National and International News
Beijing installs condom machines
The authorities in China's capital Beijing have announced plans to install 1,000 new condom vending machines to fight the spread of HIV and Aids.
BBC Health News 10/10/04
Airport denies Legionnaires link
The management of Heathrow Airport has insisted the site is "as safe as ever" after it emerged that a worker had caught Legionnaires' disease.
Daily Mail 09/10/04
BBC Health News 09/10/04
Round-the clock nursery care
Parents who work a night-shift or simply fancy an evening out are being offered an alternative to finding a babysitter with a new nursery scheme.
Daily Mail 09/10/04
Complementary medicine plan concern
A doctors' leader has expressed concerns over reported plans to expand the use of complementary and alternative therapies on the NHS.
Daily Mail 09/10/04
The Telegraph 09/10/04
Improvements made to Blair's ward
Special improvements were made to the hospital where the Prime Minister was recently treated despite it suffering a recent funding crisis.
Daily Mail 09/10/04
The Mirror 09/10/04
Channel 4 News 09/10/04
Children with pets are healthier
Children who keep pets have fewer sick days off school than their classmates.
Daily Mail 09/10/04
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Bid to end mental illness stigma
Efforts to end the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness have been stepped up by campaigners.
Mail on Sunday 10/10/04
Dr Yvonne Casey's Complementary Medicine: Fruit And Veg Can Stop You Going Bald
CAN diet make a difference when it comes to hair thinning?
The Sunday Mail 10/10/04
Dr Gareth: When The White Stuff Is Not So Good For You
BIG BROTHER winner Nadia - with a white moustache on her top lip - is the latest celebrity to tell us milk is good for us.
The Sunday Mail 10/10/04
Dr Gareth: Is This Pain Start Of The Change?
I AM 44 and I have been having really painful periods. The cramps start around 10 days before my period and last all through it. Am I going through the menopause?
The Sunday Mail 10/10/04
Dr Gareth: Nervous Problem That's Hard To Swallow
AFTER treatment for depression I have been left with a continual urge to swallow. The doctor says there is nothing he can give me. Would hypnosis help?
The Sunday Mail 10/10/04
Caring for the child carers
The UK has just over one million children caring for relatives unable to look after themselves.
BBC Health News 09/10/04
Charity defends abortion advice
A UK charity has insisted it is not breaking the law by referring women abroad for late abortions.
BBC Health News 09/10/04
The Telegraph 10/10/04
The Telegraph 10/10/04
The Telegraph 10/10/04
The Telegraph 10/10/04
Channel 4 News
Tai Chi 'can treat heart failure'
Tai Chi can help people with heart failure, doctors believe.
BBC Health News 09/10/04
Drug hope for neglected disease
A discovery could lead to drugs to cure 'forgotten' tropical diseases that kill thousands of people each year.
BBC Health News 09/10/04
British Vioxx patients to target Merck in US
British patients taking the arthritis treatment Vioxx are preparing the sue its manufacturer, Merck, the US pharmaceuticals group, in courts in the US after it emerged 10 days ago that the drug can cause heart attacks and strokes.
The Telegraph 10/10/04
Food firms are warned obesity fight 'is illegal'
Food and drink companies have been warned by the Office of Fair Trading that their plans to fight obesity by shrinking portions and reducing sugar and salt levels may breach competition laws.
The Telegraph 10/10/04
Cost of Labour pension crisis revealed
BRITONS face an "unpalatable choice" between saving much more, paying significantly higher taxes or staying in work for another five years, according to a government-commissioned report, which is to be published this week.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Parenting: Different connections
Autistic children may not be able to relate to other people but they have an innocence we can all appreciate, says Charlotte Moore.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Drug abuse at Saughton is 'a way of life'
SENIOR officers at one of Scotland's largest jails have admitted that they are powerless to stop rampant drug abuse among inmates.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Why NHS sickens the Orkneys
Shapinsay's residents are incensed by a scheme that will deny them a local doctor, writes Kath Gourlay.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Expert fears Scots cancer timebomb
A LEADING nuclear expert has warned that Scotland faces a cancer time-bomb caused by radioactive emissions from Sellafield.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Nurse crisis costs Scottish NHS £250m
THE government's pledge to cut hospital waiting times has been thrown into doubt by new figures showing a dramatic rise in nursing vacancies.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
The march of science
Millions of lives have been saved by the discovery of antibiotics. The first was sulfonamide, identified in the 1930s as an agent which could kill the bacteria streptococcus, responsible for many fatal infections. Just before the second world war scientists discovered how to purify penicillin, the bacteria-destroying compound that Alexander Fleming had observed in mould. The first antibiotic for tuberculosis was discovered in 1944 and more powerful treatments followed.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Focus: Has science created a dilemma society cannot solve?
