National and International News
Public pension costs soar above debt level - Financial Times 18/02/05
The cost of meeting pension commitments forcivil servants, teachers, National Health Service employees and the emergency services has risen so quickly that it now dwarfs the level of public sector debt.
Daily Telegraph 18/02/05
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Transplant pair contract rabies - The Guardian 18/02/05
At least two patients who received organ transplants from a young woman are critically ill with rabies. They were taken ill this week after receiving the organs early last month from an anonymous donor who had returned from a holiday in India last October. It is not known whether an animal had bitten her. She was admitted to a clinic in Heidelberg where she died in December.
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Dementia drug fear - The Guardian 18/02/05
Safety watchdogs will "carefully consider" research suggesting a drug used to curb aggression and agitation in thousands of people with dementia hastens their mental decline. Quetiapine, marketed as Seroquel, is taken by up to 45% of those with Alzheimer's disease and similar conditions in residential and nursing homes.
The Times 18/02/05
BBC Health News 18/02/05
NHS to speed up discipline process - The Daily Mail 18/02/05
A raft of measures intended to speed up disciplinary procedures for NHS doctors and dentists and slash the £40 million bill for delays, has been outlined by the Government.
BBC Health News 18/02/05
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Flu vaccine 'not a lifesaver for elderly' - Daily Telegraph 18/02/05
Over-65s should still strongly consider having a flu jab, despite new research, writes Barbara Lantin
Are we using too much Calpol? - Daily Telegraph 18/02/05
More and more children are being given painkillers to calm them down or help them sleep, says Christina Hopkinson
Russian scientists who invented hangover cure make pill that keeps you drunk - Daily Telegraph 18/02/05
The makers of RU-21, the "miracle" hangover cure reputedly developed for Soviet spies, have developed a product to keep you drunk.
Gene breakthrough in cancer fight - The Daily Mail 18/02/05
Scientists have discovered a genetic signature that can identify breast cancer patients at highest risk of suffering a relapse.
Daily Telegraph 18/02/05
Stem cell cosmetic surgery hope - The Daily Mail 18/02/05
Stem cells have the potential to change the face of cosmetic surgery, researchers say. Scientists hope to replace artificial implants and transplanted tissue with laboratory-grown cells that do not shrink or lose shape.
BBC Health News 18/02/05
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Cannabis still illegal - court told - The Daily Mail 18/02/05
Prosecuting authorities maintained an uncompromising stance in the face of a claim that people who supply or use cannabis to relieve severe chronic pain should not be treated as criminals.
Harley Street man denies deception - The Daily Mail 18/02/05
A Harley Street practitioner has denied conning a fortune and a luxury car from a string of investors and private patients.
Vatican decries religion of health - The Daily Mail 18/02/05
The Vatican has decried what they call a "religion of health" in affluent societies and held out the pope's stoic suffering as an antidote to the mentality that modern medicine must cure all.
Bird flu 'adapting to mammals' - The Daily Mail 18/02/05
A four-year-old Vietnamese boy died from a bird flu-related disease despite not displaying breathing problems or other obvious symptoms, Oxford University researchers have said.
'Build up bird 'flu vaccine now' - Manchester Evening News 17/02/05
GOVERNMENTS should consider stockpiling bird flu vaccines now in preparation for a pandemic, according to experts.
Genetic signposts mapped out - The Daily Mail 18/02/05
A new era of personalised medicine has come a step closer after scientists mapped out key genetic signposts across the three main groups of human population.
BBC Health News 18/02/05
Guidelines for arthritis drug - The Daily Mail 18/02/05
Health fears surrounding a group of commonly prescribed painkillers have led to a European regulatory body issuing strict guidelines for their use.
Marital rowing 'good for wives' - BBC Health News 18/02/05
Women who argue with their husbands are warding off heart disease and other causes of death, researchers believe.
Better prostate cancer test hope - BBC Health News 18/02/05
Scientists believe they have identified an improved test for prostate cancer.
Sex case family GP is struck off - BBC Health News 18/02/05
A disgraced GP, who secretly filmed himself molesting patients, has been struck off the medical register.
Brain-controlled 'robo-arm' hope - BBC Health News 18/02/05
Scientists in the US have created a robotic arm that can be controlled by thought alone. Developed at Pittsburgh University, it has a fully mobile shoulder and elbow and a gripper that works like a hand.
