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By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
The number of people infected with HIV acquired through heterosexual contact in the UK has almost doubled in four years, figures issued yesterday show. There were 960 new diagnoses in 2007 compared with 540 in 2003, the Health Protection Agency said.
Although [...]

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Research; BMJ 13 October 2008.
By: Joakim Dillner, professor, Lund University, Medical Microbiology, University Hospital MAS, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden et al.
This joint analysis of studies across western Europe concludes that, for women with negative cytology and negative HPV testing, such combined screening every six years would be safe.

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By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Thursday, 18 September 2008
A warning about the indiscriminate prescribing of antibiotics to pregnant women to delay premature labour was issued to all doctors yesterday after research unexpectedly revealed that the practice may cause long-term harm to their babies.
The Government’s chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, wrote to GPs, [...]

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Clinical Review, by: L Fuccio, research fellow et al, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna.
BMJ, 15 September 2008

The prevalence of H pylori varies widely and is about 50% in international population studies. Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common human infections, and about half of the world’s population carries this organism. [...]

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By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Thursday, 11 September 2008
An increase in infections that are resistant to all known antibiotics is threatening Britain and the world, unless ways can be found to develop and finance new drugs, public health experts warned yesterday.
The Health Protection Agency said yesterday that of 20,000 blood [...]

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By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Fines of up to £50,000 will be imposed on NHS trusts which breach hygiene regulations in a crackdown on hospital infections.
Inspectors will have powers to prosecute dirty hospitals and clinics, and impose sanctions ranging from fixed penalty fines to closure of wards, [...]

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Source: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Press release
Wed 6.8.2008
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today given approval for a medicine to be made available from a pharmacist without a doctor’s prescription to treat chlamydia.
The azithromycin pill, which will be called “Clamelle”, will be available to buy by people 16 [...]

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By: PA, The Independent
Monday, 28 July 2008
Many British people were locked up for life at a mental hospital because they were typhoid carriers, it was reported today.
At least 43 women were detained at Long Grove asylum in Epsom, Surrey, between 1907 and the facility’s closure in 1992, according to the BBC.
Despite having recovered [...]

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BMJ, 17 July 2008
By: John B Winer, consultant neurologist, University Hospital Birmingham, UK.
What are the clinical features?

All types of Guillain-Barré syndrome present with acute neuropathy, defined as: progressive onset of limb weakness that reaches its worst within four weeks.
Typically there are sensory symptoms but few sensory signs.
Reflexes are usually lost early in the illness.
The [...]

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By: Dan Roberts, The Independent
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Making love doesn’t just help you feel good. It also burns calories, boosts your immune system – and can even reduce the risk of cancer
Love life: regular sex combats stress, helps sleep, can take away pain and guards against breast cancer.
Having sex once or twice a week has [...]

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