National and International News
Scientists issue malaria warning - BBC Health News 09/03/05
At least 500 million cases of malaria occur each year - nearly 50% more than estimated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), health experts say.
Deadly malaria infects half a billion - The Guardian 10/03/05
Malaria 'more common than thought' - Daily Mail 10/03/05
The forgotten killer - The Independent 10/03/05
How diabetes transplants could herald the end of the daily agony of insulin jabs - The Guardian 09/03/05
They have to inject themselves, often up to five times a day, in their thighs, arms, stomachs or some other fatty part of their body. But now hopes for an end to the daily jab of insulin are rising for more than 250,000 Britons with diabetes.
Groundbreaking treatment 'cures' diabetic - The Telegraph 09/03/05
Girls match boys in teen drinking - BBC Health News 09/03/05
As many teenage girls as boys drink alcohol, a Department of Health study shows.
Schoolgirls match boys for weekly drinking - Daily Telegraph 10/03/05
Easing of cannabis law 'may need a rethink' - Daily Telegraph 10/03/05
Jack Straw has hinted that the Government's decision to downgrade the status of cannabis as an illegal drug may have been a mistake.
NHS fails to deal with complaints - Daily Mail 10/03/05
The failure of the NHS to deal with complaints from patients and their families has been condemned in a report.
NHS fails to learn from mistakes - The Guardian 10/03/05
TB exposure test devices recalled - BBC Health News 09/03/05
A device used to test for exposure to tuberculosis is being recalled by the health department after it left metal splinters in the arms of six children.
TB test device recalled - Daily Mail 10/03/05
Breast cancer vaccine ready for tests soon - The Telegraph 09/03/05
Scientists have developed a breast cancer vaccine that could soon be tested on patients following encouraging animal experiments.
Vaccine hope for cancer treatment - Daily Mail 10/03/05
160 ill after trip to kebab shop - The Telegraph 09/03/05
More than 160 people were struck with suspected food poisoning last month after eating food from a kebab shop in east London, it has emerged.
160 ill after eating at kebab shop - The Guardian 10/03/05
Passive smoking 'killing 30 a day' - The Telegraph 09/03/05
Thirty people die in Britain every day from passive smoking at home and at work, estimates published yesterday suggest.
Pensioner's plight turns election focus on NHS - The Telegraph 09/03/05
Labour's record on the health service after two terms in power and billions of pounds of extra spending was under the spotlight last night after rowdy Commons exchanges over the plight of a pensioner whose operation was cancelled seven times.
Troubled children's hospital promises it will break even - The Telegraph 09/03/05
The most famous children's hospital in the world, Great Ormond Street, promised yesterday that it will break even at the end of the financial year despite a predicted deficit of £1.7 million.
Great Ormond St closes one in five beds - The Telegraph 09/03/05
Public asked on sick babies' care - BBC Health News 10/03/05
The public is being encouraged to have a say on when doctors should step in to try to prolong the lives of critically ill babies.
Long-term illness plan launched - BBC Health News 10/03/05
Millions of people with long-term neurological conditions will be promised improved care and treatment in a plan to be unveiled by ministers.
Sperm protein fertility aid hope - BBC Health News 09/03/05
Scientists have identified a protein essential for human sperm to fuse to an egg, which could lead to new methods of treating infertility.
Thousands prepare to quit smoking - BBC Health News 09/03/05
Organisers of Wednesday's No Smoking Day predict this year's event will help 85,000 smokers give up their habit.
Smoking damages foetal cell DNA - BBC Health News 09/03/05
Smoking while pregnant may damage the genetic material of foetal cells, and increase the risk of cancer in later life, research suggests.
Clinton returns to hospital for surgery to remove scar tissue - The Independent 09/03/05
Six months after his quadruple heart bypass, Bill Clinton will be back in hospital in New York tomorrow for surgery to remove scar tissue and excess fluid from his chest.
Clinton to have new heart surgery - BBC Health News 09/03/05
MEPs seek inquiry into donor pay - BBC Health News 09/03/05
A group of Euro MPs is calling for action to be taken against the UK government over claims that British fertility clinics are paying large sums of money to women in Romania to donate eggs.