When a judge decreed last week that 11-month-old Charlotte Wyatt should be allowed to die, it was the end of a long battle by her parents to give her the best chance of survival. It was not the end of the anguished public debate triggered by the case, however.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Gays to get same protection as racial minorities
DISCRIMINATION against gays is to be policed by a state-funded watchdog for the first time, the government will announce next month.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Doctors 'wanted to let boy die'
DOCTORS from the hospital at the centre of last week's court decision over whether to let a baby die are under police investigation over the care of another child.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Happiness: The Beatles got it half right
The Beatles only got it half right - not only can money not buy you love, it can't even make you happy. That's the conclusion of a University of Ulster survey into what makes people happy in Northern Ireland.
The Observer 10/10/04
Letters to the Editor
I agree with Mary Riddell (Comment, last week) on the case of Charlotte Wyatt, except in one respect. It is not my observation that 'humanists risk prizing survival at all costs'. In fact, on voluntary euthanasia, abortion and other medical ethical problems, we usually argue on reason and compassion for quality of life to be vital in decision-making. We often find ourselves opposing those who argue on religious grounds.
The Observer 10/10/04
So what does the doctor order?
Dr John Briffa, one of Britain's top health experts, offers his suggestions.
The Observer 10/10/04
Editor's letter
Why oh why did it have to be broccoli? Why couldn't the superfood capable of keeping us free from everything from colds to cancer be something delicious like French fries or chocolate? Why couldn't it have been Krispy Kremes? No, it is just our luck that the dish of the day of doctors and nutritionists is the most boring vegetable next to the mange tout. Worse than that, no matter how quickly you eat it, broccoli is always cold. Then again, I suppose we should be grateful it isn't Brussels sprouts.
The Observer 10/10/04
Dr John Briffa: Hard evidence
Suffer with kidney stones? You'll be told to avoid coffee and foods rich in calcium. But, as Dr John Briffa reports, lab tests don't always reflect real life.
The Observer 10/10/04
'Ministry of fat' aims to make Britain trim
Rated 3 in National and International News on Oct 10, 2004 at 08:24:35 GMT.
The food industry is being urged by ministers to put thousands of pounds into a blind trust to fund a national body aimed at curbing the obesity time bomb.
The Observer 10/10/04
Eat your veg. It could be the next best thing to giving up smoking
Eating the wrong foods could be responsible for up to 30 per cent of cancers, but there is growing belief that 'superfoods' are the key to preventing it. Can broccoli really be that good for you? Andrew Purvis finds out.
The Observer 10/10/04
Jo Carlowe: Boys don't cry
Ignore it, deny it, brave it out ... men need to change their attitudes to illness. Jo Carlowe gets tough.
The Observer 10/10/04
Boys aged 10 for sale in sex scandal
Jamie Doward reveals the plight of boys who are being forced into prostitution in British cities, hidden by their use of mobiles and the internet.
The Observer 10/10/04
MMR report 'not denial of autism link'
Serious questions were raised last night over the scientific evidence used by the government to reject claims of a link between the MMR vaccine and regressive autism in children.
The Observer 10/10/04
Ban cut-price drink, urges police chief
Off-licences, nightclubs and pubs should be forced to stop discounting alcohol and pay for the policing of the binge-drinking culture that makes many town centres no-go areas at weekends, one of Britain's most senior policemen said yesterday.
The Observer 10/10/04
How we fell in love with the couch
The British have lost their reserve and are pouring their emotions out in therapy and counselling sessions.
