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Mirror.co.uk, 03.09.10 10:09 UTC

G20 protest pathologist suspended

The pathologist who carried out the first post-mortem examination on newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson, who died at the G20 protest, was suspended from the medical register for three months today. A ...

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Daily Mail, 03.09.10 10:07 UTC

U.S. schools ban 'rude' breast cancer charity bangles with 'I love boobies' slogan

School officials have banned students from wearing breast cancer awareness bracelets that say: 'I love boobies.' The popular wristbands - which are just $4 each - have caused a stir in schools across ...

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Daily Mail, 03.09.10 09:41 UTC

Drugs to fight bone thinning 'double the risk of cancer'

Hundreds of thousands of women taking drugs to combat bone thinning could be doubling their risk of cancer of the oesophagus, warn British researchers. Around 1.4 million British women are eligible ...

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Daily Mail, 03.09.10 09:41 UTC

Top transplant surgeon dies while snorkelling in the Maldives

Family, colleagues and patients are in mourning after top transplant surgeon Ali Bakran drowned while snorkelling on holiday in the Maldives. The 61-year-old who worked at Royal Liverpool Hospital ...

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New York Post, 03.09.10 09:16 UTC

Let's give this guy a hand!

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands. Richard Edwards, of Edmond, Okla., made his first appearance ...

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Herald Sun, 03.09.10 09:15 UTC

Beer stock recall over bacteria fears

A COMPANY founded by Adelaide food identity Maggie Beer is recalling some of its chicken, beef and vegetable stock because of fears of bacteria contamination.

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Daily Mail, 03.09.10 08:04 UTC

Double hand transplant man reveals he can already move his fingers a week after surgery

A burns victim who received a new pair of hands in a rare double transplant, has made his first appearance and said he can already wiggle his fingers. Richard Edwards, 55, who received his new body ...

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Telegraph, 03.09.10 08:00 UTC

Clue to birth problems of older women

Scientists have a taken major step towards understanding why older women are more likely to produce abnormal eggs, increasing the risk of infertility, miscarriage and birth defects such as Down s syndrome.

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freep.com, 03.09.10 07:38 UTC

$16.2M grant aims to aid diabetic care

Five metro Detroit communities will receive a total of $16.2 million from a new federal grant to improve care for diabetic patients. Hospital systems in Detroit, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Hamtramck ...

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guardian.co.uk, 03.09.10 07:32 UTC

Study cautions over longterm use of osteoporosis drugs and cancer risk

Regulatory agency says findings should not stop medicinal use of oral bisphosphonates

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