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02.10.2009 - BBC News Tyne
Work is due to begin on a dedicated transplant centre in Tyneside, described as the first of its kind in the UK.
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10.12.2008 - Journal Live
1 2 3 next » ANDREW Gilmore would spend 20 hours a day in bed as Parkinson’s tore his life apart – today his amazing recovery gives hope to all sufferers.
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21.10.2008 - Mail Online UK
Every year, around 10,000 Britons go deaf in one ear as a result of nerve damage. Conventional hearing aids, which amplify sound, cannot help. Christopher Burn, 61, a parking enforcement officer from Gateshead, underwent a new procedure, as he tells Thea Jordan.
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28.08.2008 - The Northern Echo
A LEADING eye specialist has praised health bosses for investment that means North- East patients have been the first in the country to get sight-saving treatment.
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14.08.2008 - The Standard
A single injection to cure rheumatoid arthritis could be available within five years. The treatment, being developed by British scientists, works like a vaccine.
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13.08.2008 - Telegraph
Rheumatoid arthritis is difficult to treat because it is caused by a malfunctioning immune system Photo: PAUL GROVER The treatment works like a vaccine and could be available within five years.
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29.07.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Macmillan Cancer Support has funded a new head and neck cancer nurse specialist. Health Reporter HELEN RAE finds out more. A NURSE has been appointed to offer expertise to those living with cancer in the region.
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11.06.2008 - Hartlepool Mail
BY the time the average person is 70, they will have taken at least 600 million breaths. But what happens when your breathing goes wrong? Who is there to help? A newly formed group in Hartlepool called Breathe Easy is one answer.
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09.06.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
A North East expert in ageing has been honoured. Health Reporter HELEN RAE explains. A RESEARCH centre that will make the North East a world leader in the study of Alzheimerâ s disease has been named after a Tyneside university professor.
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03.06.2008 - Newcastle University
Professor John Isaacs of Newcastle University and consultant rheumatologist at the Freeman Hospital is being honoured for his work with patients living with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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31.05.2008 - Northeast Journal
ARESEARCH centre which will make the North a world leader in the study of Alzheimerâ s disease has opened. Newcastle Universityâ s Institute for Ageing and Health campus at Newcastle General Hospital is part of a redevelopment of the site.
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21.04.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
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07.04.2008 - Chronicle Live
Health reporter HELEN RAE speaks to the mum of the youngest child to have a cochlear implant in the North East SMILING for the camera little Faith Usher-Curry looks like any child her age as she excitedly reads a book with her mum.
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15.03.2008 - Red Orbit
A MAJOR advance in understanding and treating the hidden epidemic of falls and fatigue has been made by researchers in Newcastle. One of the most common reasons for older people visiting doctors and hospitals in the UK is falling.
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18.02.2008 - Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Diabetes is a debilitating and often dangerous condition, but thanks to a new treatment the risk of low blood sugar is being minimised. Health reporter JANE PICKEN spoke to one Tyneside patient about its benefits MUM-of-two Tracy Halpins life could hardly be sweeter right now, thanks to a tiny machine which..
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15.02.2008 - The Journal
Helpers sought for study into knee condition by Audrey Barton, The Journal PEOPLE in the North East are needed to help research investigating whether a simple dose of Vitamin D can prevent osteoarthritis.
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12.02.2008 - The Northern Echo
DIABETIC patients in the North-East are likely to be among the first to benefit from a revolutionary new way of treating the disease. The Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust has been named as one of six centres in the UK where the new treatment will be offered to patients with Type One diabetes.
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20.12.2007 - The Journal
PLANS to transform the Newcastle General Hospital site with a Campus for Ageing and Vitality have been submitted to the city council. The planning application is proposed as health services are switched to the Royal Victoria Infirmary and the Freeman Hospital from next spring, though a walk-in centre will...
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28.11.2007 - ThirdAge
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