Measles cases increasing in Britain
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The number of cases of measles in Britain is increasing, health authorities said Thursday, as they urged parents to have their children vaccinated against the disease.
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Rates of obesity and diabetes are rising across England, government data reveals.
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Britain&#39;s Health Protection Agency reports the number of HIV infections has skyrocketed, largely due to immigrants, Sky News said Thursday.
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A new outbreak of foot and mouth in Britain was caused by the same strain of virus which was declared &quot;eradicated&quot; only last week, initial test results showed Thursday.
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The number of malnutrition cases recorded by hospitals rises for the fourth year in a row, figures show.
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Homicide figures released by the Scottish Government reveal a rise in deaths in the last year.
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THE number of cases of HIV diagnosed in Scotland reached a record high over the summer, according to figures released yesterday. In all 105 diagnoses were reported to the Scottish
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New research into the MMR vaccine has dismissed fears of any link between the injection and autism. Concerns had been raised that children who were given the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine had an increased
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Sexually transmitted disease levels are reaching &quot;epidemic proportions&quot; in Britain among young women, says British Health Secretary John Reid.
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15/10/2004 - UK food watchdog warns this week it will bump up prevention actions for food pathogens as salmonella cases are on the rise, but contamination focus on Spanish eggs seems likely.
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Ten people in China's western Xinjiang province died of measles last month and more than 4,000 were sickened, the local health bureau said Wednesday, in a dramatic rise in the number of cases.
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The truancy rate of pupils in England's secondary schools has increased again this year, according to government figures.
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People holidaying in exotic places without being vaccinated is fuelling a rise in dangerous diseases, warn doctors.
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New methods are employed around Britain to check for possible outbreaks of bird flu in at-risk areas.
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The number of firearms offences in England and Wales has risen in the last year, according to Home Office figures released on Thursday.
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Urgent action is needed to deal with the rise in tuberculosis cases in the UK, doctors are warning.
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Two more children have come down with fever and symptoms of respiratory infections in a hospital where an outbreak of flu has claimed one life and stricken another 33.