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Drug 'can prevent half of breast cancers'
Anastrozole is available already, but doctors say substantially more women should be taking it.

Exercise calorie labels 'make food less tempting'
Consumers should be told it takes four hours to walk off the calories in a pizza, researchers say.

'My boss lets us book hangover days'
One firm lets employees work from the comfort of their own sofa, even after they've been out drinking.

Woman operated on while not properly anaesthetised
The patient said she was "traumatised" after feeling a cut in her belly button during surgery.

Gunman kills six in Czech hospital waiting room
The man opened fire at the hospital in Ostrava before going on the run and shooting himself dead.

A third of hospitals 'increased parking charges'
Income from fees jumps 10% in a year, with hourly charges of up to £4 levied.

Online prescribing 'must get safer'
A UK coroner warns there could be more deaths unless regulation is tightened.
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Drug 'can prevent half of breast cancers'
Anastrozole is available already, but doctors say substantially more women should be taking it.

Exercise calorie labels 'make food less tempting'
Consumers should be told it takes four hours to walk off the calories in a pizza, researchers say.

'My boss lets us book hangover days'
One firm lets employees work from the comfort of their own sofa, even after they've been out drinking.

Woman operated on while not properly anaesthetised
The patient said she was "traumatised" after feeling a cut in her belly button during surgery.

Gunman kills six in Czech hospital waiting room
The man opened fire at the hospital in Ostrava before going on the run and shooting himself dead.

A third of hospitals 'increased parking charges'
Income from fees jumps 10% in a year, with hourly charges of up to £4 levied.

Online prescribing 'must get safer'
A UK coroner warns there could be more deaths unless regulation is tightened.

Exercise calorie labels 'make food less tempting'
Consumers should be told it takes four hours to walk off the calories in a pizza, researchers say.

'My boss lets us book hangover days'
One firm lets employees work from the comfort of their own sofa, even after they've been out drinking.

Woman operated on while not properly anaesthetised
The patient said she was "traumatised" after feeling a cut in her belly button during surgery.
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