'Too late' to contain swine flu in Birmingham

Officials have warned that Birmingham is no longer capable of containing the swine flu outbreak as the total number of cases across the UK climbed above 1,600.

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I pod: Mark Hix sings the praises of the versatile pea – his favourite vegetable of the moment

Peas are very in vogue at the moment, and whether they are fresh or frozen, they're still one of my favourite vegetables. I always have a packet of frozen peas in my tiny freezer at home as they are so versatile when I want to knock up a quick soup or add a finishing touch to pastas and risottos. The market tends to get flooded with foreign imports during May and June and our own native peas and beans start to appear properly around now. Peas are at their best when freshly picked; if you wait too long they can end up being a bit tough and not quite so sweet. I love serving them at the table in their pods for guests to snack on during a meal.

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Team WH: What Has a Bike Done For You Lately?

My bicycle changed my life.

That's a cliche. But I guess I'm part of it. After I
got my Titus, I realized you could fall in love with a bike. That it could take you
to levels of fitness you never dreamed possible. That it could catch the eye of
strangers who would marvel out loud at its unusual snakeskin-like fusion of
carbon fiber and titanium. That, in fact, it could be called "eye candy" during
a grueling century ride, and given your state of exhaustion and sweatiness,
you'd know the term clearly was not a reference to you.

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Virginia Ironside: Next week's dilemma

Dear Virginia,

My wife died a year ago. She was only 35 and left me with our two young children. About six months after her death, I met a wonderful woman of 40, who has children of her own, and we decided to live together. I can never forget my wife, but life with my new love is amazing and the children all seem extremely happy. We have planned to marry in the autumn, but my wife's parents are openly hostile. They say it's "too soon" and won't come. What can I do?

Yours sincerely, Ben

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Better, faster... and no office politics: the company with the autistic specialists

Thorkil Sonne and his wife already had two sons when their third, Lars, arrived in 1997, so they had plenty of experience of the behavioural quirks of growing youngsters. But as Lars entered kindergarten aged two-and-a-half, the couple began to notice a more troubling change. Lars wouldn’t play with the other children, preferring to sit alone for hours on end. He began to talk less and less, until he was virtually unable to engage in any kind of dialogue at all. Something was clearly very wrong.

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Sleeping Around: We did it!
By Catherine Townsend Last night, watching the election results pour in from the CNN party while downing way too many Electinis (vodka martinis with blueberry and raspberry), I was proud to be an American as we elected Barack Obama our...
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Beers without the hangover

Once viewed as a poor substitute for its intoxicating rivals, low-alcohol beer has shrugged off its party-pooper image to become a stellar performer in a declining beer market.

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Cyclotherapy: The Road to Ventoux: Superstition ain't the way

How do you approach a big ride such as a long sportive? I doubt that you turn up and just do it, like the typical weekend training ride. If you're a novice, there will be justifiable trepidation and a sense of not quite knowing what you are embarking on. More experienced, and you will bring a weight of expectations, a list of curious talismanic conditions that need to be just-so for you to feel settled at the start.

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The F word...is food, at least to the Michelin inspectors. But is Gordon Ramsay still a name you can swear by?

Poor old Gordon. It has not been the best of years for Britain's most famous three-star chef, what with taunts of embellishing on his soccer career and serving "boil-in-the-bag" meals; allegations of an extramarital affair; having to pull the plug on his restaurant in Prague, failing to make the World's 50 Best Restaurants list; being fined for late filing of the company's accounts, and dropping off the Sunday Times Rich List. And it's only May, for heaven's sake.

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Sleeping Around: I'm pulling a (political) all-nighter...
By Catherine Townsend When I woke up this week with a slight fever and headache this week, I thought it was the flu before realising that, like many of my American friends, I'm suffering from Election Fatigue. After months of...
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Warning as redundancy Britons drinking more

Britons affected by redundancy are hitting the bottle, research out today suggests.

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Pride London's Paul Birrell: 'The national blood service is offering a prejudiced view we'd hoped had long died out'

This year saw the proposal of the Equality Bill, a landmark piece of legislation which will bring the current varied approaches to grounds of discrimination in the UK under the same legislative framework.