Sexes equal at mixed prison - but women do the porridge - The Guardian 10/03/05
It is billed as Britain's first purpose-built mixed gender prison of modern times, with equal provision for both sexes. But when details of HMP Peterborough were released yesterday it became clear that equality has yet to reach the prison kitchen.
Pledge on nurses' pay rise - The Guardian 09/03/05
Nurses will be getting their annual pay rise this April, the NHS Employers confirmed today.
Prison Service 'in denial' over racism claims - The Guardian 10/03/05
Prison staff systematically reported inmates for complaining about racism rather than investigating potentially racist incidents including serious assaults, a public inquiry heard today.
Children told to devise personal health plans - The Guardian 09/03/05
Children will be expected to draw up personal health plans to improve their quality of life, under a scheme outlined today by the health secretary, John Reid.
Children at centre of drive for fitter nation - The Guardian 10/03/05
Homoeopathic study finds water has no 'memory' - The Telegraph 09/03/05
Evidence that the underlying rationale of homoeopathic medicine is wrong is published today by a team that has studied one of the most complex fluids on the planet - water - to reveal why it can give rise to life.
Pay-out for women paid less than men - The Telegraph 09/03/05
Seven women employed by a police authority have been awarded between £7,600 and £19,000 compensation after claiming they were paid less than men for doing similar work.
Why living in the suburbs can be a pain in the neck - The Telegraph 09/03/05
No wonder the housewives are desperate: life in suburbia - that holy ground of middle-class contentment - is actually bad for your health, according to a study.
War of Mrs Dixon's shoulder - The Telegraph 09/03/05
Labour's attempt to defuse a mounting political row over the plight of a pensioner whose NHS operation was cancelled seven times degenerated into farce last night.
Check on gene therapy after leukaemia scare in France - The Telegraph 09/03/05
A British gene therapy trial is to be reviewed after three boys developed leukaemia in a similar French trial. One of the boys died.
Flawed food labels leading dieters astray - The Telegraph 09/03/05
Dieters who rely on food labels for information about fat and calorie content are often getting "widely inaccurate" information, according to a study.
Sandwich 'has more fat' than burger - Daily Mail 10/03/05
How I conquered my guilty habit - The Telegraph 09/03/05
Cassandra Jardine on her secret fight to give up cigarettes My 13-year-old daughter gave me a piercing look and asked the killer question: "Mummy, are you having an affair?" I blushed guiltily, knowing that she had every reason to be suspicious, because every Thursday for several weeks I had rushed back from work early and, without entering the house, had driven off, returning home two hours later.
MMR is not linked to autism, say Japanese - The Telegraph 09/03/05
There is no link between the triple measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and rising rates of autism, a new study says.
MRSA: They were warned last year and did nothing - The Telegraph 09/03/05
Britain's most senior doctor warned five months ago that emergency legislation was needed to enforce hygiene standards in hospitals to prevent them "killing and harming" patients with the MRSA superbug. But the Government failed to act.
Conjoined twins share heart - Daily Mail 10/03/05
Conjoined twin girls who share a single heart have been born in Honduras.
McDonald's shapes up for fitness - Daily Mail 10/03/05
Fast-food chain McDonald's has unveiled an advertising campaign encouraging customers to get fit.
Mums forced back to work too early - Daily Mail 10/03/05
New mothers are being driven back to work too soon after giving birth because they cannot afford to take maternity leave, a leading trade union said
Criminals fail drug treatments - Daily Mail 10/03/05
Fewer than one in 10 criminals spared jail to undergo drug treatment finish it in certain areas, MPs have warned.
Report highlights asthma suffering - Daily Mail 10/03/05
More than a quarter of people with asthma are not seen by an appropriate specialist when admitted to hospital, a report reveals.
Desperate to be housewives: young women yearn for 1950s role as stay-at-home mums - The Independent 10/03/05
They are the generation of women who grew up expecting to have it all. No longer forced to choose between children and a career, they were set to embrace superwomanhood by doing both - while holding down a perfect relationship and keeping a spotless home in their spare time
Doctors enter pre-election debate with health manifesto - The Guardian 09/03/05
Doctors today entered the growing political debate about the NHS in the run-up to the next general election by producing their own health manifesto.
