National and International News
The comfort zone
A unique cancer centre is helping sufferers by design
The Times 13/08/03
Eating red meat 'improves memory by boosting key compound in the brain'
Followers of the Atkins diet have been fed another excuse to eat large amounts of red meat - it contains a substance shown to boost memory and intelligence.
The Independent 13/08/03
Health watchdog defends inspections
The health and safety watchdog has hit back at criticism of a new pilot programme that would reduce the number of investigations by inspectors.
Financial Times 13/08/03
IT suppliers vie for £2.3bn deal to modernise NHS systems
BT Group, IBM Global Services and Lockheed Martin yesterday entered a three-way race to oversee the £2.3bn modernisation of the National Health Service's computer systems, one of the largest public sector contracts ever awarded.
Financial Times 13/08/03
Laundry worker died of heat inside giant washing machine
A laundry worker died of heat exhaustion after climbing into a giant industrial washing machine to free some sheets and getting stuck, an inquest heard yesterday.
The Guardian 13/08/03
NHS aims to shorten queues at dentists' surgeries
Patients should have greater access to dentists under plans for primary care trusts to take over management of dental services in England, the government has said.
Financial Times 13/08/03
The Guardian 13/08/03
The Times 13/08/03
On track for brain power increase
A COMMONLY used sports supplement taken to improve performance on track and field may also increase intelligence, according to research.
The Times 13/08/03
BBC Health News 13/08/03
Patients on holiday taken off hospital waiting lists
Patients are being suspended from hospital waiting lists while they go on holiday.
The Independent 13/08/03
Scans spot dementia differences
A simple brain scan could soon transform the treatment of patients with dementia.
BBC Health News 13/08/03
Shortfall in services for vulnerable
Thirty social services departments - a fifth of the total in England - are not serving children well and have "poor or uncertain capacity for improvement", the chief inspector of social services, Denise Platt, said yesterday.
The Guardian 13/08/03
A shot in the dark
According to a new book, it is not just MMR that parents should be wary of - evidence is mounting that other vaccines may have dangerous side effects
The Guardian 13/08/03
Teenage mumps on increase
Health experts are warning that many older teenagers are at risk of catching mumps.
BBC Health News 13/08/03
Too-hot staff in hospital walkout
STAFF at a flagship hospital which opened only six months ago staged a walkout yesterday in protest at stifling temperatures inside the building.
The Times 13/08/03
UK scientists grow stem cells from IVF embryo
British medical researchers have grown human stem cells derived from spare IVF embryos for the first time.
The Independent 13/08/03
The Times 13/08/03
BBC Health News 13/08/03
The unpalatable truth about the Atkins diet: it's just fat-headed nonsense, claim scientists
For those who have found the trials of other weight loss programmes rather too difficult to stomach, the Atkins Diet appeared to provide a more comfortable solution.
The Independent 13/08/03
The Times 13/08/03
Greater Manchester News
BOY, 3, DIES OF RARE FORM OF MENINGITIS
A THREE-year-old Cumbrian boy has died from an extremely rare form of meningitis.
Bury News & Star 12/08/03
Trust is taking our lifesaver
MENTAL health patients at Birch Hill Hospital have hit out at plans to close the industrial therapy unit in 12 weeks.
Rochdale Observer 13/08/03
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