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Sleep Quality and Blood Pressure
Yet another study has associated getting plenty of sleep with better blood pressures. In the June 8 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, investigators from Chicago reported on 578 early-middle-aged...
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Sexy Autism Ads: Clever or Catastrophic?
RethinkingAutism.com is a new website, conceived and created by Dana Commandatore. According to the website Terra Sigillata: Dana is a former NYC advertising guru and the mother of Michaelangelo, a...
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Leg Heat Rash
As the weather heats up, I see lots of leg heat rash gracing the ankles of walkers at walking events. The typical golfer's vasculitis rash is red but not...
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World Walking Day May 8
May 8 is World Walking Day, declared internationally by the International Federation of Popular Sports (IVV). By walking an IVV walk on May 8, you can get a special...
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Basic Facts About the Drug Ecstasy (MDMA)
Ecstasy or MDMA is a synthetic, psychoactive (mind-altering) drug with hallucinogenic and amphetamine-like properties. Its chemical structure is similar to two other synthetic drugs, MDA and methamphetamine, which are...
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Do Lists Help You When You're Depressed?
When I'm not depressed, I sit down, go over my priorities for the day, and make a list for the day. I got so good at list-making that I could...
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Nausea and Vomiting Causes
Nausea and vomiting are extremely common after certain chemotherapy regimens. Why does nausea and vomiting occur after chemotherapy?
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PE
Learn the definition of the term "pulmonary embolism"
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The ABCDE's of Skin Cancer
Learning the ABCDE rule of skin cancer can save your life! Explore what each letter represents and how early detection at home can make the difference!
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Natural History
The natural history of prostate cancer is no longer commonly seen in the developed world. Most men undergo some form of treatment for their prostate cancer, once discovered. Prostate cancer, if left untreated indefinitely, can spread to other local tissues or distantly to other sites in the body.
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Swallowing Evaluation
Swallowing tests can be necessary after a stroke, especially if food keeps going "down the wrong pipe" when you swallow. If this happens it might be a sign that you are suffering from swallowing dysfunction. Learn about how speech pathologists and other health care professionals evaluated swallowing and administer swallowing tests.
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Engraftment
Engraftment is the process that happens to donor marrow or stem cells once they enter the donor recipients body.
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LH
Learn about lutenizing hormone (LH) and its role in the menstrual cycle and in fertility treatments.
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Endometrial Biopsy
Describes how and why an endometrial biopsy is done. Explains what the results mean and what to expect afterwards.
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What's in a Name
Psoriasis seems like such an odd word. Why is psoriasis called psoriasis?
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Ancient Chinese Gender Chart - Girl or boy?
Ancient Chinese Gender Chart Girl or boy? Legend has it that this chart was found in an ancient tomb
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FAQs on hCG Levels
In early pregnancy, doctors often use serial tests of the pregnancy hormone hCG to gather clues about how the pregnancy is progressing. Sometimes, checking whether or not the hCG level is going up or down can provide information about whether or not a woman will miscarry, especially if she has miscarriage symptoms. But if you're not a doctor, early pregnancy hCG levels can be confusing.
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Atopic Dermatitis 101
Atopic dermatitis is the most common form of eczema. This is the starting point to learn more about atopic dermatitis.
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome 101
The basics of irritable bowel syndrome, including what causes it, how it's treated, and what can make it worse.
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Anemia
Definition of anemia.
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Bowel Retraining
If you suffer from chronic constipation, bowel retraining may help you to establish a more regular pattern of bowel movements. This how-to article explains the process.
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Mucinous Adenocarcinoma
Scientists think that the presence of mucus allows cancer cells to spread faster. As a result, mucinous adenocarcinomas are considered more aggressive than regular adenocarcinomas and are harder to successfully treat. Mucinous adenocarcinomas account for about 10-15 percent of all adenocarcinomas.
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Distension
Definition of the term abdominal distension.
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It's Crowded in Your Blood
There are many cells in the blood and each has a different function.
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