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Friday 14 January 2011
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Mortality statistics England & Wales: click image for full graphic or click here to download a PDF of it
How do we die? Are you more likely to get knocked down by a car, bitten by a dog or fall down the stairs? Find out with the latest mortality statistics
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Monday 15 November 2010
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Can a happiness index really measure our wellbeing?
Can you really create a happiness index? As the government gets set to give it a go, see how the national wellbeing accounts score each country
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Wednesday 25 August 2010
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Detail from a 2006 NHS safer sex poster. New statistics from the Health Protection Agency show cases of STIs have reached record levels. Photograph: NHS/PA
The Health Protection Agency says sexually transmitted infections among young people have reached record levels. Find out how the rate stands in your area
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Wednesday 19 May 2010
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Cosmetic surgery, including lip injections like Botox, are falling in the US. Photograph: Corbis
How the economic downturn has affected cosmetic surgery procedures in America
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Tuesday 13 April 2010
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The UK is 23rd in a league table of mothers who die in childbirth. Photograph: Hans Strand/Getty
A new study shows how many women still die in childbirth around the world. See what the figures are
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Friday 12 March 2010
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Fairground accidents: Damaged funfair ride in London, 2004. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA
How safe are you in your local fairground? Get the latest figures
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Tuesday 2 February 2010
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Patient with Surgical Markers for Plastic Surgery drawn on her face. Photograph: ER Productions/© ER Productions/CORBIS
More men than ever before are having plastic surgery - and it's often to reduce moobs. Find out who has what done in the UK
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Wednesday 20 January 2010
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London's hospitals: Guy's near London Bridge. Photograph: Frank Baron/Guardian
London's hospital's are spending billions on rebuilding - but it's all paid for by the PFI. Find out where
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Monday 21 December 2009
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Swine flu cases in the UK. Click image to see full map of the peak of the outbreak, so far
Swine flu cases across the UK with data showing swine flu rates in England, Scotland and Wales
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Friday 20 November 2009
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Unicef's state of the world's children report 2009: Impoverished child living in a cave in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
Unicef's 2009 state of the world's children report tells us what it's like to grow up in the poorest - and richest - places in the world. Find out which is which
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Thursday 12 November 2009
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Jamie Oliver's Spicy Olive Garlic and Tomato Pasta Sauce. Photograph: David Levene
Jamie Oliver's sauces are in trouble - again. Find out how much salt they have in them - and compare them to the rest
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Monday 2 November 2009
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Mortality statistics released. Photograph: Getty
The latest mortality statistics give us a unique insight into how people in England and Wales die. Find out what they say
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Thursday 29 October 2009
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Monday 27 July 2009
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Photograph: Bloomimage/Corbis
According to research out today from the World Cancer Research Fund, iced versions of normal coffee such as frappuccinos contain so many calories they increase people's chances of becoming overweight, the second biggest cause of cancer after smoking
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Friday 24 July 2009
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Where are the gonorrhoea hotspots? Which numbers are going up and which down? Get the latest data here
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