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BBC NEWS Health Timeline of the history of the NHS

WEB1962 - Birth of the modern hospital. FIND OUT MORE. As the NHS turns 60, BBC News is giving it a health check. Watch out for reports, features and analysis on …

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BBC News Health 50 years of the WHO

WEB50 years of the WHO - successes and failures. The World Health Organisation is preparing to elect a new Director General in its 50th year. The BBC's …

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BBC NEWS Health A sherry could keep doctor away

WEBA sherry could keep doctor away. If a heavy claret is not your tipple then reach for the sherry - it could protect your heart, research suggests. Sherry may have …

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BBC NEWS Health The origins of community care

WEBThe origins of community care. Care in the community represented the biggest political change in mental healthcare in the history of the NHS. It was the result …

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BBC NEWS Health Internet use 'good for the brain'

WEBInternet use 'good for the brain'. For middle-aged and older people at least, using the internet helps boost brain power, research suggests. A University of California …

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BBC NEWS Health Nobel for stomach ulcer discovery

WEBNobel for stomach ulcer discovery. Two Australian scientists have been awarded the Nobel prize for medicine for their discovery that stomach ulcers can be …

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BBC NEWS Health How Asian doctors saved the NHS

WEBHow Asian doctors saved the NHS. When Health Minister Enoch Powell, appealed for help to staff his massively expanding health service 40 years ago, more …

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BBC NEWS Health Einstein and Newton 'had autism'

WEBAlbert Einstein and Isaac Newton may have suffered from a type of autism, according to experts. Einstein was a notoriously confusing lecturer. Researchers at …

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BBC News Health It's for medicinal purposes, honest

WEBResearchers claim that drinking the equivalent of three or four pub measures of the spirit can boost the body's defences against disease. However, the bad news is that scientists …

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BBC News Health Sex: The cold cure

WEBIgA is the first line of defence against colds and flu. It binds to bacteria that invade the body, and then activates the immune system to destroy them. Dr Carl …

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BBC NEWS Health Lorenzo's oil: The full story

WEBLorenzo's oil: The full story. Augusto Odone refused to give up on his son. Lorenzo Odone is 25 years old and lives in Washington. Eighteen years ago he was …

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BBC NEWS Health Alcohol good after heart surgery

WEBDrinking a 'moderate' amount of alcohol can boost the recovery of patients who have had heart surgery, a German study has indicated. Men who drank about six or …

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BBC News HEALTH TB: The sandbag and fresh air cure

WEBTB: The sandbag and fresh air cure. The treatment lasted for at least 18 months. Back in the days before penicillin, TB was not just a killer, it was so deeply …

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BBC News Health War transformed attitudes to disability

WEBThe first part of BBC Two's series The Disabled Century examines the change in attitudes towards disability between 1914 and 1944. Before the First World …

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BBC ON THIS DAY 8 1980: The legend of Lennon

WEBWitness. John Lennon spent the evening of 8 December 1980 at a recording studio in New York. The former Beatle returned home shortly before 2300 and was about to enter his …

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BBC NEWS Health Candle use linked to cancer risk

WEBCandle-lit dinners may be romantic, but researchers are warning they could be harmful to health. South Carolina State University experts analysed the fumes …

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BBC NEWS Health Masturbation 'cuts cancer risk'

WEBMasturbation 'cuts cancer risk'. Researchers were assessing prostate cancer risk. Men could reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer through regular …

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BBC News HEALTH Pylons 'treble cancer particles'

WEBreal 28k. Thursday, 2 December, 1999, 17:50 GMT. Pylons 'treble cancer particles'. Research claims electric cables cause cancer. People living and working near high …

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BBC News In Depth The Twin Towers

WEBThe diagram lists all the companies that were located in the two towers of the World Trade Center. Click above to view the information on each tower. 110. CNN; Channel 2 …

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BBC NEWS Europe Ukraine babies in stem cell probe

WEBThere is heated debate about the ethics of using stem cells. Healthy new-born babies may have been killed in Ukraine to feed a flourishing international trade in …

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BBC ON THIS DAY 12 1954: New York's Ellis Island closes

WEB12 November. New York's main immigration control centre, Ellis Island, has shut down after 62 years. The site, which has admitted around 15 million people into America from …

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