The Observer 10/10/04
The Independent on Sunday 10/10/04
Hospitals swamped in A&E ward crisis
Doctors told to resume home visits as casualty departments face surge of patients.
The Observer 10/10/04
Crisis ends dream of early retirement
Pensions Minister warns that millions of Britons will be forced to keep working until 65.
The Observer 10/10/04
The Observer 10/10/04
Ethnic Counselors Needed To Meet Growing Demand For Mental Health Services Nationwide
This year, millions of people will use the internet to search for ethnic and culturally oriented mental health information and resources. Many are looking for services for themselves, a family member or someone else they know. Unfortunately, finding ethnic Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Counselors that can help them with their unique counseling and cultural needs has become increasingly difficult.
PRWeb 10/10/04
Doctors say the Government has not provided enough radiotherapy
Cancer patients are dying needlessly because the Government has failed to provide enough radiotherapy treatment, one of Britain's most senior doctors said yesterday.
The Telegraph 10/10/04
Doctors wanted to take Grace Rehua, born at 24 weeks, off a respirator. But her parents refused to
Dazed and still in shock after the trauma of a difficult birth, Janette Rehua sat in a wheelchair grasping the tiny bundle that had been thrust into her arms.
The Telegraph 10/10/04
Porter's 100k For Slip On Step
A HOSPITAL porter who nearly lost his foot after slipping down steps at work has won 100,000 compensation.
The Sunday Mail 10/10/04
British men falsify paternity to adopt Romanian babies
Police are examining hundreds of cases of foreigners claiming to be the fathers of babies born into poverty.
The Telegraph 10/10/04
At the school gates I'm just Liam's mum
Diane Blood tells Margarette Driscoll how she copes with her new life as a single mother.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Power stations can pollute more
The Government is planning to relax limits on how much pollution power generators can create but increase restrictions on emissions from industry in a decision likely to infuriate both environmentalists and heavy industry.
The Telegraph 10/10/04
'Miracle' babies' hope
THE sad case of Charlotte Wyatt in the High Court last week brought back memories (Keeping 'miracle' babies alive is a disaster for all, Comment, last week). Thirteen years ago, my son was born at 24 weeks. Doctors worked hard to keep him alive, despite several setbacks including a brain haemorrhage, pneumonia and breathing seizures. Doctors predicted he would be permanently disabled and probably require special care throughout his life.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Special report: Dynamite misses
Articulate, aspirational and street-smart: black girls are driven to succeed.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Diets: 'If I have to die, I'd rather die happy'
Health chiefs fear the childhood obesity campaign is backfiring. And to listen to these teenagers, they have every reason to.
The Independent on Sunday 10/10/04
Terminally ill patients fight for 'right to live'
New landmark court case could force doctors to prolong treatment even if it is medically futile.
The Independent on Sunday 10/10/04
Let the good shrine roll
Thousands of young Catholics flock to Lourdes to care for sick pilgrims. They also have one hell of a party.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
We addicts are the worst patients
Their names are Brewer, Tovey, Mervitz, Haines, Kindness, Willocks and O'Rawe. They are doctors at a private London drug-addiction clinic called the Stapleford; last week all seven faced charges of serious professional misconduct, during hearings at the General Medical Council.
The Telegraph 10/10/04
Special report: The ghetto's in the mind
There are uncomfortable home truths within black communities that are being silenced by political correctness. Who says so? Black leaders themselves. They will no longer be gagged. It's time, they say, for black people to put their own houses in order. Main reports by Bryan Appleyard and Lesley White [see next web page for Lesley White's report]. Portraits by Brian Griffin accompany this article in the newsprint edition of the Magazine.
The Sunday Times 10/10/04
Focus: How to survive divorce without damaging our children
The cartoon antics of Fathers 4 Justice may have done them no favours, but now divorced dads have a new superhero in Bob Geldof. Celia Dodd examines their grievances while Katy Guest listens to victims of marital breakdown.
The Independent on Sunday 10/10/04
Entering the public sector
The selection processes for recruiting graduates to government schemes are among the toughest you're likely to encounter. So, who better to ask for tips on filling in application forms, sailing through assessment centres and passing interviews than the employers who create them? Here's their advice on how to give yourself the best chance of success.
