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“The news comes five months after the death of US actress Murphy, who died of pneumonia aged 32.”
“it is calculated that, if an airplane strike were to release just half the nuclear waste stored in one of the Sellafield buildings, the release of radioactive caesium-137 would be 44 times as great as in the Chernobyl catastrophe”
“The news comes five months after the death of US actress Murphy, who died of pneumonia aged 32. Iron-deficiency anaemia and "multiple drug intoxication" were secondary factors in her death.”
“causing two million cancers.”
“He added that the preliminary cause of death was natural causes but investigators are still at the scene.”
“"He had two broken wrist and a broken elbow, he has three gunshots wounds," she said.”
“suffering a brain haemorrhage on 25 April.”
“A three-year-old girl has been pulled unconscious and not breathing from the sea by a passer-by.”
“Coastguards were alerted at 1545 BST on Sunday when a member of the public made the call after spotting the girl lying on her back in the water and not breathng.”
“a BBC Radio Wales investigation has found more than 400 others on the internet.”
“She said: "All the same concerns we had with mephedrone are going to be there."”
“They are talking about this could actually lead to brain cells dying off, insomnia, paranoia, very harsh comedowns where people feel severely depressed, even suicidal.”
“The ACMD has already announced that it is to review the family of drugs that includes NRG-1.”
“We can do what we can in terms of enforcing the law and taking those offenders to court. As with anything else, in terms of substance misuse and drugs, what plays the important part is treatment, education and prevention. And that's throug…”
“Better diagnosis and early intervention could reduce the local death rate, cut hospital admissions and save the health service some of the £47m it costs to treat respiratory illness - including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) …”
“The charity said 2,096 deaths in NI in 2008 were due to respiratory illness.”
“The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that COPD will be the third leading cause of death around the world by 2030.”
“COPD is the fifth biggest killer in the UK”
“About 27,000 people in NI are being treated for COPD”
“COPD will be the third leading cause of death around the world by 2030”
“save the health service some of the £47m it costs to treat respiratory illness - including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and asthma - in Northern Ireland each year.”
“About 27,000 people in NI are being treated for COPD, but NICHS believes many thousands more have the symptoms.”
“save the health service some of the £47m it costs to treat respiratory illness - including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and asthma - in Northern Ireland each year”
“A charity is to host a support roadshow for ovarian cancer patients in south Wales.”
“The Feel Good Day on 25 May will feature workshops and provide access to clinical nurse specialists for the day.”
“Cancer Care Cymru, which provided the nurses, folded due to funding issues.”
“The specialist support nurses, who worked from Velindre Hospital, worked their final shifts last October.”
“Currently women being treated at Velindre Hospital for ovarian cancer do not have the support of clinical nurse specialists leaving them without vital access to support and information about local services.”
“The gynaeoncology nurses haven't been replaced yet.”
“Target Ovarian Cancer's event will take place at the Holiday Inn in Cardiff on Tuesday 25 May, from 1000 to 1630 BST.”
“Julia Styles, 60, a nurse from Blackwood, south east Wales, who is receiving chemotherapy for ovarian cancer at Velindre Hospital, said access to a clinical nurse specialist was important.”
“When I was first diagnosed in 2007, I also had the mobile number of a clinical nurse specialist and felt able to ring her at any time when I was having a crisis.”
“Earlier this month, the Welsh Assembly Government published new standards, external aimed at improving care and support for people surviving cancer.”
“Health Minister Edwina Hart said the plan recognised 'the important part' education, support and ongoing care played in the treatment and care of cancer patients.”
“The impact of cancer is very wideranging. Gynaeoncology nurses help co-ordinate care, help women get through chemotherapy, provide advice about benefits and make referrals if psychological help is needed.”
“Mr Farooq was being treated for burns to his arms, legs, and face.”
“A health board has confirmed its plans to axe 700 jobs.”
“NHS Lothian said the measure was part of a £31m cuts drive for 2010-11.”
“NHS Lothian has previously said it would axe about 2,000 workers during this financial year and the next.”
“It has been estimated that NHS Lothian is receiving £69m less than it should, according to a new funding formula by the Scottish government.”
“axe 700 jobs”
“axe about 2,000 workers during this financial year and the next”
“It employs about 29,000 staff”
“It is impossible to axe over 700 posts, including 333 nurses”
“there were 10,000 more staff in the health service than when they took office”
“It employs about 29,000 staff and the job cuts are expected to be made by not replacing workers who leave or retire.”
“there were 10,000 more staff in the health service than when they took office.”
“The court was shown pictures of the head wounds sustained by the 34-year-old student and mother-of-two and was told part of her skull had been shattered into minute and small pieces.”
“In 1995, he again stunned the scientific establishment by unveiling the first, complete genome of a free-living organism, Haemophilus influenzae, a major cause of childhood ear infections and meningitis.”
