Stabbings 'a public health issue'
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Knife crime in the west of Scotland should be treated as a public health issue like heart disease or cancer, a leading doctor says.
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A top police officer says he is deeply concerned about the inquiry into the stabbing of a man shot dead months later.
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Police search three separate locations in their investigation into a series of stabbings in a County Tyrone village.
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"More than three quarters of knife crime is committed by 12 to 20 year olds, and the most practical way to stop such assaults is by stopping the carrying of knives."  The British government may introduce metal detectors in schools to cut knife crime, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said. via Manawatu Evening Standard
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The Government is today launching its most far-reaching plans to tackle the growing public health crisis. The most controversial announcement included
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A spate of recent deaths has stirred fears of a broader outbreak among people and raised the possibility of a human pandemic.
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Crime has been a serious social problem for a long time.  Many crime-fighting methods have been tried, from more police on the streets to education to family values but none have been able to totally eliminate the problem.
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Numbers don't lie &#151; or do they? When it comes to public health, figures are seldom straightforward.
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Police say an incident in a nightclub which led to a man being ejected was connected with a fatal stabbing outside.
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Â· Teenagers' bodies found with stab wounds Â· Police are not looking for other murder suspects
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A man in his 40s is taken to hospital with stab wounds  after police are called to a house  in County Down.
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The government proposals for public health reform dominated the headlines all week. But past attempts to address the health of the nation have tried and failed, experts say.
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Ministers set out measures to step up the fight against hospital infections, and say they are getting to grips with the bugs.
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The government is launching a proactive fight for hospitals to tackle MRSA and other infections.
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The government is launching a proactive fight to tackle MRSA and other hospital infections.
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Patients going under the knife face a significant risk of becoming the victim of a medical error involving medication, according to a report being released today.
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TRENTON, N.J. - Flesh-eating bacteria cases, fatal pneumonia and life-threatening heart infections suddenly are popping up around the country, striking healthy people and stunning their doctors...