uk-hotdailynews: 2015-06-05 U.K. Health

NHS Blood and Transplant call for new donors after stark drop
BBC News
A campaign is calling for new blood donors in England and Wales following a 40% drop in fresh volunteers in the past decade. NHS Blood and Transplant says 120,000 fewer people joined the blood donor register in 2014-15 than in 2004-05. It believes one ...

Sharp drop in number of new blood donors puts UK stocks at risk   The Guardian
Tattoos, travel and social media are blamed for blood donor shortage   The Times (subscription)
Tattoo trend blamed for 40% drop in blood donors over past ten years   Daily Mail
Mirror.co.uk
Belfast Telegraph
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50 Shades Of Yay! Boy With New Ears Gets Wish
City Talk 105.9
A nine-year-old boy born without ears has fulfilled his dream of wearing sunglasses - just in time for summer. Sky News. © 2015 Sky News, all rights reserved. A nine-year-old boy born without ears has fulfilled his dream of wearing sunglasses - just in time for ...

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CNN

South Korea: 1500 should stay home because of MERS-infected doctor
CNN
(CNN) South Korea's capital Thursday began asking more than 1,500 people to self-quarantine -- and is considering measures to force their isolation -- because they unknowingly attended a symposium with a doctor who was infected with MERS, Seoul's ...

What You Need to Know About MERS   New York Times
Seoul mayor declares 'war' on MERS after fourth death   Channel News Asia
S. Korea reports fourth death from MERS outbreak   The Sun Daily
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AsiaOne
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Belfast Telegraph

Experts warn on bogus allergy tests
Belfast Telegraph
Children are at risk of malnutrition from unnecessarily strict diets because their parents have been fooled into thinking they suffer from an allergy, it has been claimed. Also in this Section. Court to rule on disabled benefit · UK veterans make D-Day pilgrimage ...

Youngsters suffering from malnutrition after wrongly branded allergic by parents   Daily Mail
Middle-class children are starved over allergy fears   The Times (subscription)
Children being left malnourished after parents use bogus allergy testing kits ...   ITV News
International Business Times UK
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BBC News

Eating placenta 'does not benefit health'
BBC News
There is no scientific evidence that eating the placenta after childbirth can protect women against depression and boost energy, US research suggests. Claims that the placenta contains vitamins which could benefit a woman's health have increased interest in ...

Health benefits of eating placenta 'are non-existent'   New Zealand Herald
Eating placenta after giving birth 'has NO health benefit'   Mirror.co.uk
Does Eating Your Placenta Have Any Health Benefits?   Newsweek
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Cosmopolitan UK

Want to know your risk of dying in the next five years? Take the Ubble age test
New Zealand Herald
There is a great interest in understanding what might predict life expectancy in the general population. We already know several risk factors that have a substantial impact on mortality. For example, smoking, lack of exercise and increased body mass index ...

How long will you live? Check this risk calculator   Khaleej Times
Ubble is an online test to predict if you'll die within five years   gulfnews.com
UbbLE: Will you die in five years? Take the online Test   Irish Independent
Buxton Advertiser
Telegraph.co.uk
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BT.com

Did Jeremy Hunt fulfil a bet to win a pint by mentioning toilet rolls?
BT.com
He certainly says pint, bet, and toilet roll in the same sentence, and here's why. 0. Share this. Facebook; Twitter; Google plus; Email; Share. 0. Did Jeremy Hunt fulfil a bet to win a pint by mentioning toilet rolls? Facebook; Twitter; Google; Email. Share this. 0.

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