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July 20, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Abortion ad blocked in Northern Ireland

A scene from the TV ad for Marie Stopes abortion services to be screened on Channel 4 until the end of June. Photograph: Marie Stopes/PA Channel 4 has banned an advertisement for abortion services from being broadcast in Northern Ireland. Millions of viewers in England, Scotland and Wales will be able to watch the TV ad for Marie... [Read More...]



August 26, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Society Daily: 26.08.10

Ministers have been told to prove they assessed the budget’s impact on poor people. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA Follow Society Guardian on Twitter Follow Patrick Butler on Twitter Sign up to Society Daily email briefing Today’s top Society stories Ministers told to prove impact of budget cuts on poor was assessed NHS... [Read More...]

What’s wrong with mixed-sex wards? | Open thread

Male and female patients in a mixed hospital ward. Photograph: Mediscan/Alamy Mixed-sex wards on the NHS have been the subject of manifesto pledges and political promises for over a... [Read More...]


Mesothelioma: Hospice wins landmark victory in asbestos cancer case

Roy Nightingale at St Joseph’s Hospice. Photograph: Andy Hall/Observer Hospices that care for victims of a form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure hope to get help with treatment... [Read More...]


Hospitals warned over doses of drugs given to babies

Poppy Davies died after being given a glucose overdose at Great Ormond Street hospital. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Hospitals have been told to take care when giving infants... [Read More...]


A very modern midlife crisis

What every middle-aged man wants? Expensive road bikes are replacing fast cars for men overcoming the midlife crisis. The evidence, such as it is, isn’t what you would really... [Read More...]


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Antibiotics: ‘We have a window of maybe 10 years’

Streptococcus pyrogens bacteria. Photograph: S Lowry/University of Ulster/Getty Images Just 65 years ago, David Livermore’s paternal grandmother died following an operation to... [Read More...]