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Prevalence of Overweight & Obesity Among Diabetic Adults USA 1988-1994 & 1999-2002
Obesity in persons with diabetes is associated with poorer control of blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and cholesterol (1), placing persons with diabetes at higher risk for both cardiovascular and microvascular disease (2). Conversely, intentional weight loss is associated with reduced mortality among overweight persons with diabetes (3). CDC analyzed the prevalence of overweight and obesity among U.S. adults aged >20 years with previously diagnosed diabetes by using data from two surveys: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988--1994, and NHANES 1999--2002. This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that most adults with diagnosed diabetes were overweight or obese. During 1999--2002, the prevalence of overweight or obesity was 85.2%, and the prevalence of obesity was 54.8%. Encouraging patients to achieve and maintain a healthy weight should be a priority for all diabetes-care programs.
Medical News Today 21/11/04
Royal College of GPs conference on Britain's sexual health crisis
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is holding a one day conference on sexual health issues arising out of the Government's recent White Paper on public health.
Medical News Today 21/11/04
Medical Journalist of the Year 2004 at the BMA Medical Book Competition
John Carvel of The Guardian (UK) has been awarded the prize for BMA Medical Journalist of the Year 2004.
Medical News Today 21/11/04
Leading article: Tax the junk
Anybody wanting to know how new Labour approaches a problem should study last week’s white paper called Choosing Health. From Tony Blair’s introduction — “the government is committed to sustaining an ethos of fairness and equity” — through to its determination to steer between “a heavy-handed nanny state . . . and inactivity bordering on neglect” it sticks resolutely to the middle way. Nobody will be told how to behave, even if they are eating, drinking and smoking themselves to death. “People’s lifestyle decisions are personal ones and they do not want government to take responsibility away from them,” it says.
The Times 21/11/04
Reid delivers crisis alert on sex disease
Sexually transmitted disease is reaching "epidemic proportions" among young women and requires a Government response on the scale of the 1980s' Aids warnings, says John Reid, the Health Secretary.
The Telegraph 21/11/04
National register of child refugees may help protect them from abuse
Thousands of refugee children who arrive in Britain alone after fleeing torture, extreme poverty or persecution will be registered for the first time on a national database launched this week by ministers.
The Independent 21/11/04
Tracey Emin: the suicide scene in my film is so bad it's good for teenagers
Tracey Emin has claimed that contentious scenes in her new movie, which led to a row with censors, are so grim that they would put people off suicide rather than encourage it.
The Independent 21/11/04
Mental health Bill is to be delayed
Campaigners for better treatment for people suffering from mental illness, including The Independent on Sunday, will be able to claim a victory this week.
The Independent 21/11/04
Focus: It does exactly what it says on the box. But do we care?
The Government plans to ban smoking in all enclosed public spaces by 2008, but can the nation really kick the habit? Here Iain Gately reveals how Britain was seduced by tobacco - and how the big cigarette companies fought to keep the affair going even after the brutal medical truth became public. And on the facing page, hardened smokers explain why not even a ban will stop them indulging.
The Independent 21/11/04
New shock tactics to combat massive rise in sexually transmitted diseases
Ministers have ordered a new 45m campaign to shock teenagers into using condoms, as Britain's worsening sexual disease epidemic is revealed in new figures this week.
The Independent 21/11/04
The Sunday Times 21/11/04
Astra Zeneca chief: we need safer medicine
SIR TOM McKILLOP, chief executive of Astra Zeneca, has called for a radical shake-up in the way new medicines are made available to patients in an effort to tackle mounting public concern about drug safety.
The Sunday Times 21/11/04
BBC Health 20/11/04
The Times 20/11/04
The Guardian 20/11/04
The Times 20/11/04
Daily Mail 19/11/04
City economists say Brown will have to raise taxes
Almost three-quarters of City economists believe Gordon Brown will have to raise taxes and cut public spending after the next election to meet his self-imposed 'golden rule' on government finances.
The Observer 21/11/04
Only half the truth about Aids
As Nadine Gordimer launches a book to help fight Aids in South Africa, RW Johnson asks her why she won't attack the ANC's bizarre stance on the disease.
