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A spoonful of sugar helps microbes do the work
It is needed to feed the bugs that eat the nitrate, which live in the rock strata through which water permeates. In normal circumstances there is only a tiny amount of nitrate and a small colony of bugs.
The Guardian 11/08/03
Can day surgery save the NHS?
DAY SURGERY makes sense. For patients, it means less stress, less time in intimidating hospitals, less chance of hospital-acquired infections and less chance of an operation being delayed.
The Times 11/08/03
Cells 'reverse heart attack damage'
The body's master cells can repair the damage caused by a heart attack, a study suggests.
BBC Health News 11/08/03
Chaos in surgeries as official HRT advice fails to arrive
Doctors have accused the Government of mishandling the latest health alert over hormone replacement therapy.
The Independent 09/08/03
Gene map of cough killer
The complete genome of a bacterium which kills hundreds of thousands worldwide each year has been published by researchers.
BBC Health News 11/08/03
GM in $3bn health fund move
Strong cashflow in the first half of the year allowed General Motors to pump $3bn into a special trust used to pre-fund retired employees' healthcare expenses.
The Financial Times 11/08/03
Health and schools
Three Spanish doctors have been recruited by the NHS in Enfield in the drive to reduce the waiting time to see a GP. They will be ready for duty in health centres in January.
The Guardian 11/08/03
Immune system 'fights allergies'
The immune system - often seen as the enemy in severe allergic reactions - could be harnessed to fight them, scientists have suggested.
BBC Health News 11/08/03
Nitrate pollution raises water bills
The underground water which feeds Britain's springs and rivers and provides a third of its drinking water is becoming seriously polluted with nitrates, causing a threat to wildlife and landing consumers with a big purification bill.
The Guardian 11/08/03
No mumps vaccine left
SINCE questions were raised about the triple vaccine, more parents have decided against it. But what happens if, like many, you start your child on single vaccines only to find that you cannot complete the course because there no supplies of the mumps vaccine?
The Guardian 11/08/03
Plans to make IVF free on NHS
Fertility experts last night welcomed draft guidelines from a government health watchdog suggesting couples should receive free infertility treatment on the NHS.
The Independent 10/08/03
Pubs unite to stub out smoking ban threat
PUB and club bosses in Manchester have launched a "third-way" bid to head off a total ban on smoking in the workplace.
Manchester Evening News 09/08/03
Scientists must win public confidence
The loss of public confidence in science threatens to have serious health consequences in Britain. A study published yesterday showed that measles - virtually eradicated in the 1990s by the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine - is making a comeback, as parents withdraw their children from vaccination for fear of side-effects that almost every medical expert says do not exist. If the disease does become endemic again, people will die from its complications.
The Financial Times 11/08/03
Scientists study media coverage of their research
The Royal Society, Britain's most eminent academy for scientific research, yesterday announced an inquiry into whether the public is being dangerously misled by the way new research is carried out and publicised.
The Guardian 11/08/03
Superbugs spread to GP surgeries
The march of superbugs resistant to antibiotics might be moving out of hospitals and into GPs' surgeries, a senior public health official has warned.
The Guardian 11/08/03
The online sites you can't do without
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They are heart attacks waiting to happen. And the season has barely even started
A study reveals one in three football managers has heart trouble.
The Independent 11/08/03
Unmentionables: hair loss
MALE-PATTERN BALDNESS, or androgenic alopecia, the most common type of hair loss, is associated with testosterone — specifically, a by-product called DHT. This hormone “strangles” hair follicles, cutting off the blood supply to them until the individual hair gets thinner, less pigmented and eventually falls out.
The Times 11/08/03
US healthcare fraud convictions up 22%
The number of criminal convictions for healthcare fraud by companies and individuals rose 22 per cent in the US last year amid a crackdown by federal authorities.
The Financial Times 11/08/03
Greater Manchester News
A DOCTOR accused of interfering with an 11-year-old girl has been cleared of serious professional misconduct.
Manchester Evening News 09/08/03
Ambulance 'doc' Steve says goodbye
FLEET manager Steve Lawley has shaped the design of ambulances and kept over 400 of them on the road for more than 132 million miles.
Manchester Evening News 09/08/03
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