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The Royal College of Surgeons report found a patients chance of survival after a critical operation varied widely between NHS hospitals. The Minimally Conscious State is a condition of severely altered consciousness, where there is minimal evidence of any form of awareness. By Community Team Ever wonder why women live longer than men, or seem less susceptible to the flu? A new study may have the answer, and it lies in a second X chromosome, CBC News reports. The cost of treating cancer in the developed world is spiralling and is heading towards a crisis, an international team of researchers says. Taking daily doses of over-the-counter painkillers can increase the risk of heart attacks and stroke by up to 40 per cent, researchers have warned. The cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, produced by Merck and Sanofi, may be more cost effective than its competitor GlaxoSmithKlines Cervarix, according to new data published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ 2011; 343:d5775).
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