Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: 'The doctor's white coat, as distinctive of the medical profession as the stetho

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 12:53 AM

	Everyone is dressing down, it seems. Ties are redundant, open- neck shirts rule and a new spirit of egalitarianism is spreading through the land. Read full article: ''The doctor's white coat, as distinctive of the medical profession as the stetho'

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Articles: Bid to end mental health stigma

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 12:49 AM

	The government has launched an ambitious plan to try to change people's attitudes to mental illness. Read full article: 'Bid to end mental health stigma'

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Articles: Judge tells black men to take control of their health

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 12:26 AM

	Absent his gavel, Michigan Superior Court Judge Greg Mathis drove home the message yesterday for African-American men to defeat prostate cancer and the fear of health care by getting regular testing. Read full article: 'Judge tells black men to take control of their health'

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Articles: Mammogram wait times can often exceed three months

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 12:23 AM

	If you want to mark your 40th birthday by getting your first mammogram, you might want to think about scheduling it before you hire the band and caterer for your celebratory bash. Read full article: 'Mammogram wait times can often exceed three months'

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Articles: President to discuss Medicare program during Missouri trip

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 12:21 AM

	After more than a week of tending to foreign affairs and the Ronald Reagan funeral, President Bush returns Monday to domestic issues and the 2004 election campaign. Read full article: 'President to discuss Medicare program during Missouri trip'

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Articles: Ex-Soviet bloc 'faces HIV crisis'

Posted by admin on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 05:59 AM

	Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics have some of the fastest- growing rates of HIV-Aids infection in the world, according to a report. Read full article: 'Ex-Soviet bloc 'faces HIV crisis''

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Articles: 'He kept kicking me in the face'

Posted by admin on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 01:57 AM

	As a specialist facial surgery research centre opens in London, BBC News Online talks to Stefan Shaw - a student who needed surgery to save his sight after a drunken assault. Read full article: ''He kept kicking me in the face''

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Articles: Parasite reaction link to asthma

Posted by admin on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 01:53 AM

	A faulty immune reaction - where the body reacts to non-existent parasites - could trigger asthma, a study suggests. Read full article: 'Parasite reaction link to asthma'

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Articles: 'All classes' favour smoking ban

Posted by admin on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 01:51 AM

	A majority of people across all social classes back a workplace smoking ban, a survey has found. Read full article: ''All classes' favour smoking ban'

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Articles: Lung cancer carries severe stigma

Posted by admin on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 01:46 AM

	The stigma attached to lung cancer can have far reaching consequences for patients, research suggests. Read full article: 'Lung cancer carries severe stigma'

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