursery that closed after a child contracted swine flu is to remain shut after two new suspected cases emerged... more

Danger of London 'grinding to halt' in flu panic

07.05.09
Public panic would be the biggest barrier to keeping the capital running during a flu pandemic, London Assembly health chiefs warned... more

A-level and GCSE students may miss their exams

06.05.09
Education chiefs have disclosed that thousands of teenagers could be awarded their GCSE and A-level grades without sitting exams... more

British troops quarantined after being held on flu jets

05.05.09
A total of 176 Royal Marines on a military flight were held overnight in quarantine, it was revealed... more

We can’t get hands on flu drugs say London doctors

29.04.09
London doctors are struggling to cope with suspected cases of swine flu because of a lack of basic resources, it was claimed today... more

Urgent plea for blood as donors laid low with flu

30.12.08
A record rise in cases of flu and the winter vomiting virus has triggered a major crisis in NHS blood supplies... more

Drummer dies from anthrax on bongos

03.11.08
A London musician has died after contracting a rare form of anthrax from the skins of bongo drums - the first death from the disease in England for 24 years... more

Bongo drummer fights for life after inhaling anthrax

30.10.08
A man is fighting for his life in a London hospital after inhaling anthrax spores from animal skins brought from Africa... more

We're becoming sick of this financial downturn

21.10.08
The credit crunch is taking its toll on the nation's health with record numbers of flu sufferers... more

UV light from energy-saving bulbs could be harmful

09.10.08
People who sit too close to energy-saving light bulbs could be putting their health at risk... more

NHS centre that advises on poisons is to close

18.04.08
A leading NHS poisons unit which plays a crucial role in emergency planning for possible terrorist attacks on London is to close... more

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