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After big rises following a new contract, the average salary for GPs fell in 2006/07, NHS figures show.

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Tuberculosis bone discovery suggests disease is 3,000 years older than first thought

Scientists have discovered tuberculosis in 9,000 year-old human bones found off Israel's coast - evidence the disease is at least 3,000 years older than previously thought, researchers have said.

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Neonatal units are being 'stretched to the limit'

Hospital units for premature and sick babies are being stretched to the limit, a new report has said.

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University buys �400k body parts

Medical students are to study 200 body parts bought from the anatomist Prof Gunther von Hagens.

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Hand study suggests commuter hygiene lacking

More than one in four commuters have bacteria which come from faeces on their hands, an investigation finds.

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Doctors 'bending the rules to defy NHS ban on patients buying drugs privately'

Doctors are helping cancer patients get around the controversial policy that stops them combining NHS and private treatment, forcing Health Secretary to order a review.

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Nursery children treated for TB

Thirty-three children from a central London nursery are being treated for TB, the Health Protection Agency says.

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Millions mark hand-washing day

Millions of children around the world are to use soap and water to mark the UN's first Global Handwashing Day.

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NHS to spend �1.75million on ocean-going yacht and sailing academy for jobless teens

A plan by health chiefs to spend �1.75million on buying a yacht and launching a 'sailing academy' for jobless teenagers has been condemned as a scandalous waste.

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Deaf lobby MPs over phone access

A consortium of deaf campaigners takes its fight for equal access to the telephone to parliament at a reception for MPs.

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Earliest confirmed TB case found

The 9,000-year-old remains of a mother and baby found off the coast of Israel provide the earliest confirmed evidence of human TB.

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Specialist baby care 'stretched'

Staffing shortages are stretching specialist baby care units to the limit, say campaigners.

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'Hospital deceived me on the death of my beauty queen wife'

A husband has spoken out angrily over the hospital failures which left his wife to die in agony. Andrew Benson said he had been 'deceived' by health trust chiefs.

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Sweet pill tackles child malaria

Tanzanian researchers say an easy-to-swallow pill could help halt malaria in children.

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Maltesers calorie claim 'misled'

A Maltesers advert misled consumers by implying the sweets were a low-calorie snack, the advertising watchdog has ruled.

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Heart attack paramedic struck off

A paramedic who told a heart attack patient she was having a panic attack is struck off.

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Hospital 'failed' woman patient

Failures at Kettering hospital contributed to the death of a woman patient, a coroner rules.

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'King of Viagra' jailed for fraud

A doctor is jailed for three years for his part in a multi-million pound global conspiracy to sell fake medicines.

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Using the internet 'good for the brain'

For middle aged and older people at least, using the internet helps boost brain power, research suggests.

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Half of GP surgeries now open longer to meet Government target three months early

More than half of GP practices are now offering extended hours to patients - meeting a Government target three months early, figures published today show.

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