Public sector faces spring of discontent from unions - The Guardian 10/03/05
Tony Blair and John Prescott face the prospect of a "spring of discontent" during the election campaign from public service workers protesting against government plans to cut their pension benefits and make them work to 65.
Star power threatens UK research - The Guardian 10/03/05
Unless there is a change in the way research money is allocated, many university departments face becoming teaching-only departments. Subjects at risk include new areas of medical research such as nursing and physiotherapy. According to Paul Turner of the Council of Deans in the Nursing and Health Professions, the situation is "potentially very bleak".
Never mind the policies, hear the people - The Guardian 10/03/05
As we know from his recent outing on Newsnight, the health secretary, John Reid, is a very sensitive person, easily hurt by any suggestion of fallibility, and thus it should be emphasised that absolutely no disrespect is intended when one questions his use of the expression "human shield" to describe the various individuals whose difficult personal circumstances have recently been highlighted by both his own and the Conservative party. Quite possibly, Margaret Dixon and Maria Hutchings like being described as human shields as little as Reid likes being called an attack dog. They might think it an inaccurate, even a rather patronising way to describe their contributions.
Human shields on the hustings [Comment] - The Guardian 10/03/05
I was nearly a human shield this week. A political one, I mean, caught up in the election crossfire. At St George's Hospital in south-west London, the wait to see the consultant seemed interminable and the staff were apologising profusely that it was not a normal day. When I managed to get seen, what was the reason? Er... that Mr Blair had been there too, electioneering. An hour or two earlier and I could have challenged him myself on my recent experience of the NHS (bad). But then again I would have to have mentioned my daughter's appendix operation last year (excellent).
It's time to junk the junk food - The Guardian 10/03/05
Thanks to a certain TV chef, school dinners are a subject of hot national debate: there is now a great opportunity to change them for the better. Felicity Lawrence and Helen Pidd, together with the Soil Association, explain how
Penta tonics - The Guardian 10/03/05
The great thing about Bad Science is the column just writes itself. Like when Penta Water wrote in to say "Sleep well tonight and think about how and why you tried to fuck us over and practice [sic] keeping one eye open." It may have apologised, but the curse of Bad Science has struck again: this time, through the mighty hand of the Advertising Standards Authority.
Laughter is the best medicine - The Guardian 10/03/05
Jog by all means. Eat more fruit and vegetables. But laughter might be the other thing that staves off cardiovascular disease.
Diary - The Guardian 10/03/05
We tried to resist, but inevitably we begin with health secretary Dr John Reid, who embarrassed himself so sensationally on Newsnight on Tuesday. It's a cruel spectator sport, but you have to cherish the rare moments when a New Labour minister has what we believe is now called a "Delia moment". Quite how the good doctor contrived to lose it so badly when Jeremy Paxman called him an "attack dog" (Paxo's been called similar himself often enough) who can say? We've all had the odd funny turn, we admit to Reid's special adviser, but how is the old dog now? We have a few bottles of Valium and could send a bottle over. "As you know he doesn't drink," the easily confused adviser begins. "I know what you need," he continues. "A joke. How about one about fox hunting and attack dogs? Yes, I know. The Guardian is against fox hunting, so isn't it ... I'm sure you wouldn't ... oh ... I can't think of anything." Don't stretch yourself, sunshine. Just have a little lie down. And stop talking. The lot of you.
Cheshire and Mersey News
Mini monitor will protect NHS workers - Ellesmere Port Pioneer 09/03/05
A COMPANY has come up with a James Bond-style gadget to help protect community workers. The equipment, which North Liverpool Primary Care Trust has been piloting since October, consists of a tiny mobile phone device which can be hidden in an identity badge.
Please can you help my brave girl? - Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News 10/03/05
LITTLE Alexandra Dallas was just four days away from celebrating her fourth birthday when doctors diagnosed her with having an aggressive form of cancer.
Figures show MRSA is still a risk - Crewe Chronical 10/03/05
PATIENTS being treated at Leighton Hospital in Crewe are still at risk of catching the superbug MRSA, according to new Government figures.
Hospital in merger plan - Liverpool Echo 09/03/05
TWO city hospitals could be demolished or merged under multi-million pound plans to transform Liverpool's health service.
Staggering cost of the nation's violent society - Liverpool Daily Post 10/03/05
ACADEMICS and health officials in Liverpool will today discuss how more than 2.7 million incidents of violent crime cost the nation nearly £35bn in the last 12 months.
