National and Internatioanl News
Parents' healthy food confusion
Many parents struggle to know which foods are healthy for their children, a survey shows.
BBC Health News 28/09/04
Ruling due over Shipman PM doctor
A General Medical Council (GMC) hearing was considering its ruling on Tuesday on misconduct charges against a doctor arising out of the Harold Shipman case.
BBC Health News 29/09/04
219m pledged for drug treatment
More money is to be invested in the treatment of drug misusers in England, the government has announced.
BBC Health News 28/09/04
Health fears eat into profits at McDonald's
The fast-food giant McDonald's is used to serving up super- size profits for its shareholders as well as bulging cartons of burgers and fries to a hungry public. But yesterday it was explaining away a significant decline in reported profits as it revealed its restaurants had been hit by a big drop in turnover last year.
The Independent 29/09/04
Food that's good for thought
Our new nutrition expert answers your questions on how to improve a teenage girl's concentration and what to eat after cancer surgery. The Times 29/09/04
Children who suffer in silence
In our second report on bullying, we suggest ways to spot the signs - and then tackle the problem
THE Government's childcare programme, Sure Start, has been so successful at attracting workers away from the commercial sector that many private day nurseries are now facing acute staff shortages.
The Times 29/09/04
NHS owes 5m in fee for nurse temps
THE organisation set up by the Government to provide temporary staff for the NHS owes private recruitment agencies more than 5 million.
The Times 29/09/04
House flies 'will double in decades'
Britain's fly and maggot population will double in the next few decades, increasing the spread of disease, a study has found.
The Telegraph 29/09/04
The long march
The first major gay rights campaign in Britain began 40 years ago from a terraced house in a Lancashire mining village. Since then, laws and social attitudes have changed, but as our interviews show, the path towards equality has been slow and often traumatic.
The Guardian 29/09/04
Lord of the manor
Despite Blair's rhetoric, Labour still doesn't take the voluntary sector seriously as a provider of public services, Lord Victor Adebowale tells Alison Benjamin.
The Guardian 29/09/04
Devolution for NHS evolution
Today the Labour conference turns its focus on to health. Successive Tory leaders have taunted Labour for allegedly failing to restructure the NHS. Nothing could be further from the truth. The challenge facing Labour is not that it has done too little to change the NHS, but that it has done too much. Multiple reforms are now bumping into each other, exposing goals which ministers clearly wished to keep out of the spotlight.
The Guardian 29/09/04
Head in the clouds?
At Labour's annual conference this week, John Prescott suggested the UK's housing crisis is one of his party's general election priorities. Peter Hetherington wonders if it is just a case of wishful thinking.
The Guardian 29/09/04
A sober journey
Leaving behind a life of drug or alcohol addiction is never easy, but a supported housing scheme is equipping its residents to do just that.
The Guardian 29/09/04
Ins and outs
Dr Aidan Halligan, currently the government's deputy chief medical officer, has announced his resignation to take up the post of chief executive officer for the Irish Health Service Executive. Halligan, who is also joint director-general of the NHS national programme for IT, starts his new job in April next year.
The Guardian 29/09/04
Cloning hope for neurone disease
The scientist who cloned Dolly the sheep has applied for a licence to clone human embryos in the hope of using stem cells extracted from them to unravel the mysteries of motor neurone disease.
The Guardian 29/09/04
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BBC Health News 28/09/04
Healthcare errors kill 40,000 a year, says charity
Patients should take the initiative to defend themselves against the medical errors that are causing 40,000 preventable deaths a year, an NHS manager said yesterday.
The Guardian 29/09/04
Warning over fake Viagra
Half the Viagra tablets sold on the internet may be fakes, the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester was told yesterday by London University researchers who have developed a way of identifying imitations.
