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  IT’S an innovative addition that will help to save more lives as well as the planet.
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  Parkinson’s disease is usually associated with the elderly but one person in 20 diagnosed every year is under 40. Mum-of-two Michelle Rook, who learned she had the condition at 39, tells Rachel Masker how it has affected her life and led to a new passion for photography
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  For young Lizzie Payne, competing in this year’s Race For Life will be even more poignant after her mum was diagnosed with breast cancer just Lizzie’s 13th birthday. She and her mum tell Tara Russell how they have taken this disease on together
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  HAMPSHIRE families whose relatives die after asbestos exposure will be denied compensation after a Government U-turn condemned as a “disgrace”.
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  A POPULAR Southampton youngster known for her “wonderful smile” died after suffering from a fatal asthma attack, an inquest heard.
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  CAMPAIGNERS fighting against plans to put fluoride in Hampshire’s water supplies are turning up the pressure on council chiefs to axe the project.
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  ANOTHER man has died following warnings of a 'rogue' batch of heroin in Hampshire.
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  THE family of a pensioner who died at Southampton General Hospital face a further wait to establish the chain of events leading to her death.
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  A mental health nurse who called a lovestruck patient 155 times and sent him text messages has been allowed to continue in the profession.
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  Ambulance staff have paid an emotional tribute to their colleague who died in a horror road crash in Hampshire.
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           <title>Duchess attends tea party for hospice youngsters</title>
           
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  EXACTLY two years ago the Duchess of Cambridge was marrying Prince William at Westminster Abbey.
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           <title>Youngsters targeted to stop spread of measles</title>
           
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  THOUSANDS of children and teenagers across Southampton and Hampshire will be targeted as part of a multi-million pound catch-up vaccination campaign in an urgent bid to stop the spread of measles.
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  A WINCHESTER man drank himself to death, an inquest heard.
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           <title>Parkinson's sufferers find their voices</title>
           
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  Concerns were raised in Parkinson’s Awareness Week about the prejudice sufferers face, but a Southampton singing group is creating a positive new approach. Sally Churchward hears the talents of the Chessel Chanters
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           <title>Girl killed in drink-drive crash saved six lives</title>
           
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  A 10-year-old girl killed by a drink-driver in a horror smash has saved the lives of six others by donating her organs, her family have revealed.
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           <title>Transplant gives woman four kidneys</title>
           
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  A WOMAN has told of her gratitude after a transplant which has left her with four kidneys.
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  CASES of tuberculosis (TB) have soared by 80 per cent in Southampton over the past 12 months.
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  THE family of the young woman who died from a rare heart condition just five months after her wedding have been praised for their “courage” in lobbying for improved screenings for the syndrome which killed her.
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  Health campaigners persuaded politicians to pledge to fight their corner for Southampton ahead of looming reforms signalling the biggest NHS reforms in a generation.
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  TRIBUTES have been paid to a 22-year-old 'perfect bride' who died suddenly of a rare heart condition just five months after her wedding.
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  CAMPAIGNERS fearing the privatisation of the NHS are urging Southampton residents to join forces and fight to save the health service.
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  THE grieving mother of a graphic designer who died after being hit by a train has made an emotional plea to health professionals to lift the veil of patient confidentiality.
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