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Have I got news for flu
The National Institute for Clinical Excellences decision to reject the new flu treatment Relenza is a move the drug companies are not taking lying down.
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Growing pains
Life-expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis has doubled in the past 20 years, and there are now almost as many adults with the disease as children. The best results are achieved when CF patients are managed in specialised centres.
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future possibilities Born free?
In vitrofertilisation is often held up as the prime example of healthcare rationing. Its availability has depended on the willingness of individual health authorities to fund treatment - often hedged with restrictions and eligibility criteria - or a couples ability to pay for treatment privately.
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Research and destroy
The cancer research industry is under fire, described as wasteful and driven by rivalry. Now MPs are launching a root and branch investigation. Patrick Butler reports
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Top of the shops
The latest push to revitalise local shopping services has been accused of focusing exclusively on commercial issues, writes Alison Forbes
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Crunch issue: the role of the NHS
What part will the NHS have to play in improved access to shopping?
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Out in front
Out in front Just 13 primary care trusts will be launched in the first wave, but guidance only increases speculation over who will control whom.
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Puff daddies
David Hinchliffe was in his usual forthright mood as he faced five of the tobacco industrys biggest players across committee room 15 of the Commons last week.
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Decline and Fall
Decline and fall Despite recruitment drives, figures show the numbers of nurses, midwives and health visitors are still falling. And they're getting older, writes Barbara Millar
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Misconduct proved: 93 axed from register
The UKCC'; professional conduct statistics show that 93 nurses, midwives or health visitors were removed from the register in 1998-99, and a further 34 were cautioned about their conduct.
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Blairs pledge rests soundly on funding through taxation
But many questions remain about when and what extra cash will appear
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Vaccine and not heard
Some claim the shortage of childhood vaccines is due to the drug companies monopoly. The real reason is lack of political priority
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Its a case of Come round to my gaffe
For a bumbling amateur politician, Robert Winston seems to have done remarkably well in persuading Gordon Brown to open his cheque book. Indeed, his performance reminded me of one of those pre-war cartoons by Bateman.