The Guardian 29/09/04
BBC Health News 29/09/04
Rabies alert issued as virus found in bat
Health officials and vets issued a rabies alert yesterday after tests indicated a strain of the disease in a bat found in Staines, Surrey. The
Guardian 29/09/04
BBC Health News 28/09/04
The Telegraph 29/09/04
Ministers to outline third term plans for public sector
Public services are the focus in Brighton today as the Cabinet's key delivery men take centre stage.
ePolitix.com 29/09/04
New Scientific Research Proves That Traditional Treatments Do Work
Research presented to the British Pharmaceutical Conference today, confirms the benefits of commonly used traditional remedies for a range of illnesses, including cancer, offering a scientific justification for their use.
PR Newswire 29/09/04
BBC Health News 28/09/04
Got Athlete's Foot? Reach for the Cattle Feed!
We could be soon be curing our athlete's foot with a common type of cattle feed, according to research reported today at the British Pharmaceutical Conference.
PR Newswire 29/09/04
BBC Health News 28/09/04
Pine Cones Could be the Answer to MRSA Threat: New Research
Pine cones may form a new line of attack against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection, the British Pharmaceutical Conference heard this week.
PR Newswire 29/09/04
Thai case raises bird flu fears
Thailand yesterday admitted to a "probable" human-to-human transmission of bird flu, deepening concerns about the persistence of the virus and the chance that it could mutate to cause a human influenza pandemic.
Financial Times 29/09/04
BBC Health News 28/09/04
Rethink on smoking ban in pubs and bars
Ministers are backing away from proposals to allow local authorities to ban smoking in all workplaces including bars and pubs.
Financial Times 29/09/04
Tories seek vote of 'no confidence' in health minister
Members of the Scottish Parliament will tomorrow be asked to support a motion of no confidence in Malcolm Chisholm claiming that the Health Minister has mishandled hospital cutbacks and closures.
The Telegraph 29/09/04
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Vision for Alder Hey
ALDER Hey children's hospital is to be completely rebuilt within seven years.
Liverpool Echo 28/09/04
Bank struggle for the disabled
DISABLED people in Old Swan are being forced to conduct their bank business on the high street because there is no ramp to let them in the building.
Liverpool Echo 28/09/04
Trust working to solve shortage
A SHORTAGE of psychiatrists in Merseyside could be solved in the next three years.
Daily Post 28/09/04
Jobs haven for ethnic minorities
MERSEYSIDE offers the best job prospects for ethnic minorities than anywhere else in the North West, figures released last night reveal.
Daily Post 28/09/04
MP backs 50- year breast cancer study
WARRINGTON North MP Helen Jones has pledged her support to new research into breast cancer.
Warrington Guardian 28/09/04
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Nelson nurse charged with three murders
A 51-YEAR-OLD nurse from Nelson has been charged with murdering three elderly patients.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 28/09/04
Dentist boost 'a drop in the ocean'
A DARWEN councillor says plans to introduce two new dentists to the borough will barely improve the shortage crisis.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 28/09/04
My baby would have died
I AM particularly concerned about the proposals regarding a midwifery-led unit at Fairfield Hospital.
Bury Times 28/09/04
Fairfield: Questions that need answering
GYNAECOLOGY must be one of the most sensitive, intimate and emotional areas of medicine.
Bury Times 29/09/04
Caring Ruth wins a special honour
HEALTH care support worker Ruth Taylor really does care. And to prove it Ruth, who works at Fairfield Hospital, was nominated for a special achievement award for her work with NVQ students at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Bury Times 29/09/04
Greater Manchester News
Free parking for Royal staff - for now
ROYAL Bolton Hospital chiefs have decided to delay a decision to introduce car parking charges for staff.
Bolton Evening News 28/09/04
Warning over fake internet Viagra
HALF of the Viagra tablets bought on the internet could be fakes, research suggested today.
Manchester Evening News 28/09/04
Poor deal still for disabled shoppers
POOR access is adding two hours to disabled people's shopping trips in Manchester, the Disability Rights Commission said on Tuesday.
Bolton Evening News 28/09/04
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