The Sunday Times 21/11/04
Boss in smokers' corner
At a glittering drinks party in London's West End last week, Tim Clarke, chief executive of the pubs giant Mitchells and Butlers, had the air of a man who had just been through a long-dreaded session of root-canal treatment: glad that bit was over, and grateful it was not as painful as it might have been.
The Observer 21/11/04
India Knight: I blame the sex lessons
There are more single mothers in Tunbridge Wells than in Tower Hamlets, it turned out last week. Which is ironic when you consider that the former is, of course, the supposed heartland of middle England and the latter is an especially deprived corner of the East End of London.
The Sunday Times 21/11/04
Fresh battle for asbestos case workers
Jon Robins on how insurers are fighting claims of people who fear they have cancer-related condition.
The Observer 21/11/04
Your health: it's all a question of class
Social status is the biggest determinant of longevity. Last week the government unveiled its plans to improve the nation's health. But to succeed it needs to wean the working classes from their favourite vices.
The Sunday Times 21/11/04
All Jamaicans are threatened by a culture of homophobia
Dancehall reggae's celebration of anti-gay violence reflects views in Jamaica that seem to be shared by government and police. Without a change in attitude the island will be ravaged by HIV/Aids.
The Observer 21/11/04
Harney sets hospital targets
THE government is to introduce performance targets for Irish hospitals in a bid to improve the health service.
The Sunday Times 21/11/04
Small ideas, big issues
Smoking, drinking, eating, gambling and hunting. The government seems to want to be involved with every aspect of our lives. But should it?
The Observer 21/11/04
Grown-up politics for an adult world
I seem to have gone from 'the nation's nanny-in-chief' to a 'gambling gangster's moll' in a few weeks. It's water off a duck's back, but reminds us how volatile 'the new politics of behaviour' can be. Managing this is one of the most fascinating challenges facing the government.
The Observer 21/11/04
Schools call in the bully wardens
SECURITY guards are to be posted in schools across Scotland to tackle a rising tide of bullying and indiscipline.
The Sunday Times 21/11/04
Aids grips the stag party's favourite city
Teenage girls at most risk in Estonia's capital, Tallinn, as infection rates soar and cash for treatment stays scarce.
The Observer 21/11/04
Too much a nanny
Politicians fall into two categories; those who want to change the world and those who want to leave well alone. The truth is that society requires both as circumstances and attitudes change. One of the points of democracy is that it allows us, the citizens, to choose.
The Observer 21/11/04
'I no longer have to hide when I see him'
Caitlyn McCarthy escaped a violent relationship. Here she explains why new research persuaded her to support a scheme helping abusive men.
The Observer 21/11/04
Strain of caring for frail relatives makes people ill
Carers who look after frail relatives are twice as likely to fall ill as people generally, new research reveals.
The Observer 21/11/04
'I can't judge anyone who dumps someone. My autistic daughter's crisis made me snap'
When Suzy Godfrey found a lump in her breast, she knew she should get it checked. But coping with her autistic daughter, Chrissie, whose behaviour had regressed alarmingly after an unsuccessful spell at a new residential college, had left her so drained she could not face seeing a doctor.
The Observer 21/11/04
Down the pub?
The government's proposed ban on smoking will kill off thousands of local watering holes, writes Nick Mathiason.
The Observer 21/11/04
Big business brought to book
Inspiring or deadly? Simon Caulkin examines the management tome.
The Observer 21/11/04
China finally faces up to suicide crisis
Record deaths driven by depression.
The Observer 21/11/04
Clint Witchalls: I shrink, therefore I am
Danny had worked in the City of London for 10 years. As a research analyst, stockbroker and fund manager, he'd made a lot of valuable contacts, earnt a lot of cash, and learnt some important business skills. However, as he approached his mid-thirties, he no longer felt good about himself or what he did for a living, and he found his colleagues cold and unfriendly. A chronic illness made him realise his mortality, and he began to reassess his priorities.
The Observer 21/11/04
Dr John Briffa: Downsize me
It may sound obvious, but the more you put on your plate the more you'll eat. Dr John Briffa weighs up the advantages of smaller portions.
The Observer 21/11/04
Barefoot doctor: As good as it gets
A free-wheeling road trip reminds Barefoot Doctor that it's getting to the other side that counts.
The Observer 21/11/04
Death before dishonour
What is it about the power of shame that drives a father, brother, even a mother to slaughter a close family member? In the UK alone, 117 murders are being investigated as 'honour killings'. But over-sensitivity to cultural differences means that many victims are denied the justice that they deserve ... Geraldine Bedell reports.
