Olympic torch relay hit by flash protests
July 22nd, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) The Olympic torch relay, currently travelling through the British capital after it arrived from Olympia's Temple of Hera in Greece, has had to face flash protests ... Read more...
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Britain bans public display of cigarettes
April 6th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 6 (IANS) A new legislation banning open display of cigarettes in British supermarkets came into effect Friday, meaning the cigarettes and tobacco products must be hidden away in ... Read more...
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Wine, beer doubles mouth cancer risk
February 5th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 5 (IANS) Drinking two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples the risk of developing mouth cancer, Daily Mail reported Sunday.Drinking over ... Read more...
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Delhi gets first family clinic on Britain’s NHS model
October 8th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Family doctors might make a comeback in the country with Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday launching the first-of-its-kind family health clinic based on Britain's ... Read more...
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Flip-flops ‘can cause injuries’
July 30th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): Prolonged wearing of flip-flops on hard flat surfaces can cause considerable foot and leg problems, say experts.Flip flops costs the National Health Services, in the United Kingdom, around ... Read more...
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Britain’s fattest woman claims she’s been left to die
July 15th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15 (ANI): Britain's fattest woman, weighing 45 stone, has claimed that she has been left to die.Mother-of-four Sharon Mevsimler said that doctors have told her she's too big for life-saving ... Read more...
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Britain plans to stop incapacity benefits
July 12th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, July 12 (IANS) The British government proposes to stop incapacity benefits, worth billions of pounds annually, to people who claim they cannot work due to causes like obesity, depression ... Read more...
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Brit mum dies of broken toe due to NHS blunder
July 11th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 11 (ANI): A British mother died of a broken toe after clumsy hospital staff at the National Health Services failed to call her back for the routine check-up that could ... Read more...
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Brit hospitals to ban sugar in patients’ tea
June 28th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 28 (ANI): Hospitals in the UK will ban sugar in the tea of patients, amid fears that it is a risk to health.National Health Services officials have been ordered to ... Read more...
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Now, fat buster diet pill to get in shape
June 14th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 14 (ANI): Obese people can cut down their excess flab just by eating a fat-buster diet pill that contains a unique anti-obesity formula.The new drug that claims to burn fat ... Read more...
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Sex-swap ops in Britain trebled in 9 yrs
April 22nd, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 22 (ANI): The number of sex change operations in Britain has nearly trebled in just nine years.A new report has let out the fact that 143 Britons changed sex in ... Read more...
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‘Negligent’ NHS blamed for Jade Goody’s death
March 20th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 20 (ANI): Jade Goody's doctor has blamed "incompetent and negligent" staff at UK's National Health Services (NHS) for the reality TV star's death.Ann Coxon, Harley Street consultant and former ... Read more...
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Brit woman becomes blind after taking Tamiflu
January 22nd, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): A 19-year-old woman has lost her vision after taking Tamiflu.A National Health Services helpline advised Samantha Millard to take the medication, and within 72 hours Millard was in ... Read more...
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Nurses in County Durham told to beware of violent squirrels
January 23rd, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 23 (ANI): The National Health Services in the UK has warned its staff to be on the lookout for violent squirrels, after one of the nurses became a victim ... Read more...
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Brit docs to be banned from wearing coats, ties following germ scare
December 16th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 16 (ANI): British doctors will be prohibited from donning their signature coats and ties following new rules under National Health Services.According to Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon, the uniforms were ... Read more...
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UK surgeons to be given operation bonuses for saving lives
July 20th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 20 (ANI): Surgeons in the UK are to be paid bonuses linked to their performance on the operating table.Under plans being drawn up for the NHS (National Health Services), ... Read more...
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