The Guardian 09/10/04
Facing the public
If your career plan following graduation was to spend the next 40 years quietly pushing pens and counting paperclips in a dreary Whitehall department or small local council office, you've missed your chance. The public sector is finally shaking off its worthy-but-dull image, thanks to the thousands of graduates who can claim, genuinely, to be "making a difference".
The Guardian 09/10/04
UK's Longer Survivor Of Aids On His Battle
THE chances are Rupert Whitaker won't be alive this time next year. But then again, he has stubbornly defied the odds for the past 24 years.
The Mirror 09/10/04
Secret Agony Of Charlotte's Dad
Rated 3 in National and International News on Oct 10, 2004 at 07:11:42 GMT.
THE dad of tragic baby Charlotte Wyatt is hiding a secret heartache - he is only allowed indirect contact with his three children from his first marriage.
The Mirror 09/10/04
The Times 09/10/04
Camera can take pictures of veins
A camera that projects a ghoulish picture of a person's veins on to their skin is soon to go on trial in America.
Tiscali News 09/10/04
Astronaut therapy to aid balance
Training given to fighter pilots and astronauts has been adapted to treat patients with balance problems, it has been revealed.
Tiscali News 09/10/04
Jeremy Warner's Outlook: Big Pharma at mercy of regulatory backlash
The storm clouds gathered around the world's already besieged pharmaceuticals industry grow ever more threatening. Price and patent issues abound, while the number of class actions from compensation hungry lawyers for allegedly addictive or toxic medications is reaching mountainous proportions. With Senator John Kerry beginning to bounce back in the polls, there's every possibility that the industry could soon face de facto price controls in the world's largest pharmaceuticals market, or if not that a set of measures which would in the round be enormously deflationary for US drug prices.
The Independent 09/10/04
Cash in on keeping fit
The man from the Pru says get into shape and your premium drops. Is this the future?
The Times 09/10/04
Interview: Potty about dressing up
Grayson Perry is very amused. Over the past year he has turned up in no fewer than six quiz shows. Not as a contestant but as the question. "Usually it goes along the lines of: 'What was the connection between pottery and frocks at the Tate?' or something like that," he says. "My friends are always calling me up excitedly and telling me I'm on again."
The Times 09/10/04
A light in the darkness
Who are the new gurus? Do they offer genuine wisdom and self-help enlightenment, or is it junk food for the soul? John Naish looks at the top 20 people who have got inside our heads, from Deepak Chopra and Johnny Rotten to Dale Carnegie and Judy Finnigan.
The Times 09/10/04
Slim with a starter
IF YOU want to lose weight, have a starter. A new study has discovered that if you eat a first course of either salad or fruit, you will end up consuming fewer calories - without even thinking about it.
The Times 09/10/04
HRT: No change there, then
SO WHAT'S scarier? To have a potentially life-threatening blood clot, or to shrivel from a woman into an old lady overnight? They're not the sort of choices anyone should have to make, yet they are the images that regularly confront women faced with the menopause.
The Times 09/10/04
What women take into the delivery room
Graphic: What women take into the delivery room.
The Times 09/10/04
Analyse this: Darian Leader: Shower anxiety
Rated 3 in National and International News on Oct 9, 2004 at 08:05:08 GMT.
TOO scared to take a shower? This was certainly the case for the actress Janet Leigh. After watching the gruesome scene of her character's murder in Hitchcock's Psycho, Leigh would never willingly do so again. Although we all know that the probability of being attacked by a maniac while showering is rather low, the dread is surprisingly common. Was it Hitchcock's film that instilled this terror, or was the director merely exploiting fears that are latent in us all?
The Times 09/10/04
Fact file: First self-helpers and others
THE SEMINALS Thank them for starting it . . .
The Times 09/10/04
The new gurus: 1-4: Deepak Chopra to Daniel Coleman
Ask Deepak Chopra who he is and you'll get this sort of reply: "The entire universe expressing itself through an individual. Who you are is everybody." Yes, he's that deep. Just don't get behind him in the queue at passport control.