The Observer 21/11/04
Sport for all and no fun for anyone
Some time last week a doctor popped up on the radio to give his support to swingeing smoking legislation and while doing so gave very short shrift to what he called derisively 'the middle-class notion of free will'. This was doubly baffling. Isn't everyone supposed to be middle-class these days (and if not, when did it become a term of abuse)? Is everyone now determinist (and if so why, as Jonathan Miller, broadcasting in exile on BBC4, pointed out, do people still look left and right before crossing the road)?
The Observer 21/11/04
High-fliers still 'marginalised by motherhood'
Highly qualified working women with pre-school children are suffering widespread 'hidden' discrimination by their employers, according to one of the most comprehensive studies of Britain's work-life balance.
The Observer 21/11/04
It's catching. And the NHS isn't immune
In its ceaseless quest for knowledge, this column has uncovered a frightening new medical condition. It mostly affects large organisations and can have debilitating consequences, sometimes leading to paralysis.
The Observer 21/11/04
A guru, a guru, my kingdom for a guru
According to the Health Secretary's new proposals, soon we will all have our own personal 'diet and exercise gurus' on the NHS.
The Observer 21/11/04
Dear Mariella
Going off sex is not normally the first step to a long and happy relationship. But what happens if the idea of growing old alone doesn't appeal either?
The Observer 21/11/04
Reid delivers crisis alert on sex disease
Sexually transmitted disease is reaching "epidemic proportions" among young women and requires a Government response on the scale of the 1980s' Aids warnings, says John Reid, the Health Secretary.
The Telegraph 21/11/04
Smokers' last gasp
THOSE who label the recent white paper as yet another example of the nanny state would no doubt have protested at the proposals for compulsory seatbelts 20 years ago or, come to that, proposals to stop boys going down the mines or climbing chimneys 100 years ago (News, last week).
The Sunday Times 21/11/04
'They had taken his heart, lungs, eyes, testicles and gut without my consent'
Families are demanding a public inquiry into the removal of organs from their dead children by staff at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
The Telegraph 21/11/04
MMR Research
I have a grant from Science Foundation Ireland to develop an alternative to the MMR vaccine and we intend to patent this if it is successful. One result of your campaign would be to make this type of research, which is aimed at improving vaccines in general, very difficult to get funded (News, last week).
The Sunday Times 21/11/04
'I'm no health zealot'
John Reid, the Health Secretary nicknamed Britain's 'nursemaid-in-chief', talks to Patrick Hennessy and Matthew d'Ancona about finding a balance between nannying and freedom of choice.
The Telegraph 21/11/04
Doctors' therapy 'slows ageing'
Two doctors believe they have the cure for wrinkles - infra-red light therapy.
BBC Health 21/11/04
Antipsychotics treat brain virus
A type of drug used to treat schizophrenia can protect brain cells from a virus that causes a fatal nervous system disorder, say experts.
BBC Health News 20/11/04
'If this gets out, it could cost me my licence to practise'
Revealed: the family doctor who sends her patients to the Spanish clinic exposed by The Sunday Telegraph for offering illegal late-term abortions.
The Telegraph 21/11/04
The Telegraph 21/11/04
The Telegraph 21/11/04
Sack for another whistleblower
A WHITEHALL whistleblower who claimed that the government's asylum system was paralysed by fraud and abuse has been sacked.
The Sunday Times 21/11/04
Milburn seeks limit on asylum
ALAN MILBURN, Labour's election chief, is on a collision course with David Blunkett over plans to "sharpen up" the government's asylum and immigration policy.
The Sunday Times 21/11/04
Chernobyl 'caused Sweden cancers'
More than 800 people in northern Sweden may have developed cancer as a result of the fallout of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, a new study says.
BBC Health News 20/11/04
NHS Patients 'Not Fully Engaged' with Their Own Healthcare
UK - NHS patients lag behind other western countries in actively involving patients and communities in healthcare, says an editorial in this week's BMJ.
Medical News Today 19/11/04
Public Health White Paper misses opportunity for radical improvement
The publication of the Public Health White Paper has missed an ideal opportunity to make public health the responsibility of the entire government, said local government and health leaders today.
