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Father jailed for killing toddler
Wednesday 07 December 2011
A father who killed his toddler son because he was crying was jailed for nine years today.
'Broker' admits sale of black-market kidneys
Saturday 29 October 2011
A New York man has pleaded guilty to brokering the sale of black-market organs in what prosecutors said was the first US conviction for illegally selling human kidneys for profit.
From doctor to donor: How does a renal consultant feel when he's asked to give up a kidney?
Tuesday 23 August 2011
Dr John Scoble has helped thousands of people to decide whether to donate an organ.
Murphy earns Ireland World Cup call-up
Monday 22 August 2011
Geordan Murphy was today named in Ireland's World Cup squad just 48 hours after being resigned to missing out.
Rugby round-up: Coach Kidney bemoans Ireland's inability to keep the ball
Monday 15 August 2011
Ireland coach Declan Kidney insisted his team needs to improve after a 19-12 defeat to France on Saturday. The first-half of the World Cup warm-up in Bordeaux was dominated by the hosts, and despite an improved second-half from his team, Kidney refused to be too cheered.
Kidney expects 'shadow' Ireland team to give all
Saturday 06 August 2011
Declan Kidney has told his team not to keep anything in reserve in the World Cup warm-up match against Scotland at Murrayfield today. "When you play a Test match, there's no holding back," Ireland's head coach said. "You either go for it or you don't. If you operate at 80 or 90 per cent, you increase your chances of picking up a knock."
The truth about colonic irrigation: It doesn't work
Monday 01 August 2011
It had been a steady passage from alternative to mainstream for colonic irrigation – but that could change after researchers have rubbished the treatment’s benefits, and cautioned about its side effects – including cramps, nausea, vomiting and renal failure.
Archie Bland: All I was left with were bad memories
Monday 01 August 2011
It was just a normal holiday, I was assured, with healthy extras. Early morning yoga. Massage. An excess of salad. What I hadn't anticipated was a twice-daily enema.
Greece death fall Briton's body exhumed
Monday 27 June 2011
The body of a man who died on a Greek island 11 years ago was exhumed today, police said.
E.coli: Is it safe to eat salad? And can the bacteria be passed between people?
Saturday 04 June 2011
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Video: Teenager sells kidney for iPad 2
Friday 03 June 2011
A 17-year-old teenager has sold his kidney for an iPad2.
Lack of operations mean heart surgeons are out of practice
Friday 06 May 2011
Heart transplants have fallen by almost half in ten years and there are now not enough being carried out to maintain surgeons' skills, doctors warn today.
Sloane Crosley: 'As we grow up, there should be fewer instances of friends you can only take in small doses'
Saturday 30 April 2011
There are certain people I just won't eat in public with anymore. It seems strange to compartmentalise one's friendships like this, especially as an adult. As we grow up, it feels like you should either invite people into your life or not. There should be fewer and fewer instances of friends you "can only take in small doses".
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Freedom fighters? Cannibals? The truth about Syria’s rebels
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Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
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Special Report: US troops are stationed in Japan to protect the nation. But to sex workers in Okinawa, they bring fear, not security
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Vice pulls 'breathtakingly tasteless' fashion shoot glorifying the suicides of famous female authors from Sylvia Plath to Virginia Woolf
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Iran to send 4,000 troops to aid President Assad forces in Syria
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