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      <pubDate>21 May 2013 15:29</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Trends to our website show that there has been an increase in people searching for information on Mumps, Tuberculosis, Rubella and Thrombosis.]]></description>
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      <title>***NEW*** Head Lice Symptom Checker</title>
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      <title>Measles outbreak cases rise again as school vaccinations enter final week</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Young people and their parents are being urged to take advantage of the final week of school MMR vaccination sessions as cases in the measles outbreak centred on the Swansea area rise again.]]></description>
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      <title>Angelina Jolie undergoes a mastectomy</title>
      <pubDate>17 May 2013 15:43</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[This is a reminder of how important it is for us to be aware of the signs and symptoms of breast cancer and what a mastectomy entails. Click here for more information on these topics]]></description>
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      <title>Call for further action now to prevent rubella outbreak.</title>
      <pubDate>17 May 2013 12:24</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[National deafblind charity Sense and Public Health Wales have today warned of the potential dangers of a rubella outbreak in Wales.]]></description>
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      <title>Young people urged to get vaccinated before attending Urdd Eisteddfod.</title>
      <pubDate>15 May 2013 15:43</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Public Health Wales is encouraging young people to get vaccinated before they go to the Urdd Eisteddfod.]]></description>
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      <title>Heat-Health Watch</title>
      <pubDate>24 Apr 2013 11:45</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A ‘Heat-Health Watch’ alert system operates in Wales from 1st of June to the 15th September each year. During this period, the Met Office may forecast severe heat warnings and heatwaves]]></description>
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      <title>Cases of measles in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf - Parents urged to protect their children</title>
      <pubDate>2 Apr 2013 11:41</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[PARENTS in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf are being urged to ensure their children have had their MMR jabs as a measles outbreak continues to spread]]></description>
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      <title>Ask us your Health Questions</title>
      <pubDate>21 Mar 2013 08:49</pubDate>
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      <title>Alcohol and Obesity</title>
      <pubDate>20 Mar 2013 09:03</pubDate>
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      <title>Statement on cases of hepatitis A in Swansea</title>
      <pubDate>11 Mar 2013 07:25</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Public Health Wales has been notified of four cases of hepatitis A in children living in Swansea. Three of these children attend the same school]]></description>
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      <pubDate>1 Mar 2013 11:45</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The questions in this survey are based on the things that patients have said matter most to them. We would be grateful if you could answer them in relation to your most recent experience of the health service]]></description>
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      <title>Fresh Start Packs</title>
      <pubDate>12 Feb 2013 15:15</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Are you ready to give up smoking? If so you can contact us for your free Fresh Start pack on  0800 169 0 169]]></description>
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      <pubDate>12 Feb 2013 15:15</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Chest infection was a popular topic throughout the last month amongst individuals searching our NHS Direct Wales encyclopaedia. You can find out more about this topic by clicking here]]></description>
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      <title>Horse Meat</title>
      <pubDate>12 Feb 2013 15:14</pubDate>
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      <title>Living well with dementia after diagnosis</title>
      <pubDate>11 Feb 2013 14:43</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A free bilingual pack providing information for people in Wales that have been newly diagnosed with dementia is now available online]]></description>
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      <pubDate>11 Feb 2013 11:38</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A consultation to collect views about whether a Public Health Bill is needed in Wales]]></description>
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      <title>Choosing the right NHS service for the child in your care</title>
      <pubDate>5 Feb 2013 11:06</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The information in this leaflet is relevant for children in your care aged 0-18, particularly younger children]]></description>
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      <pubDate>1 Feb 2013 14:42</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Public Health Wales is urging parents in the Swansea, Bridgend and Neath areas to get their children vaccinated with MMR following an increase in measles cases locally]]></description>
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      <title>Complaints Wales - Signposting public service complaints</title>
      <pubDate>24 Jan 2013 08:16</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Complaints Wales is a telephone and web based signposting service offering advice on how to complain about a public service. It was launched in 2011]]></description>
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      <title>Questions to ask as a patient</title>
      <pubDate>22 Jan 2013 10:26</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Have you ever gone to your doctors and left wishing you had asked more questions? Have you forgotten exactly what the doctor said about a condition or diagnosis? Get the best out of your consultation with your doctor by asking the right questions]]></description>
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      <title>Nantyglo fire - Precautionary Health advice to the public </title>
      <pubDate>17 Jan 2013 07:11</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A number of residents around the site of the waste transfer station have informed Local Authority staff they have respiratory and other symptoms as a result of exposure to the smoke plume]]></description>
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      <title>Poster campaign urges parents to vaccinate children</title>
      <pubDate>15 Jan 2013 08:09</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new poster campaign is urging parents in Wales to ensure their children receive vaccinations against potentially fatal diseases before they start school]]></description>
