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Labourlist (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
By David Boothroyd Liberal Democrat hacks have been knocking 'Against the Odds', claiming credit for the NHS belongs to Sir William Beveridge. The truth is that Beveridge had a minor role which was over before he even joined the Liberals. Before the NHS, workers who paid National Insurance had family doctor consultations paid for, but people not in work had to pay their own way. By the end of the...
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Guy Fawkes' blog (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
When Sarah Palin said Obama’s healthcare plan would result in “death panels” that would see bureaucrats making subjective judgements on life and death, she was furiously howled down by Obama supporters. So how should we describe the expert panel of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, which decided that patients will be denied a [...]
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Old Holborn (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
One of the NHS websites proudly claims that the NHS is the 'best health service in the world'. The much vaunted reduction to 18 weeks waiting time for treatment - 18 days in France would cause a near riot - is apparently all the fault of the patients. For some patients to start treatment within 18 weeks would be inconvenient or clinically inappropriate. Inconvenient for whom is not explained. Not for...
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The Neurocritic (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
I've opened up these scars I'll make you face this I pulled myself so far I'll make you, face, this, now! --- Linkin Park Deliberate self-harm, or self-injury, is becoming increasingly recognized as an issue affecting adolescents and young adults. Rates are difficult to determine, as the behaviors are often concealed. One recent study tracked a group of 1400 Midwestern US high school students over...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Judge rules bank had 'duty' to provide counter facilities to David Allen, who has muscular dystrophy The Royal Bank of Scotland lost its appeal over a ruling that it failed to cater for the wheelchair access needs of a disabled teenager who was awarded £6,500 damages. David Allen, 18, who has muscular dystrophy, took legal action after the bank failed to install wheelchair access at the Church...
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In Entertainment (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
According to reports from lalate.com, Stefanie Spielman, who some of you may know is the wife of former Buffalo Bills player and ESPN analyst Chris Spielman, has recently died of breast cancer, at the age of 42. Chris Spielman was said to have issued a statement to WBNS radio recently, saying “Stefanie has gone home to [...]
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jillstanek.com (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Before I get to the story, the healthcare debate has stirred interesting stats re: black women: "The infant mortality rate for black babies is about 2-1/2 times greater than it is for white babies; an African-American woman is twice as likely to give birth prematurely as a white woman; a black infant is nearly 4 times more likely to die as a result of being too early and/or too small than a white...
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In Entertainment (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
NFL legend Jimmy Smith, who used to play for the Jacksonville Jaguars, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine yesterday. And according to reports from tmz.com, he was then sentenced to spend the next six months under house arrest. The former NFL star was arrested in Florida, back in April this year. The cops originally pulled him [...]
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Hecklerspray (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Quickly, what’s the most distressing thing you can think of? Is it the sight of a man slowly crumbling to pieces – so that, at one point, he closely resembles Sloth from The Goonies – to the sound of a slowed-down version of Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory as performed by what appears to be a chain-smoking murderer with asthma? It is? Why that’s...
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SpoilerTV (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
[ANDREA] EARLY 20's, HISPANIC, Andrea - pretty, alone and fragile - reluctantly shows up at her court-ordered rehab where she just wants to do her time and go. Andrea is heartened to meet Jesse (Aaron Paul), whom she believes thinks just like she does. Andrea has lived in Albuquerque all her life, not in poverty but definitely not middle class either. The mother of a four year old, she is just recently...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
A Berkshire schoolgirl who died from swine flu was a five-year-old from Slough, the council says.
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The Welfare State We're In (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
The second class nature of the NHS is revealed in many ways but not often is the exposure so clear as it is with the refusal of the NICE to permit the use of sorafenib. Every other major country in...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
A man is arrested following the seizure of a substantial amount of cocaine in Coleraine.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Three months after the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is apparently still alive Three months after the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the families of American victims of the Lockerbie bombing have reignited a row over the medical advice that allowed him to be freed early from his 27-year sentence. Megrahi was released on compassionate grounds from prison...
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Jailhouselawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Smuggling prison officer jailed A prison officer who smuggled drugs in her bra into a maximum security prison has been jailed for seven years. Lucy Reynolds, 29, of St Philips Drive, Evesham, also smuggled phones and sim cards into Long Lartin Prison, near Evesham, Worcester Crown Court heard. She had pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office and possession of heroin and cannabis with intent...
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kendrathil | yesterday
Fructose, a type of sugar, is known to increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes and also augment the chance of obesity. Recent studies have revealed that fructose is more dangerous than other forms of sugar... http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2403598/fructose_adds_to_type_2_diabetes_and.html .
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feplasticsurgery | yesterday
When considering any plastic surgery procedure including a tummy tuck Orange County patients should be aware that individual results will depend upon a few key factors, a number of which are under the patient’s control. If you meet these criteria listed below, you should be ready for an initial consultation with your local Orange County plastic surgeon If not, you might discover that you can become...
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kendrathil | 07/11/2009
Fructose, a type of sugar that is commonly found in honey, soft drinks, corn syrups and fruit juices is believed to develop Type 2 diabetes. Fructose also adds to obesity. .. http://healthmad.com/conditions-and-diseases/fructose-adds-to-type-two-diabetes-obesity/
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