*Emma Dent
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Emma Dent on eating for two
'Pregnancy puts surprisingly little demand on your calorie intake, with the average woman needing no extra calories during the first six months, and only 200 more a day for the last three - the equivalent of just half a ham sandwich.'
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Health boards meet waiting time targets early
All but three Scottish health boards have met a waiting time target three months early.
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Inquiry demands urgent action on contaminated blood
Haemophiliacs infected with conditions including HIV and hepatitis and their carers should receive urgent government-funded financial aid, an independent inquiry has urged.
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Court diversion schemes not meeting potential, says report
Court diversion schemes to prevent people with mental health problems from going to prison are not reaching their full potential, a report from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has found.
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GPs do not understand eating disorders, charity claims
Only 15 per cent of GPs understand eating disorders and know how to help someone with such a condition, according to a report by eating disorder charity Beat.
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Emma Dent on reader feedback
Shocking as readers may find this, feedback from the audience is quite rare for most journalists.
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Health inequalities review: commissioners announced
The commissioners of the government review of health inequalities have been announced. The review is being chaired by University College London professor of epidemiology and public health Sir Michael Marmot
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Malnutrition costs UK £13bn a year, report claims
Three million people are living at risk of malnutrition in the UK and the condition is costing around £13bn a year, a report has claimed.
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Dr Anna Donald
HSJ has learned of the sad death of Dr Anna Donald. Dr Donald, who died in Sydney Australia on 1 February, was formerly a co-founder of the healthcare information provider Bazian and an HSJ columnist.
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Emma Dent on counting calories
Using the recent anniversary of my birth as an excuse, Mr D and I seized the chance to go for a nice meal surrounded by grown-ups, before the only restaurants we get to patronise are those full of buggies and helpings of organic carrot.
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New alcohol guidelines aim to protect young people
Guidelines drawn up by the Scottish government and drinks firms body the Alcohol Industry Partnership aim to promote responsible drinking and ensure young people are not targeted.
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Half of all patients aware they have choice
Almost half of all patients are aware they have choice.
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Dementia strategy published
Memory clinics will be set up in every town in England, doctors will get extra training to recognise the early signs of dementia and every hospital and care home will have a senior clinician with responsibility for dementia care, as part of a £150m five-year dementia strategy.
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Improving NHS dementia care
With the long awaited dementia strategy finally here, the race is on to overcome the stigma surrounding the condition and spread the word about available treatments. Emma Dent reports