Ministers are considering whether homeopathy should be put on a blacklist of treatments GPs in England are banned from prescribing, the BBC has learned.

The controversial practice is based on the principle that "like cures like", but critics say patients are being given useless...

New death guidelines 'worse than Liverpool Care Pathway'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 2nd August 2015 22:24.

New NHS guidelines on “end of life” care are worse than the Liverpool Care Pathway and could push more patients to an early grave, a leading doctor......

A US dentist who killed a lion in Zimbabwe has apologised to his patients in Minnesota for the disruption caused by the anger directed at him.


Walter Palmer's dental practice in Minneapolis has been closed since he was named as the tourist who shot Cecil, Zimbabwe's most famous lion....

NHS Wales missed hospital appointment £10 fine

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 11th July 2015 14:45.

*A £10 fine for patients who frequently miss NHS hospital appointments in Wales would be introduced by the Conservatives if they win power at next...
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Please help and sign petition for dialysis to remain a prescribed on the NHS 2015

https://submissions.epetitions.direc...etitions/72236

I am a kidney patient myself and thankfully not got to that stage for dialysis as yet, but if the unfortunate did happen myself and...

I'm a hr manager at a medium sized firm, we have a lovely man who is 73 who was working full time up to 12 months ago. I have been speaking to him regularly as work is his respite as he cares for his son with severe mental health problems. Spoke to him last a week ago and I knew he was suffering (bone...

Doctors tell Michael Schumacher's family that 'only a miracle' can save him: F1 legend still in a medically-induced coma 69 days after ski accident

• F1 driver has today been in artificially induced coma for 69 days
• Management team has said he remains in 'wake up' phase of his treat

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Hello!
This title isn't a question as such, but just something I'm musing about, and the stuff I've written below is a bit of a ramble.

My last visit to the dentist two years ago to have a wisdom tooth removed was the push that got me to ditch the effing Debt Management Plan I was...

Fit-To-Work Benefits Test 'Unfit For Purpose'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 18th October 2013 17:27.

*Figures obtained by Sky News show tens of thousands of people have complained about the controversial assessments.* More than 150,000 people have...
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It is now getting on for five years since Dr Bittner revealed how to reduce the cost of motoring by using Lipo Diesel.

Why has nobody taken this any further?



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...tients-excess-...

This will happen soon enough as Doctors are failing in there duties under the GMC code of conduct:

http://johnnyvoid.wordpress.com/2013...t-assessments/

A study carried out by the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has proved that snoring can be reduced simply by singing.


For three months, the patients in the clinical trial have been doing singing exercises to improve the tone of their throat muscles.
Choir director Alise...

my wife is currently working as a carer, employed by a company to look after people in their own homes. she has workied for this company now for 3 years, which was taken over recently by another care company.

the company has 2 clients next to each other in the same street, one house contains...

Who said 2013 was going to be my year?? Ok i did but if i ever make such stupid statements again feel free to slap me.
On top of all the tests for lupus and then having my appendix out i've now got an urgent appointment at the breast care clinic on Monday. Been on antibiotics for a week but the...

Is there no limit to what this Government will Privatise?
Link : UK plasma supplier sold to US private equity firm Bain Capital - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
Blood Transfusion Service sold to Private Equity Company.