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Increased levels of pertussis circulating in Scotland

20 Apr 2012
Doctor checking patients throat Health Protection Scotland (HPS) has noted an increase in reports of pertussis (or whooping cough) in 2012. So far in 2012, HPS has received 150 reports of laboratory confirmed cases, compared to 22 in the same period in 2011.
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Supplements: Who needs them? A special report

31 May 2011
bottle of tablets Millions of us take health supplements hoping to achieve good health, ease illness or defy ageing. But do they work? This report discusses the issues surrounding them and looks at some of the evidence for the most popular supplements.
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