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Jumping to defence of the police

Monday, March 15, 2010

I WRITE in defence of Lincolnshire Police, and by way of response to the letters of criticism featured in recent weeks in the Echo. Police officers on...

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Mumps cases rise

Thursday, November 19, 2009

CHILDREN and young adults are being advised to ensure they are protected against mumps, following a large increase in cases. The call comes from The...

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MP criticises Government over hospital superbugs

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The MP for Gainsborough claims the Government has no idea how many people are dying from hospital bugs - other than the notorious MRSA and C-diff...

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Gainsborough MP Edward Leigh praised efforts to reduce MRSA and C-diff cases

Number of TB cases trebles

Monday, March 30, 2009

THE number of cases of infectious TB trebled in North Lincolnshire last year, new Health Protection Agency (HPA) figures show. North Lincolnshire had...

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TEST: A pupil prepares for a chest X-ray to see if she has TB. North Lincolnshire has recorded 18 cases of the active form of the disease in the past year.

Warning despite fall in hepatitis cases

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

THE number of Hepatitis C sufferers in North Lincolnshire has dropped. In 2008, 30 people were diagnosed compared to 41 in 2007. In 2006, only, 24...

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HAZARD: Hepatitis C can be spread by needles. INSET: The virus.

MMR jab call to parents

Saturday, February 07, 2009

PARENTS have been urged to make sure their children have the full MMR vaccination, despite North Lincolnshire bucking a national trend for measles...

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VACCINATION: Parents are advised that they should still get their children immunised against measles, mumps and rubella, despite signs North Lincolnshire is bucking national trends for measles cases.

Bug cases 'lowest'

Saturday, December 20, 2008

THE East Midlands has the fewest number of cases of superbugs in the England, says the Health Protection Agency. Figures supplied by the region's NHS...

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