“Some police officer is going to end up taking their own life if something is not done about this,”
“More than 700 families from six counties will take part in the Strengthening Families Programme over seven weeks.”
“Over 700 families in Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Flintshire, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil and Wrexham will take part in seven two-hour sessions.”
“Half will be selected at random to take part in the programme, with the other half acting as a comparison group.”
“A team from Cardiff University will monitor the results for two years after families enter the trial.”
“They will examine its success in reducing drinking, smoking and drug use, and also the young people's mental health and success at school.”
“Alcohol, tobacco and drug use are major threats to the health and well being of young people in Wales and are also linked to anti-social behaviour, crime and poor school performance.”
“almost three weeks in intensive care”
“Three weeks ago he came to me and said 'Da, is there anything you can do for me'?”
“he suffered a brain haemorrhage on 25 April”
“Without a doubt he is very determined to get healthy and make a 100% recovery”
“Doctors said the star suffered a minor stroke. Tests later found a hole in his heart.”
“He was discharged earlier this month and was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey about his experience. However, he was rushed back to hospital this week after suffering numbness on the left side of his body, predominantly in his face and hands. M…”
“Bret's brain and body are not quite 100% yet”
“A statement on the singer's website quoted neurosurgeon Dr Joseph Zabramsk, who said: "Without a doubt he is very determined to get healthy and make a 100% recovery". However, he added, "Bret's brain and body are not quite 100% yet".”
“They typically have a single, circular chromosome of DNA.”
“every single cell in the human body contains 23 pairs of much larger, linear chromosomes”
“4,200 extra Sure Start health visitors”
“We have seen 40 to 50 million people die in a year in previous pandemics,”
“France, for example, spent over 600m euros ($739m, £515m) on 94 million doses of vaccine, most of which have not been used.”
“researchers calculate that control measures have at least 10 times more impact than climate factors.”
“When deployed at optimum efficiency, they were about two orders of magnitude more influential.”
“Noting that malaria incidence fell over the last century”
“They reduced its impact across virtually all of its range, and eliminated it in huge swathes of Asia, North America and Europe.”
“and in the last 20 years there has been a huge amount of information and education on malaria made available in Africa”
“All clearly have severe mental disabilities, as do their 50 or so fellow residents at the centre.”
“Of the parents polled by YouGov for the charities, 30% said they most feared that their child would be abducted or killed by a stranger, while a further 30% feared they would be hurt in a road traffic accident.”
“But only one in 20 picked concerns about poor health in later life due to the child's levels of physical activity.”
“The latest figures, which are for 2008, suggest 48% of primary age children walk to school.”
“The government recommends they do at least seven hours of physical activity a week.”
“According to the research, 68% of boys and 76% of girls are not meeting that recommendation.”
“The risk of severe health problems for children due to lack of exercise is one in three, figures have suggested.”
“The National Trust said it was releasing the album in response to research that showed 83% of people claimed constant audio interruptions made them distracted and unable to concentrate every day.”
“"Millions of people come to our places for physical and mental refreshment, and these sounds are an important part of that."”
“The robot arm was programmed to use the bladed tools to stab and cut a silicone lump, a leg from a dead pig and the arm of a human volunteer.”
“The 45-year-old says she has been sober for 'seven years'”
“I'm almost six feet tall and at this point I'm about 101lbs. No drugs, just total neuroses making this record.”
“My first goal is to get back 100%," he said.”
“Doctors at the Phoenix hospital where he was treated said they would examine him every two weeks until he was declared fully fit.”
“The 47-year-old has been advised to wait up to six weeks before resuming regular activity.”
“Doctors at the Phoenix medical centre where the singer was treated said they will examine him every two weeks until he is declared fully fit.”
“amphibians in particular because of their skin's high permeability”
“In an email to BP staff, the company's chief executive, Tony Hayward, called the explosion, in which 11 rig workers are missing and presumed dead, 'a tragic disaster'.”
“"What we found was that the three British samples were all identical," said co-author Dr David Studholme, currently at the University of Exeter but who was based at The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, while during the study.”
“"It always takes you by surprise when you investigate a previously unknown disease and find out that almost half of your tree population may already be infected," he told BBC News.”
“He said that a few thousand trees were known to have been cut down by local authorities amid fears that infected trees would pose a risk to the public.”
“A survey in 2007 showed that bleeding canker had spread rapidly, with almost half of the two million horse chestnuts displaying symptoms of the disease.”
“almost half of the two million horse chestnuts displaying symptoms of the disease”
“from three samples collected from different locations within the UK”
“more than 70% of horse chestnuts in some areas are showing symptoms of being infected”
“a few thousand trees were known to have been cut down by local authorities amid fears that infected trees would pose a risk to the public”
