Some 84,000 cases of cancer could be prevented every year if people lost weight, exercised and cut their drinking, experts have said. The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) published data
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An outbreak of highly drug resistant gonorrhoea has been detected in the north of England, triggering a national alert. Fifteen cases have been detected by Public Health England (PHE) so
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Patients are suffering due to wide variations in how many cancer cases are diagnosed at an early stage and who gets the best stroke care, a report has found. The
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Alcohol consumption protects against heart attacks – but increases the risk of many cancers as well as the likelihood of being injured, a global study has found. The research, which
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Nearly 113,000 council homes could be sold off across England onto the private market to help finance the Government’s controversial plans to extend the Right to Buy scheme, according to
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Nearly four out of 10 carers spend more than 100 hours a week looking after their loved one, leaving some feeling isolated and lacking practical help, a major poll has
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Ten people who had the “misfortune” of being in hospital when killer nurse Victorino Chua was at large died from unrelated causes, inquests have heard. Chua, 49, was jailed for
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Special Branch and senior police are accused of sinking investigations into historical child sex abuse by VIPs, MPs and officers in new corruption allegations against Scotland Yard. The police watchdog
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A new report on the link between homelessness and re-offending has called for housing to be made a priority in the forthcoming National Strategy for Community Justice in Scotland. Shelter
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Scotland has a strong record of success in delivering high quality palliative care services however there is a serious lack of information being collected about the quality and availability of
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