UKPHA 20/11/04
Hospital sorry for ambulance bill
A hospital has apologised for charging the family of a cancer patient £135 for an ambulance to take her home to die.
BBC Health News 20/11/04
Three-Year Health Study of Teenage Girls
Voluntary school-based program directed by the Women's Heart Foundation hopes to clarify the role of intervention from a range of health and lifestyle measures - A novel program that measures the effect of intervention on the synergistic relationship between exercise, nutrition, cardiovascular health and self-esteem in adolescent girls is the foundation of a new three-year health study called Teen Esteem that has been introduced at Trenton Central High School by the Women's Heart Foundation.
Medical News Today 20/11/04
MPs debate diabetes, UK
Diabetes was debated in the UK parliament on Tuesday 16 November. Fittingly, it coincided with the launch of the government's Public Health White Paper and World Diabetes Day, the theme of which was obesity.
Medical Health News Today 20/11/04
Cash deficit forces hospital cuts
Eighty beds and up to a 100 jobs could go as part of a series of cut backs at Southampton General Hospital.
BBC Health News 20/11/04
Reid dismisses suggestions of 'nanny state'
Measures introduced in the Government's health white paper do not amount to the creation of a nanny state, the Health Secretary John Reid has insisted.
Politics.co.uk 20/11/04
Church air is 'threat to health'
Air inside churches may be a bigger health risk than that beside major roads, research suggests.
BBC Health News 19/11/04
The Telegraph 20/11/04
Research finds knack to bad backs
Researchers say they have found the most effective treatment for people suffering from a bad back.
BBC Health News 20/11/04
88 public health pilots unveiled
Scores of deprived areas have been identified for public health pilot schemes as part of the government's bid to tackle high levels of poor health.
BBC Health News 19/11/04
GP's 200,000 emergency patients
A patients watchdog has criticised the lack of night time GP cover after it emerged one doctor will have to care for 200,000 people in North Somerset.
BBC Health News 19/11/04
Daily Mail 19/11/04
Cutting down calories 'is easy'
It is possible to cut calorie intake without feeling as though you are missing out, say experts.
BBC Health News 20/11/04
Charity highlights solvent abuse
A charity set up after the death of a Bradford schoolgirl is highlighting the dangers of substance abuse.
BBC Health News 19/11/04
Sex attack gynaecologist jailed
A doctor convicted of indecently touching one of his colleagues at a maternity hospital has been jailed.
BBC Health News 19/11/04
Daily Mail 19/11/04
Corporate killing Bill watered down and delayed
Tony Blair has broken a promise to publish long-awaited legislation to make it easier to prosecute company bosses over fatal accidents.
The Independent 20/11/04
Regeneration is the key for Stratford residents
Outside Stratford shopping centre in east London yesterday, a Burma Star veteran, John Davenport, played the accordion as a drunk in a Santa hat danced near by.
The Independent 20/11/04
Under a thick fug of smoke lies Gamesley, the cigarette capital
There were only a dozen or so regulars at the Centurion pub on the outskirts of Glossop yesterday lunchtime but the smoky fug they were generating said everything about the local propensity to smoke.
The Independent 20/11/04
Staff reveal child support agency shambles
The institutional chaos of the Child Support Agency (CSA) was revealed by unions and senior staff yesterday.
The Indepedent 20/11/04
Handcuffing protester speaks out
Militant fathers' rights protester Jonathan Stanesby has described how he managed to handcuff himself to Children's Minister Margaret Hodge for 40 minutes at a conference.
The Guardian 20/11/04
The Guardian 20/11/04
Absent fathers need not just be seen as walking wallets
Yesterday, a furious father's rights campaigner handcuffed himself to Margaret Hodge - a "citizen's arrest" he called it. Just three days earlier, the head of the crisis-ridden Child Support Agency resigned, admitting that over the past 20 months the agency charged with collecting child maintenance has made payments to only one in eight single parents, most of them mothers. It is fitting that both should happen in the same week: these two stories - of the bungled bureaucratic attempt to make non-resident parents take financial responsibility for their children, and of the rise of increasingly militant fathers' rights groups - have been interwoven for more than a decade.
The Guardian 20/11/04
Couple poisoned adopted son with salt, court told
A childless couple who adopted a "ready-made" family of two brothers and a sister were accused yesterday of poisoning the oldest child with salt after he failed to match up to their unrealistic hopes.
