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Speed-limit technology could regulate drivers


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Making the contraceptive pill available without prescription will not reduce unwanted pregnancies, a report claims.

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Fish oil heart benefits unclear


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


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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