Maps reveal 'unhealthy' England
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England's unhealthiest places revealed by government "health maps".
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Science & environment: High street chains come bottom of 'green tissue' league table published by Greenpeace.
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Poor and often illiterate populations may be saddled with more health problems simply because they are not aware of public health services that are available, a study in India suggests.
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The four-county Rio Grande Valley region may be one of the unhealthiest areas in America, with the nation's highest rates for cervical cancer and overweight children, according to a study released Wednesday.
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The most accident-prone roads in Britain are revealed in a new survey.
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UNICEF has damned Britain and the United States as the worst places for children to live among wealthy nations, in a new report which caused widespread soul-searching.
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World's worst-polluted areas span seven countries and affect the health of roughly 12 million people, says environmental group.
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More than 17,000 deaths a year are unnecessary and down to poor NHS performance, a study says.
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Britain has one of the worst rates of hospital-acquired M.R.S.A., or "superbug," bloodstream infections in Europe, and the problem is getting worse.
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The World Health Organization (WHO)launched here Thursday an atlas of heart disease and stroke, graphically detailing a global epidemic that is the leading single cause of death worldwide.
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THE government is to target deprived areas - including Manchester - where poor families suffer more ill health. Health Secretary John Reid spotlighted the city when he unveiled his health White Paper in the Commons yesterday.
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Cancer survival in the UK is below the European average, despite recent improvements, a report says.
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Cancer care across England is poorly  coordinated, funding varies widely from one area to another and  doctors are not referring patients for treatment quickly  enough, a parliamentary report said Wednesday.
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Comment is free: John Harris: The government needs to look past middle England and address the harsh realities of an increasingly casualised workforce.
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Â· Watchdog asks officials to rethink use of statistics Â· Document obscures policy failures, say campaigners
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A Â£30m online map is launched telling homeowners in England and Wales what risk of flooding they face.
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Hundreds of GP surgeries across the UK are "not fit for purpose", a study suggests.