The Guardian 20/11/04
The Independent 20/11/04
The Times 20/11/04
FDA rejects 'hysterical charges with no basis in reality'
The food and drug administration, the pharmaceuticals regulator in the United States, was yesterday fighting to head off a crisis in confidence among the American public.
The Guardian 20/11/04
Hurdles that stand in way of hopes for gold
London will have to show it can deliver on a number of promises and overcome some logistical pitfalls.
The Guardian 20/11/04
Natural health therapist, Emma Mitchell, answers your questions
I'm 55 and have advanced cervical spondylosis. I am in constant pain, and my only choices seem to be rest and painkillers. Will anything else help?
The Guardian 20/11/04
Your questions answered by fitness expert, Joanna Hall
I'm not sure I understand your previous instructions: with an apple shape, I need to trim and hone my waistline. Are the sit-ups you recommended on October 16 stand-alone or intended as preliminary to other regimes?
The Guardian 20/11/04
In the psychiatrist's care
John Hughes cheerfully admits he's a "psychiatric hospital junkie", and that he spent seven years at the renowned Priory hospital. He once wrote to the Guinness Book of Records to try to claim the record for the number of psychiatric units one person has been in ... 1,150 in his case. The organisation politely rebuffed his approach with a "standard crank letter".
The Guardian 20/11/04
Under the influence - part two
The impact of drinking on Britain's health was so dramatic by 2001 that Sir Liam Donaldson, the chief medical officer, was warning of increases in deaths from cirrhosis and disturbing new research that linked alcohol to cancers of the breast, throat, liver and rectum. The following year, the Health Development Agency (HDA) reviewed all scientific research on drinking and concluded that the only effective method of tackling harm was to increase the price of alcohol and restrict its availability. On July 19 2002, after being lobbied by the medical establishment for three years, Tony Blair recruited an advisory board of the most eminent thinkers in the fields of psychiatry, addiction, physiology, the drinks business and law enforcement.
The Guardian 20/11/04
Under the influence: part one
Britain is becoming a nation of heavy drinkers - not just Saturday night bingers, but pretty much all of us. The government claims concern, but has it colluded with the drinks industry to get us sozzled? Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark investigate.
The Guardian 20/11/04
Find a new leash of life
Cancel the gym, give up meditation, ditch dieting: for true wellbeing, get a dog.
The Times 20/11/04
How the fit and fabulous stay that way: Lulu, 55
Pop diva Lulu, 55, has binned the fags and bubbly and embraced seaweed and macrobiotics.
The Times 20/11/04
A good seeing to
Laser surgery changed novelist James Flint, from a mild introvert into a boor-confronting he-man.
The Times 20/11/04
Nutrition: Jane Clarke: At your table
I'd like to ban low-fat cheese - you can eat the real thing and still keep your waistline.
The Times 20/11/04
Irma Kurtz: Moving on: The Other Woman
For more than 16 years I have been having an affair. In that time I have divorced my husband and my children have grown up knowing about my partner and accepting him. My problem is that he is still married and last Christmas his wife found out about me. Since then she has been making his life very difficult: she constantly tells him he is a bad person and fills him with Catholic guilt. Despite the fact that he and his wife have not slept together for a long time he wants to keep both sides of his life "intact" but I am not sure how he can do this. I just want him to be happy but I feel responsible for the situation. I can never leave him, as that would make us both miserable, but his wife will never accept me. What can I do?
The Times 20/11/04
A bitter pill to swallow
My three children, aged 15, 12 and 10, all seem unable to swallow tablets. This is inconvenient and I'd like to help them. Will they still be relying on liquid paracetamol when they are adults?
The Times 20/11/04
Dr Copperfield: Inside the mind of a GP: Why GPs should make referrals
GPs now have big financial incentives to make referrals - but few will end up driving Maseratis
The Times 20/11/04
Just blame it on Granny
What your forebears ate - and how healthy they were - reverberates down the generations
The Times 20/11/04
No ifs and no butts
The Government's getting tough on smoking and reckless teenage sex - but it's left the hard work to us. So we talked to five ex-smokers about giving up and looked at a clinic that's getting it right
The Times 20/11/04
Why teens need to talk dirty
How do you talk to teenagers about sex? At the only walk-in centre for under 25s in the country, Celia Dodd meets a woman who knows.
