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Swine flu cases rise to 84,000

05.11.09
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GPs reject training to identify obese babies

02.11.09
London doctors are failing to identify overweight children and could be increasing the risk of serious illness, an obesity expert warns... 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

Next swine flu wave will hit within weeks, experts warn

18.09.09
Tens of thousands of Londoners will be hit by a second wave of swine flu within three weeks... more

'Doctors who waltz in from EU putting our patients at risk'

24.08.09
Medical leaders called for rules to prevent GPs from the EU 'waltzing in and out' of the UK to work without having proved they are fit to practise... more

Lords ‘concerned’ about delays to NHS helpline

28.07.09
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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

Swine flu virus has mutated in London, scientists warn

14.07.09
London has already developed its own mutated strain of swine flu as sheer number of infections leads to unique virus... more

Obesity warning for British Asians

10.07.09
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Overdose would have stopped him breathing

26.06.09
An overdose of the prescription drug Demerol would have stopped Michael Jackson breathing before causing brain damage, an expert said today... more

British airports on alert over swine flu outbreak

27.04.09
The death toll from swine flu in Mexico reached 103 today as British airports were put on alert over fears of a global pandemic... more

Calls to offer free flu jab to anyone over the age of 50

16.04.09
Free flu vaccinations could soon be offered to everyone from the age of 50... more

Patients could give ratings for their doctors' performance

01.04.09
Patients could be invited to rate their doctors under plans to check if GPs are competent... more

Hospitals on alert as scarlet fever spreads

03.03.09
London hospitals are on alert over a severe outbreak of scarlet fever... more

GPs told to isolate flu patients as fears grow of a pandemic

07.01.09
Doctors were told to set up waiting rooms to separate patients with flu from those not infected... 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

Fears of flu crisis after poor take-up of free jab

24.12.08
London is facing a potential flu crisis over Christmas and New Year, figures show... more

Memory clinics and GPs to target dementia

22.12.08
Every GP will be trained to spot the first signs of dementia under plans to provide sufferers with a better quality of life... more

Huge rise in calls reporting cold and flu to GP helpline

10.12.08
Health experts are warning of a cold and flu epidemic as calls to GP helplines soar... more

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