National and International News
A flash in the pan or a risk?
Exhibitionism is far from harmless behaviour
The Times 31/07/03
Ambulance plan hits a £4m bump
Forty new ambulances worth £4m have been mothballed after a health authority belatedly found that they could not cope with speed bumps.
The Guardian 31/07/03
Avoid the Amin fate
Many remember the dictator Idi Amin of Uganda only because of his atrocities. He killed hundreds of thousands of his opponents, and those whose company no longer amused him, and exiled tens of thousands of Asians from Uganda. It was said that the contents of his deep-freeze did not bear investigation — no one would want his ice cubes in a drink.
The Times 31/07/03
Concern as Blair expands foundations scheme
The prime minister today announced plans to more than double the size of the controversial foundation hospitals reform programme, prompting criticism from the scheme's opponents.
The Guardian 30/07/03
The Guardian 30/07/03
Daily Post 31/07/03
Bedwetting 'linked to breathing problems'
Bedwetting could be linked to breathing problems, researchers have suggested.
BBC Health 31/07/03
We lost your trust, Blair admits
PM tries to switch focus to domestic issues as he admits Iraq dossier affair has dented public's faith
The Guardian 31/07/03
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Brit binge-drinking v the French habit of tippling
The residents of some small towns in the Dordogne have complained that their culture is being eroded by a British invasion. In some places, 25 per cent of the property is owned by British nationals. The French are not persuaded that we have a right to be there just because that part of France was British before the Hundred Years War. Rather, their ire is raised by the sight of such obvious examples of British culinary traditions as stacks of baked beans and rows of Marmite in their stores.
The Times 31/07/03
Cut health care for illegal migrants says Byers
All asylum seekers who fail to register with the government should be deprived of access to British schools and hospitals, the former cabinet minister Stephen Byers said yesterday in a controversial speech designed to reassure working class voters that Labour understood their concerns about immigration.
The Guardian 31/07/03
Doctors threaten legal action on hours
Junior doctors threatened legal action against the NHS yesterday after evidence that three out of four hospitals in England are failing to meet a statutory deadline for reducing working hours to a safe weekly limit.
The Guardian 31/07/03
Excitement over weight loss drug
Monkeys given a new hormone-like compound lost a massive seven per cent of their body weight - in just one week.
BBC Health News 30/07/03
Heart op girl leaves hospital
A two-year-old Pakistani girl, whose heart surgery in India has come to symbolise hopes of friendship between South Asia's nuclear rivals, has left hospital.
BBC Health 31/07/03
Israel performs pioneer sunlight surgery
Doctors in Israel have successfully used sunlight to perform surgery on rats.
BBC Health 30/07/03
Gene fault 'leads to Alzheimer's'
Scientists have discovered how the faulty production of an enzyme can lead to the development of Alzheimer's disease.
BBC Health 31/07/03
Judges call MMR link to autism ‘junk science’
Medical evidence of a link between autism and the MMR vaccine was dismisssed as “junk science” by the Court of Appeal yesterday when it ruled that two girls should be immunised against their mothers’ wishes.
The Times 31/07/03
The Independent 31/07/03
Labour donor loses vaccine contract
The company at the heart of a row over Labour donors has failed to win a £45.2m government contract for smallpox vaccine, it was announced yesterday.
The Independent 31/07/03
More elderly care places lost
The shortage of care places available for the elderly is worsening, according to figures seen by the BBC.
BBC Health 31/07/03
Prescription spending up
Spending on prescriptions rose to £6.8 billion in England last year, up 8.5% from the previous year, latest figures have shown.
BBC Health 31/07/03
Public domain
When bank managers move from one branch to another, they see the same computer screens. When doctors move from one NHS hospital to another, they almost always change IT systems as well. Scarcely any two NHS hospitals run exactly the same combinations of computer software and hardware.
The Guardian 31/07/03
Radiation lessons of Hiroshima bomb
A study into the impact of the Hiroshima bomb has concluded that current safety limits on radiation exposure are correct.
BBC Health 31/07/03
Too painful to walk
Although it was reported this week that many thousands of cases of intermittent claudication (characterised by extreme pain on walking) are missed, the symptoms are usually so consistent that if a patient is given enough time to talk, they will nearly always reveal clues that make the diagnosis easy.
The Times 31/07/03
Twins decision angers doctors
Nigerian doctors are heading for a confrontation with their government over a decision to send Siamese twins to an American hospital for an operation to separate them.
BBC Health 30/07/03
Virtual taster could help elderly diets
Elderly people could be able to eat a wider range of foods thanks to a "tasting device" designed by scientists.
BBC Health News 30/07/03
Woman's horror at moth in ear
A woman has described her shock at discovering that she had a dead moth stuck in her ear.
BBC Health 30/07/03
Cheshire and Mersey News
Doctor saves life of boy, 4
A Knutsford doctor told this week how he saved the life of a little boy while on holiday in Spain.
Knutsford Guardian 30/07/03
Emergency calls hit record-breaking high
Ambulance crews in Widnes and Runcorn are feeling the heat after being tested to the limit by sweltering summer weather which has sent emergency calls across Cheshire and Merseyside rocketing.
Runcorn Weekly News 31/07/03
Health Trust's 'one star' rating
The hospital trust serving Runcorn and Widnes has received a 'one star' rating for the second year in a row.
Runcorn World 30/07/03
Heart-attack drugs trial for paramedics
Paramedics have been given special 'clot-busting' drugs in a bid to cut the number of heart-attack deaths in South Cheshire.
Crewe Chronicle 30/07/03
Northwich, Winsford and Middlewich residents who are addicted to prescription drugs could help to prevent others coming to harm.
More than 1.2 million people in Britain are long-term addicts of drugs said to be more dangerous and addictive than heroin.
Northwich Guardian 30/07/03
Region's hospitals are top performers
The region's hospitals and primary care trusts have fared well in the latest patient surveys by the Commission for Health Improvement.
Daily Post 30/07/03
Teams appeal for OD action
Halton Council has joined Drug Action Teams across the north west to launch a campaign aimed at reducing the number of overdose deaths.
Runcorn World 30/07/03
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Dissatisfied with NHS
Regarding Mr James Grubb's praise for a new hospital to be built at Queen's Park, Blackburn (Letters, July 23) we still have two very good hospitals as yet, but with a long waiting list which I am led to believe is not only due to bed shortages but also specialists' services.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 30/07/03
'Mystery man' bids to retain surgery
An anonymous businessman with deep-rooted Stacksteads connections is hoping to ensure the village retains its doctors' surgery, after submitting an outline planning application for a new site.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 30/07/03
Greater Manchester News
Hospital staff fury over car park cash plan
Staff at the Royal Bolton Hospital are being ask to pay for a car park extension out of their own wages. Every member of staff at the hospital in Farnworth has received a letter asking them to contribute £48-a-year - even though it will not guarantee them a car park space.
Bolton Evening News 30/07/03
The start of the last drag?
After three years out of the headlines, Pat Karney, for more than a decade one of Manchester town hall's highest-profile politicians, is back in the thick of controversy. The one-time "councillor for fun", instrumental in creating Manchester's 24-hour city image, is about to lock horns with the pub, bar and club scene he did so much to promote.
Manchester Evening News 30/07/03
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