National and International News
Babies may get meningitis booster
Young infants may get an extra dose of meningitis C vaccine to boost their protection against the potentially fatal disease.
BBC Health News 22/07/04
Bingeing boozers facing cop blitz
A Blitz on binge drinking has been launched in Chester after new figures revealed that there had been a 20 per cent increase in violent crime.
Chester Evening Leader 23/07/04
Divorcing couples may no longer get legal aid
Injured patients could lose the right to legal aid to sue the NHS, and divorcing spouses on low incomes could be forced to borrow against family assets under government proposals to shave £41m off the £695m civil legal aid bill.
The Guardian 23/07/04
Doctor's orders
Research presented to the American Alzheimer’s Association found that people who eat lots of greens, such as lettuce, spinach, broccoli and sprouts, suffer less cognitive decline in their seventies than those who eat none.
The Times 23/07/04
Drug watchdog costs NHS too much
The government's drugs watchdog is costing the NHS too much money, according to experts.
BBC Health News 22/07/03
Family win 1m for doctor's death
The family of a woman who died after giving birth to twins has been awarded 1m damages after a health trust admitted medical negligence.
BBC Health News 22/07/04
Fears for 'baby in bottle' girl
The mother of a 14-year-old girl who was handed her miscarried baby in a bottle by hospital staff has spoken of her fears for her daughter.
BBC Health News 22/07/03
Government to cut NHS bureaucracy
The government is to cut the number of NHS bodies that work "at arms length" from the Department of Health.
BBC Health News 22/07/03
The Guardian 23/07/04
Guide dogs have impaired vision
Many guide dogs for the blind have impaired vision themselves, scientists have shown.
BBC Health News 22/07/03
HRT: Don't be afraid
Women are suffering because GPs are reluctant to prescribe HRT
The Times 23/07/04
Living longer not good for health
Increases in life expectancy have come at a terrible cost, according to new government figures showing that while people are living longer, many will spend their extra years in the grip of ill-health.
Teh Times 23/07/04
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The Times 27/04/07
Poor health blight is increasing
Average life expectancy in the UK is rising - but so is the length of time people have to endure ill health during their life.
BBC Health News 22/07/04
The Independent 23/07/04
Second case of vCJD 'via blood'
A second case of a possible transmission of vCJD via a blood transfusion has been revealed by the Department of Health.
BBC Health News 22/07/04
The Independent 23/07/03
Sex lessons trial 'disappointing'
Getting older teenagers to lead sex lessons for youngsters has no effect on their having unprotected under-age sex, researchers say.
BBC Health News 22/07/04
The Guardian 23/07/04
The Guardian 23/07/04
The Guardian 23/07/04
Staff 'joked' as they moved body
Two hospital staff have been suspended amid claims they joked when they removed a body from the ward.
BBC Health News 22/07/04
Terminally ill denied last wishes
Many terminally ill patients are being denied their wish to die at home, a report by MPs says.
BBC Health News 22/07/04
The Independent 23/07/04
Therapy may spare women the knife
Thousands of women with breast cancer could be spared the trauma of mastectomy by a new treatment that kills tumours without the need for open surgery.
The Times 23/07/04
Travellers 'should have STD tests on return'
Sexual encounters among young people on holiday are so frequent that returning travellers should be screened for sexually transmitted diseases, according to a specialist.
The Independent 23/07/04
The verruca season
The schools break up this weekend and swimming pools will soon be echoing to the shrieks and yells of excited children. Des-pite all the messages around the swimming pool about the need to wear flip-flops, it is a reasonably safe bet that within a few weeks there will be the annual outbreak of verrucas.
The Times 23/07/04
Cheshire and Mersey News
Bacteria scare forces closure
The end of term came one week earlier than planned for pupils at Woolston High School. The school was forced to shut its doors on Friday, a week early, after bacteria was found in the water supply
Warrington Guardian 22/07/04/03
Brady probe ban
Mental health bosses were today banned from holding a public review over the continued detention of Moors murderer Ian Brady at Ashworth hospital.
Liverpool Echo 22/07/04
Cameras are helping to cut road deaths
Speed cameras in Warrington are helping to drive down the number of crashes causing death and injury on the town's roads, according to newly published statistics.
