National and International News
A passport to costly healthcare
Six years into opposition, the Conservatives should surely have been able to come up with something better. But their plans for healthcare - further details of which emerged last week - are a serious disappointment.
Financial Times 10/06/03
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Attending to long-term health of pensions
Steven Kandarian is sitting calmly in the hot seat. Two years after being appointed executive director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the US government agency that insures the pension obligations of insolvent employers, it unveiled its largest loss.
Financial Times 10/06/03
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Colony of mosquitoes that spread lethal West Nile virus found in Scottish village
The mosquito that can carry the deadly West Nile virus has been found in a Scottish village.
Scientists fear that the colony of insects at Menstrie in Clackmannanshire may breed with native species and create a hybrid capable of surviving Britain's temperate climate.
Independent 10/06/03
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Depression drug may be unsafe for children
THE Government will warn doctors today that the world’s biggest-selling antidepressant may not be safe for children and teenagers.
Times 10/06/03
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Doctors to call for tax on fatty food
DOCTORS are expected to call today for a tax on fatty foods to tackle Britain’s growing obesity epidemic.
Times 10/06/03
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GSK faces criticism on Seroxat
GlaxoSmithKline will face a fresh challenge today, when the government's medicines control agency issues a critical report on the pharmaceutical group's best-selling anti-depressant.
Financial Times 10/06/03
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Government targets hospital infections
A long-term strategy to cut infections acquired in hosp-ital will be launched by the government in the autumn.
Financial Times 10/06/03
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Governors feel they lack power to carry out duties effectively
Britain's system of lay oversight of schools, hospitals, police authorities and other public bodies is failing to do the task for which it exists, according to research to be published this week.
Financial Times 10/06/03
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Is it possible to be too fit?
When explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has a heart attack, David Adam wonders if it's time to question the benefits of strenuous exercise, and keen runner David Munk asks: have I really been punishing myself for not
Guardian 10/06/03
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Moralistic vision of Aids prevention could compromise Bush's pledge to fight disease
Sir, Christopher Caldwell, in his article "There is nothing cynical in Bush's Aids plan" (May 31 ) criticised "hardline activists such as Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) for failing to embrace completely President George W. Bush's global Aids initiative. Yet he neglects to point out the serious flaws in the law that could compromise the president's goal of preventing 7m new infections in Africa and the Caribbean.
Financial Times 10/06/03
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Patients 'left disfigured by cosmetic surgeon'
A cosmetic surgeon who was struck off the medical register more than a decade ago and later reinstated appeared for a second time before the General Medical Council yesterday charged with botched treatment of five patients that left them disfigured and in pain.
Independent 10/06/03
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Taking aim at NHS targets
Your leader on NHS targets (June 6) misses the essential point that what matters is not targets in themselves but the reason they are set and the effect they have on the delivery of service.
Guardian 10/06/03
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The last prescription
The future of healthcare lies not at your local chemist, argues Paul Clayton, but at the supermarket checkout.
Guardian 10/06/03
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Type of drug is key to recovery
THE likelihood of recovery in any patient who has taken an overdose will depend on several things: the type of drug used, the amount swallowed, the metabolism of the patient and the quality of the intensive care available.
Times 10/06/03
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Rare and lethal African virus alarms America
American health officials in three Midwestern states are scrambling to contain a rare and lethal virus that is spread by rodents and monkeys and has never been seen before in the western hemisphere.
Guardian 10/06/03
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Cheshire and Mersey News
Concern over anti-age drug
A hormone supplement marketed to middle-aged men as being anti-ageing and used by some athletes to boost performance could be harmful, researchers have warned.
Chester Chronical 10/06/03
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Doctor wants VAT on fat to save lives
A DOCTOR will today call for a tax on fatty foods to tackle the rising obesity epidemic.
Daily Post 10/06/03
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