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Breast cancer genes to aid women

Breast cancer patients could be spared unnecessary and lengthy treatment, according to new findings by researchers. Two genes that can identify which cells will respond to a common chemotherapy drug and which will not have been revealed by Aberdeen University staff. It is hoped the findings will help develop more tailored treatments.

26 Sep 2007
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Boost for child disabilities fund

Extra funding is being made available in part of Cumbria for children with special needs and disabilities. Annual funds were increased from £6,000 to £11,302 at the county council's Eden Local Committee meeting.

23 Sep 2007
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Nightclub bans girl on crutches

A disabled woman was turned away from a Devon town's nightclub after staff said her crutches could be used as weapons. Jennifer Bartle, 20, who suffers from a bone disease, was out with two friends when she tried to get into the Hush Enigma Club in Newton Abbot.

23 Sep 2007
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Woman's donated wheelchair stolen

A disabled woman from Hereford says she has lost her independence after the theft of her electric wheelchair. Julie Bishop's £3,000 chair was taken from outside her flat in the Warndon area of the city.

23 Sep 2007
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Carers save the UK '£87bn a year'

The unpaid work of carers saves the UK £87bn per year - more than the total amount spent by the NHS in the last financial year, say experts. The figure, calculated by the University of Leeds for the charity Carers UK, is up 52% since the last estimate, calculated in 2002. The average person caring for a sick or frail relative is now estimated to save the nation more than £15,260 a year. The government said measures had been taken to help carers, with more due.

23 Sep 2007
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