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No smoking at Euro 2012

20.10.11
Smoking will be banned at stadiums during Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine... more

Breast cancer checks 'have little impact'

29.07.11
Breast cancer screening has had little impact on falling death rates from the disease, according to new research ... more

Beansprouts at root of E.coli outbreak, say scientists

06.06.11
German beansprouts are the likely cause of the E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe, German officials have said... more

Killer food bug hits seven in Britain

02.06.11
'Wash your salad' warning comes as seven people in Britain have been infected with a deadly 'mutant' form of E.coli that is sweeping Europe, it has been revealed... more

Britain's stillbirth rate among the worst in developed world

14.04.11
Britain's record of stillbirths condemned as a 'national scandal' after it is shown to be one of the worst in the developed world ... more

UK could face a 'nightmare scenario' due to rise of superbugs

07.04.11
UK has been warned by scientists of the rise of new superbugs resistant to the most powerful antibiotics ... more

Anger over call to give babies solids from four months

14.01.11
Mothers hit out at warnings that babies could develop allergies or disease if they are exclusively breast- fed for the first six months... more

City Spy: Another shot in the arm for GlaxoSmithKline

10.01.11
GlaxoSmithKline did very well indeed from the last swine flu panic, and now it can look forwaard to more dosh... more

Breaking the migraine barrier

29.09.10
New research has produced what may be one of the most important medical findings of the century... more

London told to learn from NHS swine flu errors

16.06.10
London's NHS and emergency planners must learn from mistakes made during last year's swine flu outbreak to help deal with future health scares, a report warns... more

Falling ash may force millions with chest problems to remain indoors

16.04.10
The World Health Organisation warned that millions of Britons and other European citizens might need to stay indoors to protect their health if ash from the Icelandic volcano begins to fall from the sky ... more

Fear of disease in Haiti as doctors run out of supplies

26.01.10
Medical workers warn they might have to stop operating on quake victims because they are running out of basic equipment ... more

World Health Organisation slams 'fake swine flu pandemic' claims

26.01.10
World Health Organisation hits back at 'irresponsible' critics who claim swine flu was a fake pandemic created for the benefit of drug companies... more

Now under-fives are to be given swine flu jab

19.11.09
Healthy children under the age of five will be given the swine flu jab, the Government announced... more

TV Dragon Bannatyne raises age for sunbed users after investigation

11.09.09
Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne has changed the age limits on sunbed use at his health clubs after being tackled by BBC1 series Watchdog... more

Health experts warn not to take Tamiflu pills

21.08.09
Government refuses to change its swine flu policy after experts said healthy people should not be given Tamiflu... more

Vaccine for swine flu may be unsafe warns WHO

27.07.09
Plans to fast-track the swine flu vaccine in Britain came under fire from World Health Organisation chiefs... 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

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

GlaxoSmithKline’s double boost on cancer treatments

09.07.09
Pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline had a double injection of health, when the World Health Organisation approved its cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix and the British medical watchdog said it would reconsider its block on breast cancer treatment Tyverb’s use in the National Health Service... more

Sense - first casualty in war on drugs

15.06.09
Nice people take drugs." These are the four words considered so dangerous, so irresponsible, that advertising authorities have banned them from appearing on the side of London buses. Pathetic, no?... more

Baby of first British swine flu casualty fighting for life

15.06.09
Baby of the woman who became the first Briton to die from swine flu is now fighting for its life as family tell of their devastation... more

Plea not to panic as swine flu is officially declared pandemic

11.06.09
The World Health Organization has declared the first global flu pandemic for 40 years... 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

Glaxo gets a fillip after WHO backs vaccine

05.06.09
Pharma giant GlaxoSmith Kline was today given a boost when the World Health Organisation endorsed its vaccine against a diarrhoea-causing virus that kills 500,000 children every year ... more

Long, profitable life of vaccines means it's not just the ill clamouring for them

01.06.09
A dirty-brown brick building close to Northern Line station Mill Hill East is an unlikely place to find the saviour of the pharmaceuticals industry... more

New swine flu warning after young mother dies in hospital

06.05.09
A new mother has become the second person to die after catching swine flu in America, triggering a new alert over the severity of the virus... more

World Health Organisation raises level 5 alert

30.04.09
The World Health Organisation has raised its flu level warning to five, one short of a full pandemic... more

Killer flu virus ‘already circulating in London’

28.04.09
Swine flu is already spreading through London, one of Britain's leading virus experts warned... more

Zimbabwe begs for cholera aid

04.12.08
Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency after finally admitting that the cholera outbreak which has claimed hundreds of lives in the impoverished country is out of control... more


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