Cheshire and Merseyside News
Blood cells an asthma drug target
White blood cells could be good targets for future asthma drugs, US researchers hope.
BBC Health News 17/09/04
Kids create new sign language
A new sign language created over the last 30 years by deaf children in Nicaragua has given experts a unique insight into how languages evolve.
BBC Health News 17/09/04
Re: Heal thyself
Sir - The medical profession is to blame for the white male shying away from admission to medical school (letter, Sept 9).
The Telegraph 17/09/04
More than four million Chinese have schizophrenia: study
More than four million people in China have schizophrenia, a major factor in the country's phenomenal rate of suicide, according to a study to be published on Saturday.
Yahoo News 17/09/04
Doctors raise doubts over suicide verdicts
Miscarriages of justice are "almost certainly" taking place because of a mistaken belief that it is possible to calculate from blood analysis at a postmortem examination how many tablets somebody swallowed before they died, a group of eminent scientists and doctors says today.
The Guardian 17/09/04
Antidepressant prescriptions: protect the children
An FDA advisory panel has recommended that all antidepressants carry a 'black box' warning.
Yahoo News 17/09/04
Me and my girl
When her youngest child was diagnosed with Down's syndrome, Kathy Evans thought her world would fall apart. One year on, she talks about the joy she has brought.
The Guardian 17/09/04
A good deal for disabled children
We welcome the close attention paid to the needs of disabled children and their families in the government's fresh approach to children's health (NHS plans revolution in care for children, September 16). At long last, the way is open for disabled children to be included fully in mainstream services. The challenge now is to ensure the new National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services succeeds.
The Guardian 17/09/04
Health authorities bungle payouts to elderly
Rated 3 in National and International News on Sep 17, 2004 at 05:54:32 GMT. (0 views)
The government yesterday named and shamed strategic health authorities that bungled the administration of compensation for thousands of vulnerable older people who were unlawfully charged for NHS care.
The Guardian 17/09/04
Be discreet about your aids to beauty
NOT ONLY are more and more of us faking it, we are also less and less worried about other people knowing. Quite the opposite - it is a positive virtue to boast about our implanted breasts, trail our tummy tucks and flaunt our fuller lips.
The Times 17/09/04
Being drunk is no excuse
Rated 3 in National and International News on Sep 17, 2004 at 05:50:33 GMT. (0 views)
A BLITZ on drunken yobs who plague city centres was unveiled by David Blunkett last night.
The Sun 17/09/04
Bug may be link to Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease may be caused by a bacterial infection responsible for a similar bowel disorder in cattle, sheep and goats, researchers say.
Daily Star 17/09/04
Bug may be link to Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease may be caused by a bacterial infection responsible for a similar bowel disorder in cattle, sheep and goats, researchers say.
Daily Express 17/09/04
Cancer fighter gets MRSA
A GRANDAD who was beating cancer now has just days to live after getting the MRSA bug from a bed sore.
The Sun 17/09/04
Schools fail to stop truancy by thousands
SERIAL truanting in England's schools is increasing as policies to curb absenteeism fail to tackle the 'stubborn minority' who miss up to five weeks of lessons a year.
The Times 17/09/04
Secret Tory tape reveals tough line on asylum
THE Tory leadership is preparing a tougher line on immigration and asylum in an attempt to win back UK Independence Party supporters who dislike foreigners.
The Times 17/09/04
Cheshire and Merseyside News
PARENTS WIN PHONE MAST BATTLE
PARENTS in Chester have told of their relief after controversial plans for a mobile phone mast were thrown out.
Chester Evening Leader 16/09/04
Adoption crisis created by acute shortage of parents
WIRRAL Council is failing to find families for children in care.
Daily Post 16/09/04
Countess gives Deaf Centre the thumbs up
Rated 3 in Cheshire and Merseyside on Sep 17, 2004 at 07:16:55 GMT. (0 views)
A ROYAL visit rounded off a triumphant team effort, as HRH The Countess of Wessex officially opened the modernised and revamped Warrington Deaf Centre.
Warrington Guardian 16/09/04
Health fair will tackle the burning issues of the day
Rated 3 in Cheshire and Merseyside on Sep 17, 2004 at 07:14:21 GMT. (0 views)
A CHIP pan blaze will be keeping firefighters on their toes, when they give a safety demonstration at Golborne Asda on Saturday, September 18.
Newton Guardian 16/09/04
Adult fitness programme launched
MP Andy Burnham put on his running shoes to launch a new adult fitness programme in Lowton High School.
Newton Guardian 16/09/04
Lessons in good parenting
STRESSED-out parents can share ideas and learn new ways to cope with their children at new short courses in Haydock.
Newton Guardian 16/09/04
Help at hand
DEAF people in Newton needing emergency help from paramedics should find things a bit easier in the future.
Newton Guardian 16/09/04
Disabled? Get a train elsewhere
FRUSTRATED wheelchair users who hoped new legislation would make Earlestown Station accessible, will still be forced to catch a taxi out of town.
Newton Guardian 16/09/04
Familes fear for children's safety
FAMILIES living near a contaminated Crewe brook which they say is putting children's lives at risk have slammed an improvement plan as totally inadequate.
