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UK home secretary May has diabetesTheresa May

Home Secretary Theresa May reveals she has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, but insists it will not affect her political career.

Depressed womanMentally ill 'hit hard by recession'

The economic recession across Europe has had a profound impact on people with mental health problems, researchers from King's College London say.

Overweight man eats sandwichMan 'too fat' to live in New Zealand

A South African chef faces expulsion from New Zealand because authorities say he is too fat and could be a drain on the health service.

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Putting a price on saving lives

10:28 UK time, Wednesday, 24 July 2013

The body that advises the government on vaccines has decided not to recommend the NHS uses a new vaccine against meningitis B, a bug that kills and disables many children each year. What price can be put on saving lives and preventing lifelong disability?

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