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News items on 'Trivial Complaints'
Three out of four Britons still go to work despite being legitimately ill, survey finds
(Daily Mail 19/09/2008)
Three out of four Britons go to work despite feeling so ill that they could legitimately take the day off sick, says a new survey. The survey found 29 per cent of people did not want to let down their colleagues, 24 per cent had too much work to do and 15 per cent were worried their sick records could be used against them in a redundancy situation.
(The Independent 15/04/2008)
Walk in to any pharmacy and you'll find a dazzling array of tablets, capsules, salves and linctuses available to buy "over the counter" (OTC). These are medicines that can only be sold by a pharmacist, but do not require a prescription. The bestsellers are usually found directly behind the chemist's counter, at eye level, just like the cigarettes in a newsagent. While some of them work, others are overpriced, ineffectual, or sometimes even harmful. With a little simple advice, you can treat yourself very effectively without them - and save yourself some money.
Chemists 'to offer GP services'
(BBC 03/04/2008)
High-street pharmacies should play a greater role in providing care for minor ailments to free up GPs, the government says.
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