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      <title>* * * NEW Medicine Cabinet * * *</title>
      <pubDate>8 Jan 2013 08:26</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Find out what medication you should store in your medicine cabinet incase of minor ailments or illnesses]]></description>
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      <title>Advice to pregnant women during the lambing season</title>
      <pubDate>4 Jan 2013 07:33</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[With the lambing season approaching, Public Health Wales is reminding pregnant women to avoid close contact with animals that are giving birth]]></description>
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      <title>New Year, New You</title>
      <pubDate>28 Dec 2012 13:11</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the new year approaches it is a good time to think about your health]]></description>
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      <title>Smokers in Wales urged to make quitting their New Year’s Resolution for 2013</title>
      <pubDate>28 Dec 2012 07:30</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The first of January is the day when people make a New Year’s resolution]]></description>
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      <title>Norovirus - Diarrhoea and vomiting update</title>
      <pubDate>20 Dec 2012 14:28</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[SIX wards remain closed to new patients across Cwm Taf Health Board following cases of gastrointestinal illness affecting patients and staff]]></description>
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      <title>ICE warms up the safety campaign</title>
      <pubDate>20 Dec 2012 07:31</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Just three simple letters can help someone whose illness or an injury gets the better of them while they are out enjoying this year’s festive season]]></description>
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      <pubDate>14 Dec 2012 07:26</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Be safe and Sensible when drinking alcohol over the Christmas period. How many units are in each drink? How best to avoid a hangover? How to avoid drinking to excess this Christmas? Click here for the answers ]]></description>
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      <title>Christmas Food Safety Tips with a Twist</title>
      <pubDate>3 Dec 2012 14:03</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Food Standards Agency has traditionally used the festive season to remind consumers about food safety. This year, we are planning a twist on this tradition]]></description>
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      <title>MMR reminder after cases of measles in West Wales</title>
      <pubDate>30 Nov 2012 08:22</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>21 Nov 2012 12:50</pubDate>
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      <title>Looking after yourself during the winter period</title>
      <pubDate>15 Nov 2012 10:54</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the weather starts to get colder and wetter it is important that we look after ourselves]]></description>
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      <pubDate>15 Nov 2012 10:54</pubDate>
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      <title>Respecting others: anti-bullying guidance</title>
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      <description><![CDATA['Respecting others' is a series of anti-bullying materials that provide guidance and practical solutions on preventing and responding to incidents of bullying in schools. ]]></description>
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      <title>Cwmcarn High School Closure</title>
      <pubDate>7 Nov 2012 13:14</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cwmcarn High School closed after assessment reveals low-level asbestos risk to health.]]></description>
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      <title>Flu jab available in some pharmacies in Wales for the first time</title>
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      <title>E. coli O157 outbreak linked to petting farm</title>
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      <pubDate>9 Oct 2012 08:55</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>3 Oct 2012 09:10</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>26 Sep 2012 11:45</pubDate>
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      <title>Additional case in Carmarthen Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak</title>
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      <title>Legionella bacterium detected in Llandrindod Wells Hospital.</title>
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      <pubDate>13 Sep 2012 08:16</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Use this NEW Wellbeing Self-Assessment tool to measure your own personal wellbeing]]></description>
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      <pubDate>11 Sep 2012 13:33</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Public toilet provision is an issue which requires urgent action. Please support our campaign by helping us to gather information about public toilets in Wales]]></description>
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      <title>Anthrax in Welsh resident who has injected drugs</title>
      <pubDate>7 Sep 2012 08:16</pubDate>
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      <title>One in Ten campaign kicks off</title>
      <pubDate>7 Sep 2012 07:52</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A major public health campaign started on 3 September in Wales with every community pharmacy opening its doors for risk tests to predict two of the country’s biggest health scourges – stroke and diabetes]]></description>
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      <title>Tenovus Launch Cancer Callback Service</title>
      <pubDate>3 Sep 2012 08:59</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[On 1 Sept 2012, Tenovus launched a new Cancer Callback service which offers newly diagnosed cancer patients, wherever they live in Wales, a series of calls from an experienced nurse who will support them throughout their cancer treatment]]></description>
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      <title>NEW Choose Well Android App</title>
      <pubDate>3 Sep 2012 07:38</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[By using this app you can find out how and when patients should contact health services in Wales]]></description>
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      <title>Dental Charges from 1st September 2012</title>
      <pubDate>29 Aug 2012 14:04</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Minister has announced an increase in dental patient charges. A Band 1 course of treatment will rise by 40p to £12.40. The Band 2 charge will rise by £1.20 to £40.20. There is no increase to the top band 3 charge of £177.00]]></description>
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      <title>Swansea parents urged to make a Fresh Start</title>
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