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Ship worker death caused by exposure to asbestos

12:16pm Friday 15th March 2013

EXPOSURE to asbestos caused the death of a Southampton man, a coroner’s court has heard.

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Medical receptionist spied on records of ex-husband's new wife

11:54am Friday 15th March 2013

A WOMAN repeatedly accessed sensitive medical information about her ex-husband’s new wife, and sent her messages about her health.

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Bid to raise £100k for teen's life saving treatment

2:16pm Thursday 14th March 2013

A FAMILY needs to raise at least £100,000 for life saving treatment for their son.

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Help to quit on No Smoking Day

8:51am Wednesday 13th March 2013

TODAY teams of NHS staff will be on hand at two Southampton locations to give you tips on how you can quit smoking.

Drowned on way home from wedding

12:20pm Tuesday 12th March 2013

A HAMPSHIRE man drowned after getting drunk at his sister's wedding and falling asleep on the train home.

Care home 'Hitler refused to call ambulance for choking patient'

11:44am Tuesday 12th March 2013

A HAMPSHIRE care home boss described as a 'bit of a Hitler' refused to call an ambulance for a dementia patient who was choking to death, a hearing was told.

Doctor's warning over antibiotics threat

10:42am Tuesday 12th March 2013

THE DEATH of a celebrity may be the only way to highlight the real dangers of increasing antibiotic resistance, a Southampton doctor warned today.

£850,000 to expand care home

6:00am Tuesday 12th March 2013

A SOUTHAMPTON care home operator has secured an £850,000 finance package to expand his residential care home.

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Providing help for dementia sufferers

5:00pm Monday 11th March 2013

A NEW service is being launched to help the thousands of dementia sufferers in Hampshire to live the life they want for longer.

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Low rate of caesarean births in Southampton

12:20pm Monday 11th March 2013

A SOUTHAMPTON hospital has one of the lowest rates for caesarean births in the country.

One-in-five children obese in Southampton

12:45pm Friday 1st March 2013

ONE in five of Southampton’s primary schoolchildren is now obese, new figures have revealed.

Call for all alcohol advertising to be banned

12:10pm Friday 1st March 2013

A SOUTHAMPTON liver expert is today calling for all alcohol advertising to be banned to protect the health of British children.

Health centre can no longer provide emergency dental service

2:10pm Monday 25th February 2013

EMERGENCY dental services at a Southampton health centre are set to be cut as part of a county-wide shake-up.

Horsemeat found in Ikea meatballs

12:04pm Monday 25th February 2013

MEATBALLS at furniture superstore Ikea are the latest food to be embroiled in the horse meat scandal.

Baby's brain held at hospital for 13 years

12:08pm Friday 22nd February 2013

A mother whose baby son died of a heart defect has told how police turned up at her house to tell her they had kept his brain in storage for 13 years.

Talking newspaper system goes hi-tech

3:50pm Monday 18th February 2013

IT is a service which is going to help thousands of people keep up with the latest news across the county.

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Heart patient Jordan, 8, raises £400 for hospital charity

11:09am Monday 18th February 2013

THE slightest excitement or fright could cause eight-year-old Jordan Clothier's heart to stop beating, causing him to lose consciousness and fall to the ground - but the youngster is more worried about the children he met on Southampton’s heart unit and has embarked on a sponsored silence to help other patients.

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Care home gets formal warning

6:30am Monday 18th February 2013

A HAMPSHIRE care home was given a formal warning after inspectors found that the call bell system was faulty.

Nurse struck off for affair with patient

9:41am Friday 15th February 2013

A NURSE who bedded one of his patients after confessing to having “impure” thoughts about her has been kicked out of the profession.

New treatment lowers blood pressure in just 45 minutes

10:31am Friday 15th February 2013

Heart experts at Southampton’s hospitals are using a groundbreaking drug-free treatment which involves ‘blasting’ nerves in the kidneys with radio waves to reduce high blood pressure.

MPs’ pledge over eating disorders

4:00am Friday 15th February 2013

MINISTERS vowed to act after hearing how long waits for treatment for anorexia victims in Southampton threatened lives.

Cake Boy serves up tasty treats for cancer charity

12:44pm Friday 15th February 2013

TELEVISION celebrity “Cake Boy”

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As I watched it took just an hour for a woman’s life to be changed forever

10:27am Friday 15th February 2013

THE calm in the operating theatre was what struck me.

Cut your chances of high blood pressure

10:26am Friday 15th February 2013

Having high blood pressure can be prevented by eating healthily, maintaining a healthy weight, taking regular exercise, drinking alcohol in moderation and not smoking.

Simple surgery that could save millions

10:24am Friday 15th February 2013

IT IS a groundbreaking operation that blasts kidneys with radio waves and could change the lives of millions of people suffering from high blood pressure.

