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Last Updated: Monday, 8 January 2007, 17:06 GMT
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US scientists say they have discovered a source of stem cells which does not involve the use of human embryos.
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Poultry workers in England offered seasonal flu jabs to cut the risk of human and bird flu mixing in their bodies.
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Business guru Sir Gerry Robinson spends six months trying to cut waiting lists in an NHS trust. Grim diagnosis
'It's time we stopped treating the NHS as unmanageable'

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NHS waiting lists are lowest ever
Hearing aid pledge 'may not work'

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