Warrington Guardian 22/07/04/03
Centre scoops mental health award
A positive attitude to mental health has won a Newton Community Centre borough-wide recognition.
Newton Guardian 22/07/04
Crime down but violence up
Levels of robbery, burglary and vehicle crime have significantly fallen in Merseyside, but violent crime has risen, new figures show.
Daily Post 22/07/04
Help now at hand for teenage carers
Warrington Guardian 22/07/04/03
Hospital trust getting better
Hospital bosses are celebrating an improved star rating after their yearly Healthcare Commission inspection. North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust - which manages Halton and Warrington Generals - were yesterday (Wednesday) told they now have a two-star rating instead of one.
Weekly News 22/07/04
My mother caught superbug in hospital
The son of a Southport Hospital patient is claiming his mother caught superbug MRSA while on the wards because of a lack of cleanliness.
Southport Champion 22/07/04
New waste plant would not be an incinerator, says council
A waste treatment plant could be built in Warrington - but it would not involve incineration, says the borough council.
Warrington Guardian 22/07/04/03
Park lake is closed over poison algae
Health officers have closed the lake at Queen's Park in Crewe because of high levels of poisonous algae in the water.
Crewe Guardian 22/07/04
PCT Health boss looks to future
Anyone expecting fireworks when South Sefton NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) chief executive, Ian Williamson, confronted the Sefton East Parishes Area Committee last week had to settle for something of a damp squib instead.
Southport Champion 23/07/04
Public backing for incinerator campaign
The region's councillors and politicians may have mixed feelings about incineration but residents are overwhelmingly against it.
Northwich Guardian 22/07/03
Trust on top of MRSA cases
Superbug infections in North Cheshire's hospitals have decreased dramatically this year, bucking the national trend.
Weekly News 22/07/04
Woman, 76, died after fall
A woman with schizophrenia who spent most of her life in institutions died after a fall at a nursing home.
Warrington Guardian 22/07/04
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Group helping to bring joy to deaf youngsters
An East Lancashire deaf group is hoping to bridge the gap for deaf children who want to get involved with play schemes this summer.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 22/07/04
My health care was excellent
We hear so much criticism of the NHS but I wanted to write about my very different experience on Ward 19 at Blackburn Royal Infirmary.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 22/07/04
Teach 'Heimlich' in schools
The other day a lady saw a portly gentleman in a distressed state, holding his throat and falling on to his face, apparently choking. She struggled to raise him, and was helped by one man out of a number standing around.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 22/07/04
Greater Manchester News
Benjamin's brain tumour miracle
When doctors found a massive tumour inside two-year-old Benjamin O'Brien's brain, they warned his parents he might only have a few months left to live.
Manchester Evening News 22/07/04
Blood pressure campaign
Nurses, pharmacists and fitness professionals are being asked to come forward and join the campaign to beat strokes and heart disease.
Bolton Evening News 22/07/04
Heart campaign gets MP's backing
Leigh MP Andy Burnham is backing a hard-hitting campaign highlighting the tragic condition known as sudden cardiac death in the young.
Bolton Evening News 22/07/04
My pride at work in hospital
Sitting in the living room of his home in Edgworth John Brunt beams with pride as he talks about his 10 years at the helm of the Royal Bolton Hospital.
Bolton Evening News 22/07/04
Medical artists draw up success
Two medical artists at the Royal Bolton Hospital have been recognised as up and coming illustrators in their field.
Bolton Evening News 22/07/04
Pain of 'sibling saviour' family
Parents who try to conceive "saviour siblings" to help sick children have been warned the procedure can be long and painful.
Manchester Evening News 22/07/04
Pills and alcohol mishap killed woman
A Bolton woman with a history of mental illness accidentally took an overdose of medication.
Bolton Evening News 22/07/04
Region's crime cut by 11.7 per cent
Crime in Greater Manchester has fallen by 11.7 per cent in a year - more than double the national decrease of five per cent, according to the region's police force.
Manchester Evening News 22/07/04
Staff's anger as chief leaves
Angry medical staff have claimed that the chief executive of the Royal Bolton Hospital has been made a scapegoat for the hospital's failings.
Bolton Evening News 22/07/04
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