National and International News
Diabetes epidemic fails to arrive
The feared surge in adult-onset diabetes, linked to Western lifestyles has not happened, say researchers.
BBC Health News 15/08/03
GSK urged to warn on asthma drugs
The US health regulator has told GlaxoSmithKline to include a warning of a small risk of asthma-related death on its Serevent and Advair treatments for the disease.
Financial Times 15/08/03
Heatwave has killed 3,000 people, France admits
Up to 3,000 people have died as a result of extreme temperatures that have scorched France for the past two weeks, the French government admitted yesterday as it finally ended its silence on the explosion in heat-related deaths.
The Guardian 15/08/03
BBC Health News 15/08/03
Hormone could treat heart failure
Testosterone helps heart failure, seen in right-hand image
Giving the hormone testosterone helps men with heart failure be more active, researchers say.
BBC Health News 14/08/03
Leukaemia survivors reassured
Most people who survive a common form of childhood cancer are likely to have a normal lifespan, according to the latest figures.
BBC Health News 14/08/03
New breast hope for cancer women
Scientists in Australia claim to have grown breast tissue on a pig - raising hopes that they can find new ways to help cancer patients who have lost theirs.
BBC Health News 14/08/03
Painkillers increase chance of miscarriage
WOMEN taking painkillers such as aspirin or ibuprofen when they become pregnant have a higher risk of miscarrying than those who are not, or are taking another type of painkiller, a study has shown.
The Times 15/08/03
BBC Health News 15/08/03
Smoking feeds India TB scourge
Hundreds of thousands of TB deaths in India can be directly linked to smoking, say expert researchers.
BBC Health News 15/08/03
Time to pool your weight
"Swimnastics" is a tough new water workout that is gentler on your joints
The Times 15/08/03
Tower block's rats linked to spread of Sars virus
RATS may explain one of the mysteries of the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars), the pneumonia-like disease that killed more than 800 people earlier this year.
The Times 15/08/03
Twins have lower suicide risk
Someone who has a twin may be less likely to kill themselves, say researchers - pointing to the benefits of close family relationships.
BBC Health News 15/08/03
Weight of evidence on low-carb diets
The Atkins diet was not developed by Robert Atkins in the 1970s (Atkins diet is 'pseudo-science', say experts, August 13). It was actually first written about by a Londoner, William Banting, in 1863.
The Guardian 15/08/03
Cheshire and Mersey News
Scarred for life after a routine tonsil operation
A WARRINGTON teenager is demanding answers after she ended up on a life support machine following a routine operation to remove her tonsils.
Warrington Guardian 15/08/03
Greater Manchester News
Patients claim they lack any confidence in GPs
PATIENTS in south Manchester quizzed for a major health survey said they lacked confidence in local GPs and other health workers.
South Manchester
Reporter 15/08/03
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