National and International News
Artificial sperm signal end to male infertility
Artificial sperm capable of fertilising an egg have been created in the laboratory for the first time, in an experiment that could bring an end to male infertility.
The Times 11/12/03
Big dreams relying on small print
The NHS has just signed £2.7bn of IT contracts, with other public bodies expected to follow suit. Now the battle to make sure contractors actually deliver begins. Michael Cross reports.
The Guardian 11/12/03
Conflict of interest feared in £1bn PFI hospital deal
The government yesterday chose a Swedish-led consortium to undertake Britain's first £1bn hospital redevelopment scheme after ministers dismissed allegations of a conflict of interest.
The Guardian 11/12/03
EU ban on spam e-mails
New European laws banning spam e-mails have come into force.
The Guardian 11/12/03
Extra £1bn pledged to cut child poverty
Gordon Brown yesterday cheered anti-child poverty campaigners with the announcement that families with children will receive an extra £1bn in benefits from next April.
The Guardian 11/12/03
I'll drink to that
There seems to be no cure for a hangover apart from suicide, the painter Francis Bacon once wrote.
The Times 11/12/03
iSoft outsources NHS work to India
Software group iSoft yesterday warned that the knowledge economy the government wants to create will see little return from the recent multibillion pound
investment in a new IT infrastructure for the health service because British universities are turning out the wrong sort of graduate.
The Guardian 11/12/03
Knee operation slashes costs
A new knee replacement technique can cut the time that patients need to stay in hospital, potentially saving the NHS £100 million a year.
The Times 11/12/03
Lung infections really do need antibiotics
The campaign to reduce the appalling consequences arising from antibiotic- resistant infections includes the message that fewer antibiotics should be prescribed. However, it is only part of the answer to a complex problem.
The Times 11/12/03
Medical expert faces inquiry
Sir Roy Meadow, the expert whose evidence helped to convict at least three mothers of murdering their children, first came to prominence in the late Seventies.
The Times 11/12/03
The Guardian 11/12/03
Mother freed after Court of Appeal quashes convictions for killing sons
Angela Cannings was reunited with her daughter yesterday after the Court of Appeal quashed her convictions for murdering her two baby sons. Mrs Cannings walked free from the Royal Court of Justice with her husband, Terry, who has stood by her throughout her four-year ordeal.
The Independent 11/12/03
The Independent 11/12/03
The Guardian 11/12/03
Never mind the facts
Channel Five's new drama about the link between MMR and autism makes great TV. But it gets the story, and the science, disastrously wrong. How did we get to such a level of confusion and hysteria about this vaccine? Ben Goldacre unravels the real MMR story.
The Guardian 11/12/03
Robot to perform brain surgery
Scientists are developing a robot designed to carry out intricate brain surgery a thousand times more accurately than doctors.
The Times 11/12/03
Surgeon denies sex with patient
A female patient who claims she had a year-long affair with her plastic surgeon was an obsessive who bombarded him with telephone calls, the General Medical Council heard yesterday.
The Times 11/12/03
Cheshire and Mersey News
A matter of urgency
Merseyside's ambulance service is to have the power to turn away requests for emergency help.
Daily Post 10/12/03
Cash plea to save cancer victim, 30
A Liverpool cancer sufferer faces a race against time to raise the £100,000 which could save her life.
Liverpool Echo 10/12/03
Community care in the dock after two locked up
Mental health care on Merseyside is failing because of a lack of cash and staff, it was claimed last night.
Daily Post 11/12/03
On the brink of new age of prosperity
Merseyside stands on the cusp of a new age of prosperity, not seen for generations, a top think tank team group reveals in a new report today.
Daily Post 10/12/03
Tablets left my life in tatters
An epileptic man who claims his life was left in ruins after taking medication to control his violent fits has launched a legal battle against the drugs company.
Daily Post 11/12/03
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Drugs misuse group to hold awareness day
Information on drug abuse will be available at a drug awareness event in Burnley town centre on Saturday. The event, which follows a similar scheme in June, is being run by Burnley Community Safety Partnership's drugs misuse action group, backed by Burnley Council.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 10/12/03
Greater Manchester News
Designer baby mum waits for cell tests
A mother is still waiting anxiously for news which could set her on the route to having a designer baby to save her son.
Bolton Evening News 10/12/03
Private threat of dental frustration
There seems little hope of anyone moving from one area to another being able to register as an NHS patient with a dentist.
Bolton Evening News 10/12/03
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