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| Patients have been warned that their "clutter" is helping fuel the growth of the hospital superbug MRSA. The British Cleaning Council says luggage and belongings, plus the sheer number of visitors at each bed, is making wards harder to clean. |
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| The government has failed to meet its target to recruit 7,500 extra hospital consultants to the NHS. It had set the target for April this year but official figures show it was around 650 doctors short. |
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| The shortfall in NHS dentists is set to worsen in coming years, a report shows. The Department of Health predicts staff shortages will more than double by 2011. |
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| Intelligent children are twice as likely to be shortsighted as their less bright peers, a study shows. Researchers found direct links between children's IQ and myopia. |
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| The substantial increase in Government funding for science, announced as part of the Chancellor's comprehensive spending review, has received a warm welcome from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). |
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| The substantial increase in Government funding for science, announced as part of the Chancellor's comprehensive spending review, has received a warm welcome from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). |
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