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Severe swine flu cases 'snowballing' in London

06.11.09

Almost a quarter of the country's most seriously ill swine flu victims are in London hospitals, figures show... more

Health bosses draw up emergency measures ahead of postal strike

21.10.09

Emergency measures are being drawn up to protect patients ahead of the national postal strike as Hospitals and GPs look to minimise the disruption... more

Postal strike threat to swine flu vaccines for most vulnerable

21.10.09

Planned swine flu immunisation programme could be jeopardised by the postal strike, the Chief Medical Officer warns... more

'All you dare to drink for Ł15' student night condemned

28.09.09

An 'all-you-can-drink' student night has been roundly criticised by health campaigners for encouraging binge-drinking... more

Swine flu cases soar as schools return

17.09.09

Number of suspected swine flu cases soars by a third, Government reveals as children returning to school bear brunt of rise... more

'Hospitals will be crippled by swine flu'

08.09.09

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200,000 swine flu vaccine doses arrive in Britain

27.08.09

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Ministers ignored Tamiflu fears

17.08.09

Swine flu could develop resistance to Tamiflu because of the Government's haste in distributing the antiviral drug, according to its expert panel... more

Health chief warns over flu deaths of healthy people

14.08.09

Half of all the swine flu deaths in the country have been in London, new figures show... more

Swine Flu killing the healthy as 140,000 diagnosed last week

23.07.09

Healthy people in Britain have been killed by swine flu, as new figures reveal that up to 140,000 have been diagnosed with the virus in the past seven days... more

Mums-to-be told not to worry about swine flu until autumn

21.07.09

Pregnant women are confused by mixed messages over what precautions they should take to avoid catching swine flu, it was claimed... more

Huge spike in calls to GPs about swine flu

16.07.09

GPs have seen a leap of almost 50% in the numbers of people contacting them with fears they have swine flu in the last week, new figures suggest... more

Swine flu claims 12 lives in four days

16.07.09

Swine flu UK death toll rises to 29 on the day that Cherie Blair is reported to have caught the virus... more

Do your homework before having cosmetic surgery

15.07.09

It pays to do your research when considering cosmetic surgery as when things go wrong, they really go wrong... more

Swine flu vaccine is three months away, claims world health director

15.07.09

Government claims that a swine flu vaccine will be ready in Britain by next month have been challenged by the head of the World Health Organisation... more

Warning over panic buying of Tamiflu drugs online

03.07.09

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Make drink cost four times the price, say police

02.07.09

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NHS Direct struggling with swine flu surge

26.06.09

Surge in swine flu cases leaves NHS swamped with calls - causing struggling bosses to adopt an "outbreak management" policy... more

Schools face closure in swine flu pandemic

12.06.09

A mass closure of schools in Britain could be necessary to help contain the spread of swine flu... more

Big rise in women losing babies due to alcohol

26.03.09

Women are being given a stark reminder over the dangers of drinking while pregnant... more

'Booze bus' to run all year as binge drinking rockets

20.03.09

An ambulance for drunks will run all year in London to cope with the growing scourge of binge drinking... more

Ministers retreat from minimum price plan for alcohol

16.03.09

Demands for minimum prices to be imposed on alcohol will be backed by the Government's chief medical officer today - but ministers are already retreating from the idea... more

Public 'must be protected from passive drinking'

16.03.09

People should be protected from "passive drinking" in the same way they are protected from second-hand smoke, Britain's top doctor has said... more

Fears of early dementia as juveniles binge

05.02.09

Thousands of children are at risk of early dementia because they are drinking too much alcohol, experts warned... more

'Don't give children alcohol in the home until they reach 15'

29.01.09

Ministers have warned parents not to give young teenagers alcohol at home in an attempt to tackle high consumption among children... more

Suburbs suffer with London's worst child drinking problems

29.01.09

Children from the suburbs have the worst alcohol problems in London, new figures reveal... more

Winehouse clinic offers free rehab to stressed doctors

10.12.08

The London clinic which treated singer Amy Winehouse is offering a free rehab service to doctors and dentists, the Standard can reveal... more

Doctors to face yearly check on performance

23.07.08

Doctors will face annual assessments so licences can be removed from poor performers, under proposals to be outlined by Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson... more