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Labour should raise number of ethnic minority MPs, minister says

timesonline.co.uk
09-Nov-2008 2 related
        

Sam Coates, Chief Political Correspondent Labour should make it easier for would-be MPs from ethnic minorities to be chosen for Westminster seats, a Cabinet minister said yesterday. Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, made the...

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Drugs too expensive for NHS are fairly priced says supplier

telegraph.co.uk
09-Nov-2008 3 related
        

Drugs that are considered too expensive to offer to patients on the NHS are "fairly priced", a major supplier has claimed. The assertion could damage Government plans to persuade pharmaceutical companies to lower prices to make...

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Obesity rates 'have hit their peak' conference to be told

telegraph.co.uk
09-Nov-2008 1 related
        

The obesity crisis has reached its peak and governments face wasting money and resources if they overestimate its extent, a conference on the problem will be told today. His comments come as health secretary Alan Johnson warned...

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State asks appeals court to review police case

billingsgazette.net
10-Nov-2008 1 related
        

CHEYENNE - The state of Wyoming has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider whether relatives of a Colorado man may sue the state in a case stemming from the man's death in a struggle with Wyoming Highway Patrol officers in...

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Majority Of Brits Are Happy

emaxhealth.com
10-Nov-2008
        

Nine out of ten British people are happy, and almost seven in 10 expect more good than bad experiences in the next five to 10 years, according to the first study of the public's perceptions of health inequalities published...

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Junk food companies will urge people to eat healthily

telegraph.co.uk
08-Nov-2008 1 related
        

A multi-million pound campaign against Britain's obesity epidemic will tomorrow be launched by the Government together with the food industry. Under the Change for Life campaign, to be unveiled by Alan Johnson, the Health...

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Food and vegetable prices cut to help war on obesity

mirror.co.uk
09-Nov-2008
        

By Vincent Moss Political Editor, sundaymirror.co.uk 9/11/2008 Fruit and vegetable prices will be cut to combat Britain's obesity epidemic. The move will come in a £75million healthy-eating drive to be unveiled by ministers...

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UK-based Iranian physicians ready to improve medical ties with homeland

payvand.com
08-Nov-2008
        

In a meeting with the visiting Iranian minister of health in London late on Friday, UK-based Iranian physicians from various specialties said they are very eager to have greater cooperation in promoting health standards in the...

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UK-based Iranian physicians ready to improve medical ties

irna.com
08-Nov-2008 3 related
        

A group of Iranian physicians residing in Britain say they are ready to help counterparts in Iran improve health conditions. In a meeting with the visiting Iranian minister of health here late on Friday, UK-based Iranian...

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Science or sham?

bbc.co.uk
08-Nov-2008 1 related
        

There was huge excitement last autumn when the health secretary, Alan Johnson, announced that £170m would be spent on talking therapies in England. The programme focuses on one specific branch of treatment - Cognitive...

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