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Two doctors announced the formation Thursday of National Health Action, a new political party aimed at protecting Britain's National Health Service.
British Prime Minister David Cameron began a long-anticipated shakeup of his Cabinet Monday, political observers said.
A leading British doctor says it is "entirely realistic" for the country to become smoke-free in 20 years.
British government officials said they are considering a program of having supermarkets use customer loyalty card data to offer tailored advice on better diets.
A plan in Britain to allocate National Health Service resources by age would disproportionately benefit the healthiest and most affluent areas, researchers say.
In a move being described as "customer friendly," British doctors said they will no longer require patients to go to their offices to make an appointment.
A TV and radio campaign in England says smoking by a window or the back door does not protect children from harmful effects of secondhand smoke.
The British government says it will not pay for operations for most U.K. women to have allegedly defective French-made breast implants replaced.
A study by the European Union shows the United Kingdom has the most obese women out of any country in Europe.
Cigarette vending machines have been banned in England in an effort to discourage children from becoming smokers.
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