National and International News
World is not ready for a flu pandemic - Financial Times 02/03/05
The world is poorly prepared for a future influenza pandemic, with only a dozen countries purchasing significant quantities of antiviral drugs and just 50 with contingency plans on how to cope with such an outbreak.
How the [influenza] virus could cross the species barrier [graphic] - The Times 02/03/05
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New research needed to fight pandemic - The Times 02/03/05
GOVERNMENT support for vaccine research and production must be stepped up dramatically to prepare best for a flu pandemic, scientists and manufacturers said yesterday.
NHS to scrap provision of drugs for Alzheimer's sufferers - Daily Telegraph 02/03/05
Recommendations to stop the provision of drugs for Alzheimer’s disease for NHS patients on grounds of cost, announced yesterday, have stunned doctors, charities and the drugs industry.
The Guardian 02/03/05
Britain's child poverty 'among highest in developed world' - Daily Telegraph 02/03/05
Britain still has one of the highest rates of child poverty in the developed world, even though the overall rate is on the decline, according to a United Nations report. It said child poverty could only be tackled by government efforts targeted to raise the incomes of the poorest families.
Drugs to combat superbugs 'will soon be useless' - Daily Telegraph 02/03/05
The world may run out of effective antibiotics by the end of this decade and faces a gap of at least five years before new drugs can be developed to combat superbugs, according to one of the world’s most influential scientists.
First 'healthy' tissue bank set up - Daily Mail 02/03/05
The first tissue bank for the collection of samples from non-diseased organs is being set up, scientists said.
'Healthy' snack claim slammed - Daily Mail 02/03/05
A biscuit manufacturer has been criticised by an advertising watchdog for implying a snack range was healthy.
Child in brittle bone drug trial - BBC Health News 02/03/05
An eight-year-old girl who has suffered more than 40 fractures due to a rare bone disease has been selected to test a pioneering new drug.
Patients turned away by hospital - BBC Health News 02/03/05
Belfast City Hospital's casualty department has been forced to turn away emergency patients after staff were swamped by ill patients.
Illicit drug sales booming online - BBC Health News 02/03/05
The worldwide trade in illegal drugs sold over the internet has surged, according to the UN's drug watchdog.
Liquorice stops 'herpes' cancer - BBC Health News 02/03/05
A compound in liquorice may help to stop people with a herpes virus from developing cancer, research suggests.
Mice optic nerves 'regenerated' - BBC Health News 02/03/05
Scientists say they have completely regenerated damaged optic nerves from the eye to the brain in mice.
NHS 'convincing smokers to quit' - BBC Health News 02/03/05
The NHS is winning the battle to convince people to stop smoking, health officials say.
Price of binge culture: £1bn and one in every 30 deaths - The Times 02/03/05
ALCOHOL abuse is costing Scotland £1.1 billion a year and drink-related deaths have risen from one in 100 a quarter of a century ago to one in 30 now.
Schools need a dose of cod-liver oil - The Times 02/03/05
CHILDREN should be fed postwar rations of cod-liver oil and orange juice at school to improve their diet and concentration, a government-funded research centre said yesterday.
Concern over Heinz ketchup in 2003 - The Guardian 02/03/05
Heinz tomato ketchup was affected by the alert over the illegal cancer-causing dye Sudan 1 in December 2003, it emerged yesterday.
Call to halt decline in autopsies - The Guardian 02/03/05
Doctors want more people to request autopsies for their dead relatives as the number of postmortem examinations drops to an all-time low.
Cheshire and Mersey News
Parents so glad James is home - Crewe Chronicle 02/03/05
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy who had a life-saving double transplant is now home and recovering well.
Bond-style protection for workers in community - Liverpool Daily Post 02/03/05
A JAMES Bond-style gadget will help NHS staff working alone in the community to discreetly call for assistance in emergencies and help convict people who attack them.
Funeral remains offered for sale - Liverpool Daily Post 02/03/05
MERSEYSIDE and Cheshire councils are to start selling hip replacements and other metal body parts from people who are cremated, the Daily Post can reveal.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Epilepsy training free for schools - Bolton Evening News 01/03/05
PARENTS in Lancashire are being encouraged to ensure their childrenís primary school signs up to a free epilepsy training programme launched today by charity Epilepsy Action.
Give up smoking campaign hailed a success - Bolton Evening News 01/03/05
Health officials have hailed the success of the latest advertising campaign to encourage more smokers to kick the habit.
All men deserve the same chance [letter] - Bolton Evening News
I write to say that in 2004 I underwent cryosurgery for prostate cancer in Guildford Hospital, I was required to pay £10,500 for this life-saving treatment, like Mr Norburn I had been refused funding on the NHS.
Greater Manchester News
Bosses mop up in war on bugs - Manchester Evening News 02/03/05
HOSPITAL bosses swapped their pens and suits for mops and aprons to take part in a drive against the superbug MRSA.
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