Rising A&E cases stop operations - BBC Health News 18/02/05
A hospital has had to postpone all its non-urgent operations after an increase in emergency admissions
My fight to stop deadly jabs - BBC Health News 18/02/05
Every year, the World Health Organisation estimates that 1.3 million people die in the developing world from diseases spread by unsafe injections.
Babies around the world: Seven days old - BBC Health News 17/02/05
The World Health Organization is following six women around the world to compare their experiences of pregnancy and childbirth. The women describe the first week of their babies' lives.
Spit test predicts tooth cavities - BBC Health News 18/02/05
A simple saliva test could predict how many cavities a person is likely to develop in a lifetime, say scientists.
Study links violence on TV to child aggression - The Times 18/02/05
CHILDREN exposed to violence in films, on television, in video games and on the internet are at significant risk of displaying aggressive or fearful behaviour, research suggests.
BBC Health News 18/02/05
Government got it wrong on advice to pregnant women - The Times 18/02/05
ADVISING women to increase their intake of folic acid to reduce the risk of birth defects does not work, an international study has shown.
Tories target teenage sex and drinking - The Independent 18/02/05
Teenage binge drinkers who sleep around are to be targeted by the Tories in a crackdown on "early or unprotected sex" which they said had reached "epidemic" proportions.
Suicide fear from antidepressants - The Guardian 18/02/05
Modern antidepressant drugs like Prozac and Seroxat may make patients twice as likely to try to kill themselves than if they were not taking any pills at all, according to a new study published today.
Cheshire and Mersey News
Port venue for cancer meeting - Ellesmere Port Pioneer 16/02/05
A REGIONAL cancer support group has chosen to hold its first meeting in Ellesmere Port.
Managers out on 999 calls - Ellesmere Port Pioneer 16/02/05
PARAMEDIC bosses are manning ambulances to cope with a staff sickness crisis.
WRVS helps to make infirmary a nicer place - Winsford Guardian 17/02/05
WRVS helps to make infirmary a nicer place VOLUNTEERS at a Vale Royal infirmary have raised £21,000, which has been used to refurbish its day room and in-patient unit.
I'm a prisoner inside my own living room says 28 stone woman - Warrington Guardian 17/02/05
LIFE for a 28-stone woman is a large red armchair. Janice Hamer is trapped inside the living room of her maisonette because of her weight and ill health.
Lib Dems call for binge drink debate - St Helens Star 18/02/05
BRIAN Spencer, Lib Dem group leader on St Helens Council, says he wants an honest debate with Shaun Woodward MP about reducing binge drinking in St Helens.
Patient concern over high turnover of doctors - Runcorn World 17/02/05
AN UNUSUALLY high turnover of doctors at a Runcorn practice has left some patients anxious.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Focus on new hospital services – not location - Carlisle News & Star 17/02/05
PEOPLE in West Cumbria have been told not to argue about the location of a new hospital but to concentrate on what services the area will have after a proposed healthcare shake-up
New hope for NHS dentist - Burnley Citizen 17/02/05
HEALTH chiefs today revealed they are in talks about opening a NHS dental practice in Padiham.
Question of health - Bolton Evening News 17/02/05
FROM September to December last year, Bolton's three MPs made 10 enquiries to the Bolton Primary Care Trust about health care.
Complaints to health service - Bolton Evening News 17/02/05
BOLTON Primary Care Trust received 35 written complaints during the last quarter of 2004.
Royal Bolton is busiest hospital - Bolton Evening News 17/02/05
A RISE in the number of patients being treated in Bolton has made the town's hospital the busiest in Greater Manchester.
Right NHS resources will achieve results [letter] - Bolton Evening News 17/02/05
I FEEL I must reply to Mr Peter McClements re the NHS and Mr Banks. Mr Banks has given excellent service to this town for a number of years now, like a lot of others in the medical profession.
A healthy cash bid - Blackburn Citizen 17/02/05
HEALTH watchdogs today called for hospital cleaners to get a pay rise in a bid to drive up standards on wards.
Greater Manchester News
Firm's dirty op bombshell - Manchester Evening News 18/02/05
A HOSPITAL cleaning company has admitted there is no way of ensuring surgical instruments are completely cleaned of body tissue before they are sent back for operations.
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