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Spy in a coma found 'with blood everywhere' by painter who used his artist colony house

The mystery surrounding the sudden illness of Britain's top spy deepened last night after a neighbour revealed he was found covered in blood by an artist who worked in his house. He was found by wildlife painter Dominique Salm,...

Letters: Mental health care is failing our society

I applaud the honesty of the incoming president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (News, leader and special report, last week). I have been a hospital consultant for 18 years and have spent my professional life committed to...

New HIV Health Support Service Launched Across London

On July 7, Terrence Higgins Trust and NAM are launching a new pan-London health support service for people living with HIV. The 'HIV Health Support Service' offers one to one or group meetings with a Health Trainer where people...

NHS 60 Today! Reform or Die?

The NHS celebrates its 60th birthday today. The government has been marking the landmark event through a string of initiatives aimed at bringing the ageing and bureaucratic institution into the 21st century. Following New...

NHS: New row over top up payments

telegraph.co.uk     51 mins ago   2 related          

By Laura Donnelly , Health Correspondent Cancer patients who pay for extra drugs should be denied free care on the NHS, according to the head of the British Medical Association. Dr Hamish Meldrum has angered patients' groups...

Boss of drug firm behind cervical cancer jabs for schoolgirls is on board of Ofsted

Paul Blackburn, a senior vice president at GlaxoSmithKline, has been appointed to the board of Ofsted Schools Secretary Ed Balls is at the centre of a controversy over the appointment of a top executive with a drugs company to...

14,000 knife victims a year

Knife violence in Britain is far worse than official statistics suggest, with almost 14,000 people taken to hospital for injuries caused by knives and other sharp weapons last year. An analysis of hospital admissions data for...

Minister calls for lunchtime lock-in at schools to stop rush for chippie

Shocking new research into schoolchildren's lunch habits adds to concerns over obesity Denis Campbell and Anushka Asthana Sunday July 6, 2008 The Observer A gaggle of schoolchildren at the chip shop is a common scene in...

Scots mother rolls out her canine therapy to help autistic children

scotsman.com     1 hr ago   1 related          

Published Date: 06 July 2008 A MOTHER who helped her autistic son communicate by using their family dog has launched a scheme to help other Scottish children with the condition. Nuala Gardner's son Dale was severely autistic as...

100 people look at cancer centre progress

AN exhibition about the new cancer unit at Musgrove Park Hospital has been on display. Up to 100 people went along last Friday to see the latest information about the centre, how the building work is progressing and what...

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