Nurse said 'she made a mistake' over boy's death - Liverpool Daily Post 10/03/05
AN Alder Hey hospital nurse accused of killing a toddler told her manager she had made a mistake by injecting him with a paralysing drug, a court heard yesterday.
How plague can prevent HIV - Liverpool Daily Post 10/03/05
FOR years it has baffled scientists trying to find a cure for Aids. But now biologists at the University of Liverpool have worked out the conundrum of why one in 10 Europeans has a gene that makes them naturally immune to the HIV virus.
£80m city health shake-up - Liverpool Daily Post 10/03/05
MORE than 6,000 extra operations will be carried out each year at a new £80m hospital Treatment Centre being built on Merseyside, it has emerged.
Health chief allays fears over bird flu panic - Warrington Guardian 09/03/05
AS panic continues to grow about the threat of a possible bird flu pandemic, one of Warrington's most prominent health chiefs this week reassured the public that the matter was in hand.
Jenny's choc shock - St Helens Star 10/03/05
WHEN schoolgirl Jenny Hough popped into a chocolate shop looking for a Mother's Day gift she picked out an innocent looking box of champagne truffles.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Comic amazed by the happy hospice - Lancashire Evening Post 09/03/05
Comedian Dave Spikey today revealed he has been watching a close friend battle against cancer at St Catherine's Hospice and that he has been amazed by what a bright and cheerful place the hospice is.
Wards closed - Bolton Evening News 09/03/05
SIX wards have been closed at Salford's Hope Hospital due to an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting.
MMR call to Whites - Bolton Evening News 09/03/05
BOLTON Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce is being urged to give his players the MMR jab to protect them from an outbreak of mumps.
'One in three children live in poverty' - Bolton Evening News 09/03/05
ONE in three children are living in poverty in Bolton, according to a report. The startling statistic has been revealed by End Child Poverty, a coalition of some of the country's leading child charities.
Be one of 85,000 who will quit on Wednesday - Bolton Evening News 09/03/05
HUNDREDS of smokers in Bolton will quit for good on Wednesday to mark national No Smoking Day.
Born in a rush - Bolton Evening News 09/03/05
HE was in such a hurry, he gave his mother a huge surprise - but now, safe and well, he gives his mum the thumbs up. Little Samuel was born 11 weeks premature without any warning, stunning his mother, Rochelle Gilsenan.
Unhealthy Government policy [letter] - Bolton Evening News 09/03/05
I WAS disturbed to see from E Crittenden's letter (Boton Evening News, February 9) that someone else with a long term illness needing regular hospital treatment is also having to suffer as a result of Government policy.
Town is winning war on smoking - Bolton Evening News 09/03/05
EXCELLENT news that health bosses in Bolton believe they are winning the battle to stop people smoking.
MRSA son: Mum cleans 'dirty' ward - Bolton Evening News 09/03/05
A MOTHER says she had to clean the hospital room where her son was recovering from the MRSA superbug.
The fatal injection - Blackburn Citizen 09/03/05
A BLACKBURN toddler died when a nurse mistakenly injected him with a muscle relaxing drug which stopped his heart, a court has heard.
Greater Manchester News
'Save mental health beds' - South Manchester Reporter 09/03/05
MENTAL health patients and their families are pleading with health chiefs not to close south Manchester’s only dedicated psychiatric unit for inpatients.
Hospital brings in parking charges - Macclesfield Express 09/03/05
CAR parking charges will be introduced at Macclesfield Hospital next month on Spring Day as part of proposals to solve a shortage of spaces.
Mental health in crisis - Macclesfield Express 09/03/05
DOCTORS and nurses in Macclesfield’s mental health services say they are working in a culture of bullying and fear.
Cancer boy’s amazing recovery - Tameside Advertiser 09/03/05
A MEDICAL miracle has seen a young boy defy doctors in his fight against cancer.
Beds crisis 'getting better' - Manchester Evening News 10/03/05
A HOSPITAL beds shortage which left patients waiting 10 hours on trolleys has now eased, health chiefs have announced. Senior staff at Wythenshawe Hospital said a number of beds had become available since Tuesday's crisis
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