Ashwell Pharmacy (Chimemill Ltd)

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Too many gp visits for minor ailments, make more use of pharmacy

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

A group of doctors and health campaigners say far too many people are going to see their GP with minor problems, such as coughs and colds or athlete's foot.

The "Self-Care Campaign" published the report which says common ailments account for about 20% of GPs' workload.

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Fluctuating blood pressure may increase risk of stroke

Friday, 12 March 2010

New research suggests that people with occasionally high blood pressure are more at risk of stroke than those with consistently high readings.

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‘Brain flushing’ saves lives of premature babies

Tuesday, 09 March 2010

A new technique that "washes out" the brains of severely ill premature babies may help survival.

4.

Healthy don't need daily asprin

Thursday, 04 March 2010

Taking asprin everyday if you are healthy in the hope of preventing a heart attack or stroke may be doing more harm than good.

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Lack of nursing cover means terminally ill ‘unable to die at home'

Monday, 01 March 2010

Government plans to allow the terminally ill to die at home is being threatened by A lack of 24-hour nursing cover and poor planning by doctors, say campaigners.

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Teenage Pregnancy Rates Are On the Decline

Thursday, 25 February 2010

New Data Reveal That Teenage Pregnancy Rates Are On the Decline

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New hope for peanut allergy sufferers

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

In the largest ever trial to find a treatment 104 British children with severe peanut allergies are to undergo an experimental desensitising therapy that has had promising early results.

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Obesity related deaths increase

Monday, 22 February 2010

Researchers say there has been a "dramatic rise" in deaths in England in which obesity was a contributory factor.