The Times 09/10/04
The new gurus: 5-9: Susan Jeffers to Tom Peters
Susan Jeffers was one of the first big self-help authors and is still up there with the stars. Her message is her own life story - a rebel yell of "stand up and get the hell out of there" to woman readers who are feeling trapped and trammelled.
The Times 09/10/04
The new gurus: 10-14: Dalai Lama to Raj Persaud
Buddhism and world peace. Plus bestselling self-help books that include The Art of Happiness.
The Times 09/10/04
The new gurus: 15-20: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to Nicky Grumble
If everyone meditated the Maharishi way, we'd have world peace. And if governments worked to his Natural Law, the world's woes would be largely prevented.
The Times 09/10/04
Sex: Wet is a feminist issue
Rather like the gourmet chef who salivates at just the memory of a particularly fine delicacy, Deborah Sundahl rolls her eyes and pauses in a momentary state of bliss before enthusing further about her favourite subject. "Female ejaculation is important because it allows a different kind of orgasmic sensation. It's luscious, relaxing and it's the gateway to deeper love and intimacy," she coos conspiratorially. "Women have come a long way in the past 20 years in terms of discovering the clitoral orgasm but this is the next step. This is the next big thing."
The Times 09/10/04
Sex with Dr Thomas Stuttaford and Suzi Godson
No bed of roses I have had three children by Caesarean section and at 63 my vagina is so tight that intercourse is frequently impossible and always painful despite an abundance of KY jelly and twice-weekly applications of hormone treatment. I have been happily married for 36 years and neither my husband nor I wants to call it a day. Can you help?
The Times 09/10/04
Doctor Copperfield: Inside the mind of a GP
Drugs in the form of a herbal tea? Not when a bullet-shaped suppository will do the trick.
The Times 09/10/04
Junk medicine: Mark Henderson: Biotechnology
Personalised diets based on genetic testing are as little use as "health horoscopes".
The Times 09/10/04
Self-preservation society
Nick Sandler arrives home from an early-morning foray in a Hampshire forest with a basket of butch-looking, woodsy-smelling porcini. He could have gathered dozens more, he says - he could have picked chanterelles, blackberries, sloes - if he'd not been pressed for time. "Mushrooms are just there for the picking," he says. "The reason why I'm so mad about getting porcini is that they come out only for a week or two and then they' re gone for a whole year."
The Times 09/10/04
Jane Clarke: At your table: Omega-3s
Rated 3 in National and International News on Oct 9, 2004 at 06:52:56 GMT.
Protect your heart and get a natural high from hemp oil and fatty acids in fish
The Times 09/10/04
Ethics review set up after ruling on Wyatt baby
An independent review into the ethics of resuscitating and treating extremely premature babies has been set up, amid growing concern among doctors and parents over how such life and death decisions are taken.
The Independent 09/10/04
How the fit and fabulous stay that way: Susie Stoddart, 21
Born to be a winner. Racing ace Susie Stoddart, 21, loves Thai food, tea, and the buzz of being in a very fast car.
The Times 09/10/04
Rebel Irish pubs flout smoking ban on the quiet
A smoking ban in Britain moved a step closer after a delegation of MPs and peers returned from Ireland yesterday with a "thoroughly positive" interest in the proposal.
The Telegraph 09/10/04
Low-dose HRT may prevent heart disease
A LOW-DOSE form of hormone replacement therapy may significantly reduce the build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries that contribute to heart disease, scientists have discovered.
The Times 09/10/04
Climbie social worker loses appeal
A junior social worker sacked after the murder of Victoria Climbie has lost her appeal against dismissal.
The Guardian 09/10/04
How many inspectors does it take to check on how well a hospital is working? Try 102 (and counting)
MORE than 100 organisations now have powers to inspect hospitals, leaving health workers swamped with duplicate demands for information and sapping precious NHS resources.
The Times 09/10/04
US officials 'knew of Vioxx threat'
VITAL research into the potential dangers of taking Vioxx, the arthritis drug withdrawn because it can cause heart attacks and strokes, was kept under wraps by US government regulators, according to a whistleblower.
The Times 09/10/04
Fugitive phoney Florida doctor nabbed
Police in Belize have arrested a Florida fugitive described by detectives as a fake doctor who drugged his cosmetic surgery patients with an animal anaesthetic and left a male bodybuilder with female breast implants.
