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Womb transplant 'years away'

Thursday Oct 22 2009

Widespread coverage has been given to reports that the first human womb transplant could take place within two years. Most newspapers said that research presented at an American...

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Food poisoning bug in chicken

Wednesday Oct 7 2009

A government food survey released yesterday has found that most raw chicken sold in the UK contains campylobacter, a bacterium that can cause food poisoning. The survey...

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HPV vaccine in the clear

Friday Oct 2 2009

A pathologist has confirmed that the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine did not cause the death of Natalie Morton, the schoolgirl from Coventry.

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Over the weekend several news sources have reported on an outbreak of E. coli infection in children in the UK. The outbreak has been linked to a children’s farm in Surrey and all infected children are under 10. According to BBC News...

'Common painkiller is addictive'

Friday Sep 4 2009

Several news sources have today reported that codeine-based pain killers sold over the counter can “cause addiction within three days”, and that new rules will change the way they will be made available. These changes include...

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Folic acid pregnancy warning

Thursday Sep 3 2009

Experts have called for “wider folic acid use” according to BBC News, which reported that women of childbearing age have been urged by the Scottish Spina Bifida Association to take folic acid supplements even if...

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