Vocal therapy for Alzheimer�s patients

Singers in Norfolk are feeling the benefits of a choir with a difference, one that is brought to life by members of the public affected by dementia.
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New cochlear implant offers all round hearing to deaf at half the cost

A deaf women has become the first in the country to be given "stereo" hearing from just one cochlear implant.
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Swine flu vaccine 'narcolepsy link'

A swine flu vaccine given to millions of Britons is under review over a possible link to the sleeping disorder narcolepsy, it has been announced.
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MP in sex education 'attack' row

A Tory MP is criticised after appearing to blame the rise in sexually transmitted infections on greater sex education.
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Mothers who fail to breast feed have double risk of diabetes

US researchers claim breastfeeding helps shift fat remaining around the abdomen after pregnancy, one of the factors behind the disorder.
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Swine flu vaccine probed over narcolepsy fears

LONDON (AFP) - The European Medicines Agency said Friday it was probing whether there is a link between the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine and the sleeping disorder narcolepsy amid concerns in Finland and Sweden.
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Tenfold rise in weight-loss operations

The number of people having weight-loss surgery in England has increased by tenfold in the last seven years.
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Miracle premature baby declared dead by doctors revived by mother's touch

She tearfully told her lifeless son - born at 27 weeks weighing 2lb - how much she loved him and cuddled him tightly, not wanting to let him go.
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'Salmonella link' at US egg farm

US health officials say they have found samples of salmonella linking two Iowa farms to a nationwide egg recall.
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Boy, 11, trapped in body of a pensioner due to aging disease prepares for secondary school

Like his new classmates, Harry Crowther is excited to be starting secondary school next week. But the sprightly 11-year-old has a few extra preparations to make because he suffers from progeria.
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Skateboarder makes miraculous recovery after doctors saw off half his skull

Kyle Johnson, 25, was given just a five per cent chance of survival when he shattered his cranium in more than ten places after falling off his board near his home.
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Is your lunchtime salad less healthy than a Big Mac or a Mars Bar?

Every day millions of workersl buy a ready-made salad for their lunch. But, alarmingly, in many instances their ‘healthy’ choice is anything but — and they’d be better off opting for a greasy burger.
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Fern Britton effect fuels weight-loss surgery rise

Demand for weight-loss surgery on the NHS shot up tenfold in just seven years, according to a study.
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Is your lunchtime salad less healthy than a Big Mac or a Mars Bar?

Every day millions of workersl buy a ready-made salad for their lunch. But, alarmingly, in many instances their ‘healthy’ choice is anything but — and they’d be better off opting for a greasy burger.
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'How surgery helped us lose weight'

The number of NHS patients having surgery in order to lose weight has increased by nearly 800 per cent in just five years.
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Is your lunchtime salad less healthy than a Big Mac or a Mars Bar?

Every day millions of workersl buy a ready-made salad for their lunch. But, alarmingly, in many instances their ‘healthy’ choice is anything but — and they’d be better off opting for a greasy burger.
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Men at work

Do paternity laws undermine new dads?
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New mother who fears swab left inside her may have left her infertile awarded �30k

A new mother has received �30,000 compensation after surgeons left a swab inside her body when she had a Caesarean section, lawyers said today.
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Rapid rise in NHS weight-loss surgery

LONDON (AFP) - The number of obese people in England undergoing surgery in NHS hospitals to help them lose weight has increased ten-fold since 2000, according to a study published Friday.
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Wales male cancer rate 'highest'

The rate of men diagnosed with cancer in Wales is the highest in the UK, official figures show.
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Can cinnamon help beat heart disease and diabetes?

Study has found that a cinnamon-water solution contains antioxidants that can cut chances of getting either disease by up to 23 per cent
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Ten-fold rise in weight-loss ops

The number of people in England undergoing surgery on the NHS to help them lose weight has increased ten-fold in less than a decade, figures show.
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100 portraits

The challenge one man with motor neurone disease has set himself
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Organic goods

Could allowing the sale of body parts be the way to encourage donors?
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Top eight cancer signs pinpointed

The eight unexplained symptoms most closely linked to cancer are highlighted by health researchers.
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AIDS group files workplace complaint vs porn king Flynt�

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Anti-AIDS campaigners have filed a workplace-safety complaint against porn king Larry Flynt after watching 100 of his movies and noting that performers wear condoms in only one scene.
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Massive rise in NHS weight-loss surgery

There has been a 785 per cent rise in weight-loss surgery over five years, NHS figures have shown.
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NHS Spends �4bn On Surgery For Obesity

NHS operations for obesity have increased ten-fold since the turn of the century, according to new research.
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Man with 'Locked-in' syndrome makes amazing recovery

A stroke victim revealed today how he astonished doctors by recovering from 'Locked-in' syndrome, where victims are left only able to move their eyes.
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