Reuters 08/10/04
Doctors get guide to Yorkshire slang
Help is at hand for foreign doctors working in Yorkshire whose patients complain of sore "lugholes" or say they're feeling "jiggered" and can't stop "gipping".
Reuters 08/10/04
Vitamins don't block cancers, says study
Vitamin pills taken by millions of people do not protect against stomach and bowel cancers and might even make them worse, according to a new study published today.
The Telegraph 06/10/04
Flu jabs under threat as supplier loses licence
The flu vaccination programme was in jeopardy yesterday, a day after the launch of the winter campaign, as the manufacturing licence of a leading producer was withdrawn.
The Telegraph 06/10/04
Wan or tan: a burning issue
As teenagers become increasingly obsessed with tanning, Lucy Tobin looks at the risks of using a sunbed.
The Telegraph 08/10/04
Too rare for them to care?
For those with a rare disease, diagnosis often comes late and research funding is scarce. But the future looks brighter, reports Christine Doyle.
The Telegraph 08/10/04
400,000 in alert over painkiller
A prescription painkiller used by an estimated 400,000 people in Britain has been withdrawn worldwide by its makers after it was found to double the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
The Telegraph 06/10/04
A step in the right direction for feet
Cherie Blair is a fan of trainers that are said to ease back problems. So is 'healthy' footwear the way forward?
The Telegraph 06/10/04
Hospital to fight Disney over Peter Pan rights
The cartoon characters of Disney have kept children amused for generations. Less funny, they may find, is a dispute between the film empire and London's Great Ormond Street Hospital over money which might otherwise be used to treat sick children.
The Telegraph 09/10/04
Baby son's allergy ordeal converted minister to alternative therapies
Peter Hain's son Sam was born with terrible eczema. As a tiny baby, his skin was dry, cracked and so itchy that he found it difficult to sleep. Before long, he was frequently struggling to breathe - and it became evident that he also had asthma.
The Telegraph 09/10/04
J&J: Arthritis Drug May Hike Cancer Risk
Johnson & Johnson is warning doctors that patients taking its rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade may have a higher risk of lymphoma, a blood cancer, the company said on Friday.
Reuters 08/10/04
Gum Disease Tied to Risk of Premature Delivery
Pregnant women with serious gum disease appear to have an increased risk of delivering prematurely, but whether this condition actually triggers early labor remains unclear, according to a new study.
Reuters 08/10/04
Metabolic Syndrome on the Rise in U.S. Adults
The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is increasing among U.S. adults, and will likely lead to increases in diabetes and heart disease, results of a study published in the October issue of Diabetes Care suggest.
Reuters 08/10/04
Etanercept May Benefit Sleep Apnea Patients
The findings from a small study suggest that etanercept may be a useful treatment for the excessive daytime sleepiness that often occurs with obstructive sleep apnea. In fact, the decrease in sleepiness was greater than typically seen with continuous positive airway pressure, one of the standard treatments for this condition.
Reuters 08/10/04
'Weekend Warriors' Better Off Than Couch Potatoes
Cramming in the recommended weekly amount of exercise into the weekend appears to offer some health benefits for otherwise healthy men, new research reports.
Reuters 08/10/04
Hormone Therapies Have Different Effects on Heart
Norethindrone acetate (NETA), one of the hormones replacement drug Femhrt, protects the heart from damage, whereas medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), a hormone found in the drug Prempro, makes the heart more vulnerable to injury, according to findings from an animal study.
Reuters 08/10/04
Marijuana Abuse Affected by Genes and Environment
Previous research has established a moderate relationship between marijuana abuse and depressive disorders. Now researchers report that the association between marijuana use and major depression probably arises from a combination of shared genetic and environmental vulnerabilities.
Reuters 08/10/04
US Was Mulling Flu Vaccine When Britain Stepped In
U.S. regulators were trying to decide whether to allow the release of 48 million doses of Chiron Corp.'s flu vaccine when British authorities stepped in to block the company from shipping the vaccine, FDA officials said Friday.