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World record attempt to get 2,000 tested for chlamydia

11:12am Thursday 14th February 2013

YOUNG people across Hampshire are being urged to ensure they don’t give the wrong gift this Valentine’s Day with a very unique world record bid.

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Don't let chlamydia ruin your life and leave you infertile

1:46pm Wednesday 13th February 2013

Health bosses on a mission to slash number of men and women who test positive for chlamydia as numbers affected rocket

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Teen hanged himself after taking acne medication 'with suicidal side-effects'

6:13pm Tuesday 12th February 2013

A woman has told an inquest how her 16-year-old son hanged himself after his ''personality changed'' having been prescribed an acne medication which had reported side-effects of depression and suicidal tendencies.

'Few to benefit from care home cap'

12:10pm Tuesday 12th February 2013

FEW homeowners in Hampshire will be helped by a Government pledge to cap care home costs, it was claimed last night.

Artificial bones developed in Hampshire to heal broken limbs

12:34pm Friday 8th February 2013

HAMPSHIRE scientists have created artificial bone that could be used to heal shattered limbs.

Too drunk mum rang 999 to pick up kids from school

8:51am Thursday 7th February 2013

A HAMPSHIRE mum dialled 999 for help because she was “too drunk” to pick up her children from school, the Daily Echo can reveal.

University of Southampton takes to the treadmill

4:30pm Thursday 7th February 2013

A NEW initiative is being launched at a Southampton university to help boost the fitness of staff and students.

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Hampshire man to cycle 1,000 for cancer charities

3:10pm Monday 4th February 2013

A HAMPSHIRE man is going to cycle nearly 1,000 miles to raise money for charity.

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Fertility clinic needs more men to donate

5:00am Saturday 2nd February 2013

AN appeal has been launched to recruit sperm donors in Southampton to help childless couples desperate to start a family.

Hospital admits failing to care for cancer sufferer

8:04am Friday 1st February 2013

Catalogue of problems over care of cancer sufferer led to his death

Hospital recruitment drive to tackle nurse shortage criticism

7:37am Friday 1st February 2013

A MAJOR recruitment drive for nurses launched by Southampton hospital bosses is already helping to tackle concerns raised by inspectors over staffing levels risking quality of patient care.

Care home residents 'at risk of harm'

10:44am Monday 28th January 2013

TOILET seats were found smeared with faeces while vulnerable residents were put “at risk of harm” at a Southampton care home, a report has revealed.

Mental illness 'killing friendships'

11:20am Monday 28th January 2013

MENTAL illness is leaving friends in Hampshire lost for words and suffering on their own, latest figures have revealed.

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Baby boom is on its way after Olympics get pulses racing

10:50am Monday 28th January 2013

THEY have become some of the most iconic moments in our country’s modern history.

Why I hated my 32 stone Embarrassing Fat Body

8:11am Monday 28th January 2013

Southampton surgeons will reveal today how they helped a 32 stone man shed half of his weight..

Shortage of doctors could be cause of 28,000 deaths a year

11:00am Friday 25th January 2013

A SHORTAGE of doctors and nurses could be the cause of 28,000 preventable deaths a year, according to a Southampton study.

Heart monitor could have saved boy's life, inquest told

2:03pm Thursday 24th January 2013

BEING hooked up to a heart monitor could have saved the life of a four-year-old boy who died at Southampton General Hospital, an inquest heard today.

Vulnerable patients 'at risk from lack of care'

1:00pm Thursday 24th January 2013

VULNERABLE residents at a Hampshire care home were put at risk of burning and injuring themselves due to a lack of care, it has been revealed.

Inquest into four-year-old who died of a heart attack

11:10am Thursday 24th January 2013

AN inquest into the death of a four-year-old boy who suffered a heart attack begins today.

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Grandad fighting cancer nominates his Hospital Heroes

2:10pm Thursday 24th January 2013

A HAMPSHIRE grandad fighting an incurable disease claims he is still here thanks to the dedication of medics at a Southampton hospital.

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First electronic bionic hand in UK fitted in Hampshire

2:52pm Wednesday 23rd January 2013

A DISABLED man who lost his hand in a freak accident has become the first in the UK to be fitted with a bionic limb that has electronic fingers and thumb.

Hospitals ‘bad for the elderly’

12:00pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013

Hospitals are “very bad places” for the elderly and more needs to be done to treat people in the community.

'Surgeon gave me strength to fight cancer'

3:20pm Monday 21st January 2013

A HAMPSHIRE grandmother left shocked by a sudden cancer diagnosis found the strength to fight on thanks to the bedside manner of her surgeon.

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One pint of fluoridated water per day 'could be risk to children'

10:32am Thursday 17th January 2013

IT IS the most controversial public health issue to hit Hampshire for decades.

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Anger at bosses share of £4.1m redundancy pay out

4:00am Thursday 17th January 2013

TEN Hampshire NHS managers were given “golden-goodbyes” of more than £100,000 after their positions were axed.

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