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Her Majesty’s Government recommends “sexercise”

According to this article on BBC online, the British National Health Service, NHS, is trying a new way to make people enjoy preventing illnesses rather than having to pay to cure them later.

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February 12, 2008
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Hopeful PR?

Let’s hope this is not just PR well timed for this week’s world HIV/AIDS awareness week, but indeed a promising sign: “Paris – French doctors have issued a highly encouraging report about a test treatment which slashed levels of the Aids virus among a small group of HIV-infected volunteers. … The treatment was delivered in [...]

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November 29, 2004
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Face/Off?

Today, two teams of doctors in London will explain that – with some psychological and moral issues pending – face transplants are now possible. And no, there doesn’t seem to be any connection to President Bush’s state visit to the UK… Sueddeutsche Zeitung outlines some of thequestions involved.

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November 19, 2003
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Generous.

I heard that not too many German doctors are being recruited by the British NHS. After reading what they would earn, I am even more surprised about that than before… It is clearly possible to live in London starting form 55,000 GBP annually, plus GBP 30,000 relocation aid. Doesn’t sound too bad to me, I [...]

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May 3, 2003
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