National and International News
Battered women may get right to anonymity in court
Women battered by their partners will have the same right to remain anonymous as rape and sexual abuse victims under proposals to increase convictions for domestic violence to be published this month.
The Independent 11/05/03
Big expansion planned in PFI projects
The private finance initiative is to be expanded in scope and scale despite strong trade union opposition to it, Paul Boateng, chief secretary to the Treasury, indicated yesterday.
The Financial Times 11/06/03
Chinese herb 'good for the mind'
A herb used in China for centuries may help stroke patients suffering from dementia. Experts tested the herbal medicine in a clinical trial and found it lived up to its reputation.
BBC Health News 11/06/03
Fresh debate over pylon cancer risk
UK research has cast further doubt on fears of a link between overhead power lines and childhood leukaemia.
BBC Health News 11/06/03
Government and industry resisted calls to cut salt intake
Salt has been used as a seasoning and preservative for tens of thousands of years. Homer described it as a divine substance. Cutting back on the most popular of condiments was never going to be easy, and so it has prove.
The Independent 10/06/03
Health department pays price for Victoria Climbié murder
The Department of Health is set to lose control over children's policy in England after a power battle in Whitehall triggered by the death of Victoria Climbié, the eight-year-old from Ivory Coast who was murdered three years ago by her carers.
The Guardian 11/06/03
'Healthy' ready meals contain high levels of salt
Ready meals for children and "healthy options'' foods contain "unacceptably high" levels of salt, a government survey alleged yesterday.
The Independent 11/06/03
Hopes rise for deal to help US elderly with drug costs
Prospects for passing legislation to help elderly Americans cover the rising costs of prescription medicines have improved markedly, after the Bush administration signalled it would not insist on shifting millions of senior citizens into private health plans to qualify for new benefits.
The Financial Times 11/06/03
Hospitals complain inspections are unfair
GOVERNMENT reports into the performance of England’s 250 acute hospitals are inconsistent, unsubstantiated and frequently unfair, a study has found.
The Times 11/06/03
In my clinic, we never left anyone untreated
THE Commons select committee’s report on sexually transmitted diseases is worrying as much for the difficulties that face genito-urinary clinics, as they struggle to deal with the heavy caseload, as it is for the increasing number of patients who need treatment.
The Times 11/06/03
Letters: In sickness and health
The Guardian 11/06/03
Mood drug Seroxat banned for under-18s
The future of Britain's best-selling antidepressant drug, Seroxat, and the rest of the class which includes Prozac, was in question last night after drug regulators banned its use in under-18s.
The Guardian 11/05/03
The Independent 11/05/03
MPs call for sexual health clinics at schools
Teenage sexual advice clinics should be established at secondary schools as part of a concerted drive to tackle Britain's Benny Hill attitude towards sex, MPs say today.
The Guardian 11/05/03
The Independent 11/05/03
MPs warn of crisis as sexual infection rates soar
MPs warn today that Britain is facing a crisis over its sexual health with clinics suffering from underinvestment and unable to cope with soaring infection rates.
The Financial Times 11/06/03
The Times 11/06/03
BBC Health 11/06/03
Patients turned away to spread sexually transmitted diseases
PATIENTS with sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, are being turned away untreated from overburdened clinics, according to a report published today.
The Times 11/06/03
Sex: the public health crisis
The nation's sexual health is now in serious decline - but NHS support services are shambolic, underfunded and stretched to the limit.
The Guardian 11/06/03
The Good Hospital Guide
The Times
We can't cope with demand, say doctors
FOR Peter Greenhouse and his 30 colleagues at Bristol Royal Infirmary the problems with Britain’s sexual health services are only too obvious.
The Times 11/06/03
Cheshire and Mersey News
Miners’ compensation reaches £1.5bn
Compensation payments to ex-miners whose health suffered because of working down pits has reached £1.5billion. The money has been paid to more than 140,000 former miners or their families.
Liverpool Post 11/06/03
Sexual health services in crisis
The Government needs to take urgent action to halt a rapid decline in sexual health and deal with an "appalling" crisis in services, a new report has warned.
Liverpool Echo 11/06/03
Under threat health watchdog wins three month reprieve
A WARRINGTON health watchdog due to be abolished later this year looks set to continue its work longer than expected.
Warrington Guardian 11/05/03
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Leave fluoride to the rats
Strongly object to having fluoride in my drinking water.
Bolton Evening News 10/06/03
Greater Manchester News
Doctors warned of pill suicide risk
DOCTORS have been advised not to treat depressed teenagers with the drug Seroxat because of the risk of suicide.
Manchester Evening News 11/06/03
Winning smile in the teenage teeth test
OLDHAM'S teenagers have better teeth than ever before, according to new figures released today. Two out of five 14-year-olds were found to have no fillings or missing molars in a survey released by Oldham Primary Care Trust.
Manchester Evening News 11/06/03
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