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Since Labour took office there have been ten successive council tax rises. The latest rise is smaller than some of the previous ones, but it is felt by some that this is because of the impending elections in May of this year when Gordon Brown is expected to take over from Tony Blair. It is […]
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Patients with kidney cancer are being denied two new drugs that could potentially prolong their lives because they are thought to be too expensive. Kidney cancer is found in 6,600 people a year and has a death rate of more than 50%. Both new drugs have been licenced for use in Britain and work to […]
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Vasa Praevia kills more than 300 babies a year, one in every 2,500. It occurs while the baby is still in the womb. Blood vessels from the umbilical cord or the placenta blocks the birth canal and rupture when the mother’s waters break. If it is not diagnosed it can cause death for 95% of […]
Written by WorldsBest on February 26th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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