uk-hotdailynews: 2014-12-18 U.K. Health

Car smoke ban 'to start in October'
BBC News
Smoking in cars with children will be banned in England, under new laws put forward by the government. The regulations laid before Parliament propose banning smoking in cars containing under 18s. A fine of £50 will be issued to people who smoke or who ...

Drivers caught smoking with kids in car face hefty fines 'from October'   Daily Star
Smoking in cars containing children to be BANNED next year   Mirror.co.uk
Smoking banned in cars when children are present   Telegraph.co.uk
Daily Mail
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Dementia is third most common cause of death in UK, research finds
The Guardian
225,000 people develop dementia every year – the equivalent to one person every three minutes. Photograph: Daisy-Daisy/Alamy. Denis Campbell, health correspondent. Wednesday 17 December 2014 19.01 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...

Testing times for Alzheimer's   Arab News
Alzheimer's surges to become Britain's third biggest killer DEVASTATING ...   Express.co.uk
The five ways to help ward off dementia   Daily Mail
Telegraph.co.uk
The Independent
Scotsman
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Global Life Expectancy Increases by About Six Years
Wall Street Journal
Global life expectancy for men and women has increased by about six years over the past two decades, according to the one of the most comprehensive studies of global health done so far. The rise in global life expectancy is mainly the result of dramatic ...

Global population living six years longer than in 1990 - study   Reuters
We're all living six years longer   Belfast Telegraph
Global life expectancy rises - study   New Vision
USA TODAY
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Preston student sleeps rough to repay homeless man's kindness
BBC News
A student has spent the night sleeping rough on the streets of Preston to raise money for a homeless man who came to her rescue. The man, known only as Robbie, offered Dominique Harrison-Bentzen his last £3 for a taxi after she lost her bank card on a ...

Preston woman spends 24 hours living rough to raise money for homeless man   Daily Mail
Student raises over £21000 for homeless man who offered her change so she ...   The Independent
Student raises thousands of pounds for homeless man who offered her money   The Guardian
Mirror.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk
Times of India
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Mentally-ill teenagers no longer to be held in cells
BBC News
Teenagers experiencing mental health problems will no longer be detained in police cells as a "place of safety". Home Secretary Theresa May will announce later an overhaul of mental health laws in England and Wales. The government review is also set to ...

Mentally-ill teenagers will no longer be held in police cells under expected reforms   The Independent
Health bosses and police chief hit back at Jeremy Hunt over vulnerable ...   Western Morning News

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Leukemia: Amgen to Sell New Cancer Drug for $178000
Headlines & Global News
Amgen Inc. announced on Wednesday that it would be selling its new leukemia drug for $178,000. (Photo : Twitter Photo Section). Amgen Inc. announced on Wednesday that it would be selling its new leukemia drug for $178,000. This price tag makes it one ...

Amgen Leukemia Therapy Costs $178000, Among Priciest Drugs   Bloomberg
Amgen leukemia drug to carry $178000 price tag   Irish Times
Exclusive: Amgen's new leukemia drug to carry $178000 price tag   WTAQ

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RAF officer Alun Pepper who battled cancer crowned Britain's Manliest Man
Daily Mail
A Samurai sword-fighting RAF Officer and cancer survivor has been crowned Britain's Manliest Man. Flight Lieutenant Alun 'Peps' Pepper, 43, fought off more than 1,000 fellow testosterone-filled applicants to win the nationwide competition. A true thrillseeker ...

Is this Britain's manliest man?   Telegraph.co.uk
'Britain's Manliest Man' revealed - and he's a skydiving, Thai boxing, Samurai ...   Yahoo News UK
Britain's manliest man has been crowned and by the way he's still single   Metro
Lincolnshire Echo
Stoke Sentinel
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Hull hospital wards closes amid vomiting bug outbreak
BBC News
Two hospital wards at Hull Royal Infirmary have been closed to new admissions after an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug norovirus. Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is asking the public to stay away from the hospital if they have diarrhoea and ...

Ask if A&E is needed first   Hucknall Today
Norovirus strikes at Weston Hospital as three wards close   Cheddar Valley Gazette
Norovirus outbreak keeps hospital shut   Stratford upon Avon Herald
Heart
Bristol Post
Blackmore Vale Magazine
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80000 UK students are told they can't train as a nurse
Daily Mail
Up to 80,000 British students each year cannot find places on nursing courses even though the NHS is hiring thousands from abroad, it was revealed yesterday. And nurses in their 40s who left to start families say they are unable to find jobs to come back to, ...

Nurses threaten more strikes   Cyprus Mail
Four in five new NHS nurses are from overseas   Telegraph.co.uk
4 in 5 nurses 'hired from overseas'   Belfast Telegraph
Yorkshire Post
The Guardian
The Times (subscription)
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Doctor and nurses charged over death after alleged 'do not resuscitate' mix-up
The Guardian
Jack Adcock was described by his mother Nicola Grey as 'like a magnet, with his cheeky smile and his cheeky ways'. Photograph: Caters News Agency. Josh Halliday. Wednesday 17 December 2014 12.14 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share ...

Doctor charged over boy's death   Daily Mail
Doctor and two nurses charged with manslaughter over death of six-year-old boy   Telegraph.co.uk
Jack Adcock death: Medics charged with manslaughter   BBC News
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