Tuesday 11 November 2008

Sudden noises danger for sisters

When Chloe and Evie Church wake for school, they cannot use an alarm clock like other children.

The sisters, aged 11 and nine, have a syndrome that means a loud noise or a sudden shock could be dangerous or even fatal.

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All NHS trusts and health boards to be scrapped

ALL NHS trusts and local health boards will be scrapped by October 2009, Health Minister Edwina Hart announced today.

The seven new integrated organisations, which will be responsible for commissioning and providing hospital and community-based services, must be up and running, in shadow form, by June 2009.

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MoD, please hear us

Personnel who are exposed to high levels of noise in combat need fairer treatment from the MoD, writes Robert Leader, Vice-Chairman, the Confederation of British Service and ex-Service Organisations in The Times.

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Crippled by MS, golfer Tony was told he'd never play again. But an astonishing new drug has proved all the doctors wrong

When professional golfer Tony Johnstone woke one Sunday morning with a numb left hand, he assumed he'd slept awkwardly. But as the day wore on, the numbness travelled throughout his left side, freezing his face and affecting his balance.

Panicking, he became convinced he was having a stroke.

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