The Times 20/11/04
Sex with Dr Thomas Stuttaford and Suzi Godson
I am a 25-year-old man who enjoys reading erotic literature. I find most porn in bad taste but the written word is much more stimulating. Anaïs Nin is my favourite author but having read everything by her I'm surprised there is not more like it. Can you recommend anything?
The Times 20/11/04
Dieters' Dilemma
MEN lose more weight on an Atkins-style low-carbohydrate diet than women. No surprise there then. We all know there's something men find innately appealing about a sausage-centred lifestyle. The new study from the University of Connecticut also found that, over 50 days, both male and female test subjects did better on measures of weight loss and body fat with low-carbohydrate diets than low-fat diets. But it leaves the two really big questions about Atkins still unanswered. Do such unbalanced diets have health risks? And do they work long term? Other studies have indicated that people find them hard to stick to, and that they can end up as yo-yo dieters.
The Times 20/11/04
Cutting to the chase
In pursuit of probity, plastic surgeon to the stars Dr Z. Paul Lorenc dishes the dirt.
The Times 20/11/04
Naughty on the brain
WILLPOWER? The Government White Paper on health might want us all to control our eating, drinking and smoking but research this week reveals why our brains make it so difficult for us.
The Times 20/11/04
Mark Henderson: Junk medicine: Investigating Ethnicity
New research shows that race is largely meaningless - so why don't we believe it?
The Times 20/11/04
Darian Leader: Analyse this: Modern love
Will this turn out to be the defining image of the 21st century? In one single, stunning snapshot, a moment is captured which will give fodder to cultural theorists and social commentators for years to come. Scarlett Johansson kisses her boyfriend Jared Leto passionately, while he gazes longingly at his mobile phone.
The Times 20/11/04
The battle against drugs being fought in middle of nowhere
Lincolnshire may appear to offer an idylic life but to its young it is a 'hole' and drug dealers offer the only respite
The Times 20/11/04
Suicide is not painless, but it can be brave, right and rational
WHATEVER that haunting song from M*A*S*H may have claimed, suicide is not painless. Few fateful decisions are. To take one's own life can hurt others grievously. But it may be rational, it may be brave and it may be right; and even when it is wrong - and it is usually wrong - there is something noble about this most awesome of decisions which I can respect.
The Times 20/11/04
Simon Crompton: Stories behind the news
Britons might be happier if they could sing in the rain like the Irish.
The Times 20/11/04
Smoking cash sought for cancer care
All profits from tobacco sales to children should be handed over to cancer care societies, a major international conference has heard.
Daily Mail 19/11/04
Health workers vote to strike
Ireland's largest public sector trade union Impact has withdrawn co-operation for government health reforms after voting overwhelmingly for industrial action.
Daily Mail 19/11/04
Health drive in poorest areas
England's most disadvantaged towns and cities will be the first to benefit from funding for new initiatives set out in this week's White Paper, the Government has announced.
Daily Mail 19/11/04
Flu jabs hit by shortages
Uptake of flu jabs among elderly people has fallen during the first month of the winter campaign as many areas were hit by shortages, it has emerged.
Daily Mail 20/11/04
No drilling, no filling in painless dentistry
Rated 3 in Health; News; National and International News on Nov 20, 2004 at 08:01:32 GMT.
A new way of treating tooth decay which means the end of both the injection and the dentist's drill is being introduced into this country.
The Telegraph 20/11/04
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Drop-in help for bereaved children
THE Butterfly Project is holding a series of drop-in sessions for bereaved children.
Warrington Guardian 19/11/04
Lease of life for Natalie
A CHANCE meeting with a specialist on a family holiday gave cerebral palsy sufferer Natalie Preston a new lease of life.
Liverpool Echo 19/11/04
Factory in talks over ban on tobacco
A MERSEYSIDE factory wants to ban smoking from its premises.
Liverpool Echo 19/11/04
Mersey Health pledge
MERSEYSIDE is to be given special treatment to make people healthier, health secretary John Reid said today.
Liverpool Echo 19/11/04
Queen Kerry rises to celebrity challenge
Rated 3 in Cheshire and Merseyside on Nov 21, 2004 at 20:49:27 GMT.
