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NHS IT programme running four years late United Kingdom : Health News - Reuters UK - 16 May 2008 LONDON (Reuters) - A multi-billion pound scheme to reform the system of holding patient records in the NHS is running at least four years behind schedule, a report by parliament's financial watchdog said on Friday.

The world's obese population is rising United Kingdom : Health News - BBC News - 16 May 2008 The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine calculated the obese consume 18% more calories than average. They are also responsible for using more fuel, which has an environmental impact and drives up food prices as transport and agriculture both ...

Father who claimed for 33 fake kids is jailed for 13 months United Kingdom : Health News - Glasgow Daily Record - 23 hours ago Drug addict Irvin Fraser claimed child tax credits for his fictitious brood for almost three years before he was found out. He used the cash to pay for his £200-a-day heroin and Valium habit.

Superbug victims get green light to sue NHS United Kingdom : Health News - Scotsman - 14 May 2008 By JOHN ROBERTSON SCOTLAND'S health service could be hit by compensation claims for millions of pounds after a judge yesterday refused to throw out a raft of damages actions over the hospital superbug MRSA.

Run for their lives United Kingdom : Health News - Linlithgow Journal & Gazette - 16 May 2008 As nearly 2000 women and girls lined up to take part in the Race for Life at Hopetoun House on Sunday the messages on their backs said it all.

Five-year-old boy dies of chickenpox just days after doctors sent ... United Kingdom : Health News - This is London - 16 May 2008 A boy of five died from chickenpox after doctors told his parents he was fine, it is claimed. Fabio Nunes lost his fight for life when the disease sent his body into multiple organ failure.

Single anti-flu drug 'not enough' United Kingdom : Health News - BBC News - 14 May 2008 No single drug alone will be enough to treat all the victims of a global flu pandemic, research has shown. Tests on the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which has spread in south east Asia, have shown it is developing resistance to the leading anti-viral drug ...

Farmers rush for vaccine United Kingdom : Health News - Cumberland News - 19 hours ago ENVIRONMENT Secretary Hilary Benn said he is pleased at the high demand for bluetongue vaccine after it was made available for the first time last week.

Appeal for bone marrow donors to come forward United Kingdom : Health News - Kent News - 16 May 2008 The Anthony Nolan Trust has organised a special search in the hopes of saving the life of nine-year-old Jamie Zammit, who lives in Bromley.

Kebabs can contain a wine glass of cooking oil, warn scientists in ... United Kingdom : Health News - This is London - 15 May 2008 They are seen by most of us as an unhealthy but occasional treat. Now, however, a survey has revealed just how bad for you a takeaway can be.

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