The NHS budget has doubled in the past five years, from £45bn to £90bn, the fastest growth in its history. While some NHS workers have enjoyed a pay bonanza, it has not been spread evenly. The biggest rises have gone to doctors, with senior GPs who run their own practices enjoying rises of 58 per cent on average in the three years from 2003 – an average income of £113,614.
The NHS bosses have been accused of “double standards” for getting huge pay hikes while frontline staff took an effective cut.
Researchers say in the British Medical Journal that guidelines on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) should be updated in light of the recent findings that older 'overlooked' treatments - using fiber, antispasmodic drugs, and peppermint oil - may end up being the best option for IBS patients.
The Times reports claim that introduction of 'presumed consent' for the donation of vital organs is to be rejected by the UK government's Organ Donation Taskforce, thereby aiming to give the recent reform of the existing system a chance to work. The taskforce was set up in 2007 to explore ways of boosting transplants across the UK.
Chennai’s new Commissioner of Police has formed 25-special teams for nabbing students involved in the Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College clash. Taking over from R. Sekar, who was shifted after television footage showed policemen watching silently as students received merciless thrashing in a clash between two student groups. 
If, you are a diabetic under eighteen in B.C., very soon you won’t have to pay for insulin pumps and pump supplies, as the province intends to pick up the tab. 
Rene Cardinal, a Canadian Food Inspection Agency official talking to the Canadian Press, stated Romaine lettuce is believed to be the prime suspect in four E. coli outbreaks in southwestern Ontario. 
