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Alcohol training for all students

Wednesday, 23 July 2008

article thumbnail  Medical students will be specifically trained to identify and treat patients who are drinking excessively, the Department of Health has announced. The plan includes adding alcohol training...
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Katie's hysterectomy - an ethical analysis

Tuesday, 22 July 2008

article thumbnail Recently, the mother of Katie - a 15-year-old girl suffering from a severe form of cerebral palsy - asked doctors to remove the girl's uterus to prevent her from menstruating.  Is this...
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Smallpox alive in Scotland

Friday, 18 July 2008

article thumbnail The vast majority of Scottish people interviewed on the streets of Edinburgh are unaware that smallpox is extinct, according to a poll sponsored by the Society for General Microbiology.
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