National and International News
Alarm at UK's vaccine shortage
Plans for an emergency vaccine production centre at Porton Down in Wiltshire, already rejected once by the government, are to be reconsidered following stinging criticism of Britain's pre paredness for infectious epidemics.
The Guardian 18/07/03
All together now on Aids
Rivalries are buried in Paris as scientists weigh up the benefits of drug treatment against the risk of new infections from a mutant form of HIV.
The Guardian 17/07/03
Beating the holiday ills
As more of us travel to exotic places, it pays to be ready for trouble
The Times 17/07/03
Consultants closer to pay deal after winning concessions
Doctors leaders won concessions from the Government yesterday over the new contract for hospital consultants which has been the subject of a bitter dispute for more than eight months.
The Independent 18/07/03
The Times 18/07/03
Consultants keep private work rights in NHS deal
John Reid, the health secretary, made peace with NHS hospital consultants in England last night after their negotiators accepted his offer of a revised contract that will no longer oblige doctors to do non-emergency work during evenings or weekends.
The Guardian 18/07/03
DNA database could go private
THE national DNA database could be privatised under government plans announced yesterday to sell off laboratories providing forensic evidence.
The Times 18/07/03
Downgraded trust to appeal £1m cut
CONSULTANTS at one of the four would-be foundation hospitals denied three stars in this year’s ratings have decided to challenge the results.
The Times 17/07/03
EC thought for food
Food advertisers are to be barred from making vague or misleading claims about the health benefits of eating their products, under new European commission rules proposed yesterday.
The Guardian 17/07/03
The Times 17/07/03
Four trusts cut from foundation hospital list after missing targets
Four NHS trusts were removed from the shortlist for the first wave of foundation hospitals yesterday after failing to make the grade in league tables.
The Independent 18/07/03
Genetic mutation linked to depression
Researchers find inheritance factor in succumbing to life's woes
The Guardian 08/07/03
Health department admits ratings errors
The Department of Health has been forced to apologise to two NHS trusts whose performance was appraised on the basis of mistaken data.
Financial Times 18/07/03
Health risks warning on body art dyes
A gruesome list of illnesses and health problems contracted by people who have had tattoos or piercings which went wrong was released by the European commission yesterday in an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of body art.
The Guardian 08/07/03
'Healthy' food labels
Phrases like "fat-free", "light" or "high-fibre" may soon be less prominent on supermarket shelves, if proposals launched by the European Commission get the go-ahead.
The Guardian 18/07/03
High fat diet linked to breast cancer
Women who eat 90g of fat a day at twice the risk, says study
The Guardian 08/07/03
How did that boy end up with his twin growing inside him?
It's the result of an extremely rare condition called foetus in foetu. While the condition is well documented, doctors are unsure how it happens.
The Guardian 17/08/03
Open war over smoking
The Californian study that failed to find any health effects of secondhand smoke was not "carried out by the American Cancer Prevention Study" (Rod Liddle, G2, July 16).
The Guardian 08/07/03
Patients to choose their NHS hospital
Within two years all NHS patients in England will be given a choice of at least four hospitals for any treatment recommended by a GP under plans for a huge injection of consumer values into the health service announced yesterday by John Reid, the health secretary.
The Guardian 18/07/03
The Independent 18/07/03
The Times 17/07/03
Prostate cancer – is the solution in a man’s hands?
THE solution to protecting yourself against prostate cancer could lie in your own hands, men have been told.
The Times 17/07/03
Public suspicion forces GM rethink
Ministers see political risks as outweighing any advantages
The Guardian 08/07/03
Rules on chemists relaxed
Patricia Hewitt, the trade and industry secretary, yesterday paved the way for more supermarkets to open in-store pharmacies, a trend which small chemists claim will threaten their existence.
The Guardian 08/07/03
Sars epidemic could recur
Only two out of nine experts say humans are safe
The Guardian 18/07/03
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Hospital doctors reach contract deal
Hospital doctors and the Government have reached an agreement over a new national NHS contract, Health Secretary John Reid has said.
Crewe Chronicle 18/07/03
Hospital wins back its three-star rating
WEST Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust has won back its three-star status – just 12 months after being stripped of the top honour.
Bury Free Press 18/07/03
Greater Manchester News
Hospital consultants hit out at NHS chiefs over ward closures
HOSPITAL consultants came face to face with MPs at a question and answer session over the health service in Rochdale on Friday.
The Rochdale Observer 18/07/03
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