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 Speed-limit technology could regulate drivers 30 December 2008, 11:34
New technology which puts the brakes on dangerous driving by forcing drivers to stick to local speed limits has been recommended to ministers. >>>
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 Patients to rate doctors on NHS website 30 December 2008, 10:58
Patients will be encouraged to post comments about their GPs' performance on an NHS website, under new government proposals. >>>
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 PM refuses to legalise assisted suicide 30 December 2008, 09:28
Gordon Brown has made clear the government has no intention of legalising assisted suicide. >>>
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 Hospitals may pay price for working-hours limit 30 December 2008, 00:01
The government is not doing enough to help hospitals cope with changes caused by the coming limit on working hours for junior doctors, it has been claimed. >>>
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 British baby youngest tumour glue patient 29 December 2008, 12:23
A British baby is thought to have become the youngest patient to undergo an operation using glue to reduce the size of a brain tumour. >>>
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 Second conjoined twin dies in hospital 26 December 2008, 12:08
Faith Williams, the second of two conjoined twins, has died on Christmas Day in a hospital in London. >>>
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 Falling pound forcing Britons out of Europe 26 December 2008, 09:59
A report has claimed that British holidaymakers are now choosing destinations outside the eurozone because of the falling value of the pound in Europe. >>>
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 Warning about over-the-counter contraceptive 24 December 2008, 00:01
Making the contraceptive pill available without prescription will not reduce unwanted pregnancies, a report claims. >>>
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 Fish oil heart benefits unclear 24 December 2008, 00:01
While fish oil protects against deaths from heart problems, it does not provide a clear benefit in heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias), a report claims. >>>
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 Excessive police violence witnessed in emergency care cases 24 December 2008, 00:01
Emergency care doctors in the United States claim they regularly treat patients who have experienced injury or trauma due to excessive police violence, a new report states. >>>
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