Reuters 09/10/04
Tube bars launch of Shelter 'non-ideal home show'
A charity's attempt to bring home the problems of substandard housing got off to a less than ideal start yesterday when London Underground banned it from launching its campaign at a tube station.
The Guardian 09/10/04
Sugar industry's cash sweetener to UN food report
The sugar industry undermined the independence of a UN review of the nutritional value of carbohydrates by funding it and nominating industry scientists to sit on it, the BBC's Panorama programme will reveal tomorrow.
The Guardian 09/10/04
Senate Tobacco Foes Agree on FDA Bill
Anti-tobacco senators agreed late Friday to stop delaying a tax bill that includes a bailout for tobacco farmers and pass a separate bill calling for Food and Drug Administration regulation of tobacco, Sen. Edward Kennedy's office said late Friday.
Reuters 09/10/04
Experts Urge Action as U.S. Lines Up for Flu Shots
Concerned health officials began investigating what went wrong at a British vaccine plant where half the U.S. flu shots were made, while Americans jostled for now-scarce immunizations on Friday.
Reuters 08/10/04
UN launches key anti-polio push
The biggest ever public health drive is under way to immunise 300 million children in Africa and Asia against the potentially crippling disease of polio.
BBC Health News 08/10/04
'Frog's glue' could mend knees
A sticky substance from the skin of frogs could be used to repair human knee joints, scientists believe.
BBC Health News 08/10/04
Landmark ruling on abortion
A landmark judgement means fewer Northern Ireland women may have to travel to England for an abortion.
BBC Health News 08/10/04
Medieval teeth 'better than Baldrick's'
Rated 3 in National and International News on Oct 9, 2004 at 05:20:00 GMT.
Think of medieval England and you are likely to conjure up an image of a wizened hag with black stumps for teeth.
BBC Health News 08/10/04
Food extract boosts cancer drug
A food extract could be used to improve the effects of an established cancer drug, research suggests.
BBC Health News 08/10/04
Around 10 million use some sort of treatment every year
About 10 million people use some sort of complementary or alternative medicine every year in Britain and about half of them see therapists.
The Telegraph 09/10/04
Parents have the right to choose
The judgment about the life of Charlotte Wyatt was sensitively made - but wrong.
The Observer 10/10/04
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Tram plan 'disaster'
ONE of the companies bidding to build the planned Merseytram pulled out today leaving the whole scheme in doubt once again.
Liverpool Echo 09/10/04
Striking social workers 'will be welcome back at work'
STRIKING social workers have been reassured they will be welcomed back to work if they end their action.
Liverpool Echo 07/10/04
Hot food dilemma
LIVERPOOL'S biggest hospital was criticised today after patients were left without hot food for two days.
Liverpool Echo 08/10/04
Public all fired up to stub it out
OVERWHELMING support to ban smoking in public could prompt a smokefree law in Sefton, claim health groups.
Maghull & Aintree Star 07/10/04
Alcohol abuse costing lives
NEW research has revealed that alcohol is costing up to 218 people's lives in Sefton every year.
Bootle Times 07/10/04
Smoking ban supported by health groups
OVERWHELMING support to ban smoking in public could prompt a smokefree law in Sefton claim health groups.
Bootle Times 07/10/04
Regular eye test warning
ONE in three adults in the North West are at risk of losing their eyesight if they do not have regular eye tests, according to a major AMD Alliance survey.
Ormskirk Advertiser 07/10/04
Asperger's sufferers forced out of county by lack of services
CAMPAIGNERS are demanding health chiefs in Cheshire offer better services for sufferers of a little-known medical condition.
Chester Chronicle 08/10/04
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Older people being devalued
AS the last stage of the Disability Discrimination Act comes into force, we should remember the unjust discrimination which still exists in this country.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 09/10/04
Anger as NHS-funded surgery goes private
Rated 3 in Lancashire and Cumbria on Oct 9, 2004 at 09:22:56 GMT.
A DENTIST who was given more than £30,000 of public money to set up an NHS practice just three years ago is going private, it was revealed today.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 08/10/04
Assessing impact of A & E surgery move
CHORLEY MP Lindsay Hoyle has called on the Royal College of Surgeons to assess the impact of plans to conduct all emergency surgery at Royal Preston Hospital.