Crewe Guardian 16/09/04
Bug may be link to Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease may be caused by a bacterial infection responsible for a similar bowel disorder in cattle, sheep and goats, researchers say.
Daily Post 17/09/04
Active project boss says goodbye
EDGE Hill's volunteering project co-ordinator Andrea Rannard said goodbye to colleagues and students after managing the Active Community Fund volunteering project for the past 12 months.
Ormskirk Advertiser 16/09/04
New start with NHS
A SPECIAL Job Shop is being held by Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust on Thursday, September 23, at 1st Floor, Skelmersdale Concourse shopping centre between 10am and 4pm.
Ormskirk Advertiser 16/09/04
You're not alone
GOING home is planned for stroke patients from the day they are admitted.
Widnes World 16/09/04
Uncertain future for surgery plans
A PLAN which could leave Upton Rocks residents without a GP's surgery within easy reach of their homes, has been put 'on hold' following a wave of angry protest.
Crewe Chronicle 16/09/04
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Don't forget your winter 'flu jabs
Health chiefs are making an early start on a 'flu campaign in a bid to cut the amount of people hit by the debilitating illness.
Lancashire Evening Post 16/09/04
Taking steps to cut child road deaths
Preston is winning the battle to improve child road safety, it was declared today.
Lancashire Evening Post 16/09/04
Smoking control plans are 'not good enough'
Health chiefs today said plans to banish smokers to a small room in scores of the city's pubs are not good enough and has called for a total ban.
Lancashire Evening Post 16/09/04
Battling Alex's donor card campaign cheer
A CARLISLE teenager whose life has been transformed following a kidney transplant is saying thank-you in the only way she can.
Carlisle News and Star 16/09/04
Who killed baby Kieran?
A CORONER has ruled that a three-month-old Cumbrian baby was shaken to death.
Carlisle News and Star 16/09/04
Phone mast anger
FURIOUS residents battling plans to erect a 60ft mobile phone mast at St Ives Business Park in Blackburn claim they have not been consulted.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 16/09/04
Use old hospital site for extra car parking
SEEING the Preston Citizen's headline: 'Families in a jam over traffic', and the residents' concerns regarding parking at and in the vicinity of the Royal Preston Hospital (RPH) has prompted me to write this letter.
The Citizen 16/09/04
Beware of malaria
Rated 3 in Lancashire and Cumbria on Sep 17, 2004 at 07:05:03 GMT. (1 views)
I WOULD like to request your help in urging all people travelling to a malarial country to seek health advice from a doctor, nurse or pharmacist well in advance of travelling.
The Citizen 16/09/04
Leigh firm heads fight against MRSA
A LEIGH company is in the forefront of the fight to beat the killer hospital superbug MRSA.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 17/09/04
Abuse of old people must be halted
I HAVE been appalled recently by so many reports of frail elderly people being abused by care workers in so-called nursing homes up and down the country.
The Citizen 16/09/04
Surgery loss is a nonsense
THE proposal to downgrade emergency surgery provision at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital is a nonsense.
The Citizen 16/09/04
NHS discrimination for people with dementia
ANYONE who saw Panorama recently will have been horrified at the discrimination faced by people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia who are denied access to health care.
The Citizen 16/09/04
It is 'business as usual' in maternity unit
I WOULD like to state for the record that it is very much "business as usual" at Fairfield's maternity unit (Mums will choose to go elsewhere, Letters, September 3).
Bury Times 16/09/04
A sample of medical life
TEENAGERS became "young doctors" for the week at Fairfield General Hospital.
Bury Times 16/09/04
Day to clue up on diabetes
DIABETICS and their carers are being invited to a special conference on the condition.
Bury Times 16/09/04
Fairfield nurses jobs rush
A record number of nurses are applying for paediatric posts at Fairfield Hospital, despite the uncertainty over the future of women and children's services.
Bury Times 16/09/04
Health chief denies cottage hospital is to close
MENTAL health bosses have denied that Ramsbottom Cottage Hospital will close -- despite a leaked report to the Bury Times proposing it should shut.
Bury Times 16/09/04
Doctors backing protest
TOP doctors at Fairfield Hospital have spoken out against plans to axe women's and children's services which could mark the end of its special care baby unit.
Bury Times 16/09/04
'Superbug' fears raised by patients' watchdog
HEALTH watchdogs are to meet hospital bosses after a 'bug watch' on wards across East Lancashire raised "some concerns".
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 17/09/04
Greater Manchester News
Underage alcohol sales crackdown
MORE than 650 licensed premises were caught selling alcohol to children in an eight week crackdown, it was announced today.
Manchester Evening News 16/09/04
Toxicology tests after death 'unreliable'
RELIANCE on inaccurate methods of measuring drug levels in the blood after death have "almost certainly" led to miscarriages of justice, experts claimed today.
Manchester Evening News 16/09/04
Dentists set to quit store
DENTAL patients were today looking for a new practice in the wake of Boots' decision to pull out of dentistry.
Bolton Evening News 16/09/04
Rochdale tops decay league
CHILDREN in Rochdale are to get free toothpaste after figures revealed they have some of the worst teeth in the country.
Asian News 16/09/04
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