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Seattle Times, 21.04.13 18:37 UTC

Beleaguered caregivers getting help from apps

A variety of online tools and apps are catering to people who care for friends and relatives who have Alzheimer's, autism and other illnesses.

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Daily Mail, 21.04.13 12:00 UTC

Man who died in South Wales measles epidemic 'was seen by an out-of-hours doctor the day before he died'

PUBLISHED: 10:46 GMT, 21 April 2013 | UPDATED: 11:49 GMT, 21 April 2013 A father who died in the South Wales measles epidemic had been seen by out-of-hours GP the day before he died, his family said. ...

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Daily Mail, 21.04.13 11:27 UTC

Man who died in South Wales measles epidemic 'was sent home from hospital by doctors 48 hours earlier'

PUBLISHED: 10:46 GMT, 21 April 2013 | UPDATED: 10:48 GMT, 21 April 2013 A father who died in the South Wales measles epidemic had been discharged from hospital 48 hours earlier because medics thought ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald, 20.04.13 23:23 UTC

Hundreds get jabs after UK measles death

Hundreds of children are getting vital MMR jabs at special sessions after a suspected death in a British measles epidemic. More than 1100 vaccinations have been given on Saturday at emergency ...

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Telegraph, 19.04.13 17:49 UTC

Measles epidemic claims first death

The measles epidemic appears to have claimed its first victim after health officials confirmed that a young man who died was suffering from the disease.

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Daily Mail, 19.04.13 02:28 UTC

MMR boycott 'has left two million children at risk of measles': Doctors say outbreak in Wales could spread to London

PUBLISHED: 00:42 GMT, 19 April 2013 | UPDATED: 00:45 GMT, 19 April 2013 Two million children risk catching measles as a result of the MMR scare, doctors warned yesterday. The disease has already ...

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Telegraph, 18.04.13 21:53 UTC

Two million children at risk of measles

Up to two million schoolchildren could be at risk of measles due to the MMR vaccine scare, doctors have warned.

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BBC World News, 18.04.13 16:58 UTC

A million children at risk of measles, doctors warn

More than a million schoolchildren could be susceptible to measles due to the MMR vaccine scare, warn child health doctors in the UK.

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Telegraph, 18.04.13 15:59 UTC

NHS staff 'threw cushions at disabled patient as target practice'

Staff at an NHS mental health unit repeatedly abused severely disabled patients, locking one in a cupboard and throwing cushions at another as target practice , a court heard today.

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Daily Mail, 14.04.13 12:11 UTC

Fears children could die in measles outbreak as scores of youngsters are hospitalised with illness

PUBLISHED: 11:10 GMT, 14 April 2013 | UPDATED: 11:14 GMT, 14 April 2013 Health officials are braced for the first death in the south Wales measles epidemic, as it is revealed more than 60 children ...

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Autism is a brain development disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism involves many parts of the brain; how this occurs is not well understood. The two other autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are Asperger syndrome, which lacks delays in cognitive development ...

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