National and International News
Baby death ruling hope for mothers
Hundreds of mothers who claim that they were wrongly accused of smothering their babies now hope that their cases will be reviewed after Angela Cannings was freed by the Court of Appeal.
The Times 12/12/03
The Guardian 12/12/03
Brown on course to hit child poverty target
Tax breaks aimed at Britain's poorest families have put the government's target of reducing child poverty by 25% by 2004 within reach, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said yesterday.
The Guardian 12/12/03
Distinguished career could end in ignominy
Professor Sir Roy Meadow, the expert medical witness in the Angela Cannings case, is under investigation by the General Medical Council. His confident, charismatic performance in the witness box in a series of cot death cases is under scrutiny.
The Independent 12/12/03
Full movement for the royal knee
This week the Duke of York attended the opening of the English National Ballet’s performance of Cinderella. As he watched the dancers, he may have given a fleeting thought to the stress that such movement imposes on joints. Lemurs and whales are the only mammals spared osteoarthritis; the rest of us suffer varying degrees of joint damage, and the more demanding the exercise, the more likely one is to experience this form of degenerative arthritis as the years go by.
The Times 12/12/03
Less salt 'could save 52,000 lives a year'
Reducing levels of salt in the diet could save as many as 52,000 lives a year, a leading researcher has said.
The Times 12/12/03
The Guardian 12/12/03
Machines help save heart-swop children
Children on the heart transplant waiting list are less likely to die if they have access to life support machines.
The Guardian 12/12/03
Ministers 'hid cost of private NHS provision'
The head of the health select committee has accused the government of withholding embarrassing figures which would reveal the true NHS costs of using private healthcare providers to drive down waiting lists.
The Guardian 12/12/03
NHS sued after false ‘recovered memory’ of rape
A Father whose daughter underwent controversial psychiatric therapy, and then falsely accused him of raping her, appeared in court yesterday to sue the NHS for £250,000.
The Times 12/12/03
The Guardian 12/12/03
Pinpointing the problem
An NHS clinic offering Chinese medicine and acupuncture has the royal seal of approval.
The Times 12/12/03
Suicides in England drop by 3%
The number of people committing suicide in England has fallen by more than 3% in three years.
The Guardian 12/12/03
Cheshire and Mersey News
Baby monitor mission ends in success
Champion fundraiser Billy Birch has handed over a baby monitor to the Countess of Chester Hospital.
Ellesmere Port Pioneer 11/12/03
No exemption for organ scandal doctors
Rogue doctors who keep body parts without the consent of relatives will be jailed in a bid to prevent a re-run of the Alder Hey scandal.
Runcorn Weekly News 11/11/03
Greater Manchester News
How I beat prostate cancer: Denis Law
Manchester United legend Denis Law has spoken publicly for the first time since winning his fight against prostate cancer.
Manchester Evening News 11/12/03
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