Health

Bristol hospice campaigners look to launch their own service

Thursday, October 29, 2009

A campaign group which fought the closure of a Knowle hospice is now looking at the possibilities for setting up an alternative service in the area.

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Skins actors want young people tested for chlamydia

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Actors from popular Bristol drama Skins unveiled a mural in Stokes Croft to encourage young people to get tested for a sexually transmitted infection.

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Bristol charity raises thousands from fundraising ball

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A Bristol charity raised more than £7,000 with a fundraising ball in the city to mark breast cancer awareness month.

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Cycle to Paris to support air ambulance

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Cyclists are being encouraged to take up the challenge of cycling from London to Paris in support of the local air ambulance.

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Bristol medical staff get swine flu vaccine

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Doctors and leading nurses are among the first people in Bristol to receive swine flu vaccinations.

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Bristol University wins Alzheimer's disease research grant

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Scientists at Bristol University have been given a £260,000 grant to help find out why people develop Alzheimer's disease.

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Bristol hospital nursery firm in liquidation

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The business which ran a nursery service for hospital staff in the city has gone into voluntary liquidation.

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Weston family raises awareness over illness

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

A Weston-super-Mare family has sent out 100,000 leaflets to hospitals and GP practices highlighting the symptoms of an infection that almost killed...

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