EVERYONE'S favourite jungle queen Kerry McFadden hasn't been out of the news lately.
Liverpool Echo 19/11/04
Battle to find home for disabled son, 19
A SEVERELY disabled teenager has spent almost half his life living in an unsuitable home because Liverpool City Council has continually failed to find him somewhere to live, the High Court heard yesterday.
Daily Post 19/11/04
Oh baby, nappies cost a fortune!
SEFTON residents shell out a staggering 152,000 to deal with the 13million disposable nappies thrown away in the borough each year, it has been revealed.
Maghull & Aintree Star 18/11/04
New unit for heart patients
A NEW Heart Assessment Centre has opened at University Hospital Aintree to fast-track care of heart patients.
Maghull & Aintree Star 18/11/04
'Make a date' with special calendar girls
A CALENDAR featuring 12 breast cancer patients has gone on sale at a Liverpool hospital.
Bootle Times 18/11/04
Breast tests save lives
A WOMAN who survived breast cancer is urging other women to take advantage of an extended breast screening programme in south Sefton.
Bootle Times 18/11/04
Smoke alarm offer
FREE smoke alarms will be offered to over 47,000 homes in Merseyside as part of a 846,000 fire prevention package.
Formby Times 18/11/04
Shock tactics to be used in war on cig smokers
GRAPHIC health warnings illustrating diseased lungs and gangrenous legs that could soon appear on Ormskirk cigarette packets have been unveiled by the European Commission.
Ormskirk Advertiser 17/11/04
Test waiting times slashed
HOSPITAL lab tests aid in the early detection of potentially fatal conditions, leading to early treatment.
Southport Advertiser 17/11/04
Hospice alight with your love
QUEENSCOURT Hospice is launching its annual Lights of Love dedications and hope this year will be the biggest event ever.
Southport Visiter 17/11/04
Phone mast plan leads to fears for children's health
RESIDENTS fear a mobile phone mast planned next to a children's play area will be a danger to health.
Chester Chronicle 19/11/04
Cumbria and Lancashire News
I have smoked a pipe since I was 18
YEARS ago, before the NHS, my doctor used to smoke incessantly.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 19/11/04
Pubs are target of Aids Day
HEALTH workers are to target Blackburn pubs in the run up to World Aids Day to help tackle sexual diseases.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 19/11/04
Can we stub out all our bad habits?
SMOKING is a criminal offence, children are banned from eating sweets and ice cream and playground hide and seek is replaced by gym classes - a gross exaggeration perhaps, of where we may end up. But changes announced in this week's government's White Paper on Public Health are enough to strike fear into the heart of every burger-loving exercise-loathing couch potato across East Lancashire. Will this strict regime actually change our lives?
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 19/11/04
'Speak up' drive against bullying
CHILDREN being bullied in Lancashire's schools are being urged to speak up as part of a campaign being launched in the county's classrooms.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 20/11/04
Greater Manchester News
Hospital patients to get memorial
A LASTING memorial to former patients of Prestwich Hospital is to be created in St Mary's Churchyard.
Bury Times 19/11/04
Stub it out!
MEDICAL staff at Fairfield and North Manchester General Hospitals are to be banned from smoking during working hours.
Bury Times 19/11/04
Smoke-free Parrenthorn
PARRENTHORN High has become the second high school in the borough to go smoke-free.
Bury Times 19/11/04
Fag ban gets full backing
HEALTH chiefs in Bury have voted to support a complete ban on smoking in enclosed public places.
Bury Times 19/11/04
Smoke-free home visits
SMOKERS can now be asked to stub out their cigarettes when visited at home by hospital staff.
Bury Times 19/11/04
Minister is handcuffed by a father
A FATHERS 4 Justice campaigner handcuffed himself to Government minister Margaret Hodge at a family law conference she was due to address in Manchester on Friday.
Bolton Evening News 19/11/04
Gary gives up on pub smoking ban
A LANDLORD who imposed a partial smoking ban believes Government proposals to outlaw lighting up in pubs which serve food will drive customers away.
Bolton Evening News 19/11/04
Health kick gives the boot to fast-food ads
THE GOVERNMENT says it is determined to tackle the problem of obesity and a new Public Health White Paper is expected to reveal new ideas to help make that possible.
Bolton Evening News 19/11/04
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