Chorley Citizen 08/10/04
Doctor suspended after allegations
Rated 3 in Lancashire and Cumbria on Oct 9, 2004 at 09:19:33 GMT.
A DOCTOR has been suspended from his post following the launch of a police investigation, it was revealed today.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 08/10/04
Greater Manchester News
`Little fighter' leaves hospital
A BABY boy who spent a record breaking 10 months in a hospital's special care baby unit has been allowed home for the first time in his short life.
Bury Times 09/10/04
New life of 'doomed' man
A PATIENT who received his last rites, chose his coffin and was married in his hospital bed after being told he had just days left to live has now been given a new lease of life - thanks to a new computerised heart pacemaker.
Manchester Evening News 09/10/04
Soup kitchens 'keep people on streets'
MOST people using under-threat mobile soup kitchens in Manchester are not really homeless, authorities claim.
Manchester Evening News 09/10/04
Top doc takes ideas Down Under
A GLOSSOP GP whose fresh ideas have saved thousands of lives across Britain is to shake-up Australia's health system.
Manchester Evening News 09/10/04
Home advice for elderly
A FREE guide which gives older people advice on how to stay active and independent has been published.
Bolton Evening News 08/10/04
Backing from the North-west
THE vast majority of people in the North-west want a ban on smoking in public places.
Bolton Evening News 08/10/04
A special day for kidney boy Callum
THE Beckwith family are pulling out all the stops this weekend to help celebrate little Callum's first birthday. The youngster has made excellent progress over the past 12 months, after being born with duplex kidneys -- two on each side.
Bury Times 08/10/04
Figuring it out at A&E
I DON'T know where the Royal Bolton Hospital gets its statistics from regarding Accident and Emergency waiting times. My mum was taken there by ambulance after suffering a stroke in July. The whole procedure from arriving at A & E to getting on to a ward was 10-and-a-half hours! My mum had never been ill before. She was distressed. We as a family were totally shattered by the experience!
Bolton Evening News 08/10/04
Closure plan 'a house of cards'
AS mothers and grandmothers, concerned about future health care for my family, we attended two public meetings about the proposed closures at Fairfield. The most recent, arranged by the Primary Care Trust (PCT), was enlightening on two fronts.
Bury Times 08/10/04
Smoking ban backing
The Bolton Evening News' "Stub It Out" campaign to ban smoking in Bolton's pubs, restaurants and public buildings - launched on Thursday - has already won huge support.
Bolton Evening News 08/10/04
Rise in mumps warning for young adults
A RISE in mumps in Bolton has led to doctors offering vaccines to more people.
Bolton Evening News 08/10/04
Join march to save special care baby unit
RESIDENTS of Bury are being urged to get on their feet to show their anger at plans to axe Fairfield Hospital's special care baby unit.
Bury Times 08/10/04
We WERE at the Lifeline meeting
I CAN assure correspondent Mrs Willis (Letters, October 1) that the management of Pennine Acute Trust was well represented at the Fairfield Baby Lifeline public meeting in the shape of our chief executive Chris Appleby, plus other senior representatives.
Bury Times 08/10/04
Little fighter goes home
BABY Aaron Nolan-Massey experienced the great outdoors for the first time this week -- after spending the first ten months of his life in hospital.
Bury Times 08/10/04
I would not risk my baby
I HAVE given birth at Fairfield Hospital on four occasions in 15 years, the most recent being in June. My last two pregnancies were high risk and both babies were born prematurely and required admission to the special care baby unit.
Bury Times 08/10/04
Smoking ban plan for a 'safer' town
A SMOKING ban in Bury pubs, restaurants and workplaces is one step nearer becoming a reality.
Bury Times 08/10/04
'Raw deal' misery of pregnant workers
PREGNANT women are still getting a raw deal in the workplace, according to a Manchester-based survey.
Manchester Evening News 08/10/04
Sally Clark row doc's penalty 'too lenient'
THE High Court is to review the punishment given to a doctor who accused the husband of cleared solicitor Sally Clark of murdering his two sons over concerns that it may have been too lenient, it emerged today.
Manchester Evening News 09/10/04
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