National and International News
Abortion: The facts - The Independent 16/03/05
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, leader of six million Catholics, says it ought to be an election issue. Tony Blair disagrees. So should it be?
Survival of premature babies is driving the reformers - The Times 16/03/05
We are not fighting the election on abortion, says Howard - The Times 16/03/05
The key question: when is the foetus a sentient being? - The Independent 16/03/05
Blair's protests fail to quell abortion debate - The Independent 16/03/05
Heart attack alert over Vitamin E - Manchester Evening News 16/03/05
VITAMIN E supplements raised the risk of heart failure in a group of patients who took them for seven years, new research showed today.
Taking vitamin E 'could raise risk of heart failure' - Daily Telegraph 16/03/05
Vitamin E supplement risk increase - Daily Mail 16/03/05
Cell discovery could put cancer to sleep - The Times 16/03/05
SCIENTISTS have made a discovery that could lead to new ways of treating cancer. Working with skin-cancer cells, British scientists have found a way of reactivating a process that puts the cells into senescence — a coma-like state in which they stop dividing.
Cancer cells put into deep sleep - BBC Health News 16/03/05
Tumour cells 'sent to sleep' - Daily Mail 16/03/05
Hope for early menopause cure after ovary transplant - The Times 16/03/05
WOMEN who suffer early menopause as a side-effect of life-saving medical treatment have been given fresh hope of starting a family by a second success for a new ovary transplant procedure.
Second ovary transplant success - BBC Health News 16/03/05
Ovarian transplant [graphic] - The Times 16/03/05
Climbing research to aid patients - BBC Health News 16/03/05
A team of mountaineering medics is launching an expedition to Mount Everest to learn how the human body copes with high altitudes. The results could lead to new treatments for critically ill patients, as BBC News medical producer Rachael Buchanan found out.
Doctors plan Everest survival climb - Daily Mail 16/03/05
Alcohol and sex link ban for ads - BBC Health News 16/03/05
TV advertisers are to be banned from portraying alcohol as an "aid to seduction" or showing it alongside themes strongly appealing to under 18s.
No sex please, we're selling drink - The Times 16/03/05
Alzheimer's protest at Parliament - Daily Mail 16/03/05
MPs were urged to end discrimination against dementia sufferers and their carers as hundreds marched on Parliament.
Free Alzheimer's support sought - BBC Health News 16/03/05
Charlotte 'crying out for love and affection' - Daily Telegraph 16/03/05
The father of the severely brain damaged baby, Charlotte Wyatt, yesterday told the High Court that his daughter was crying out for love and affection and should be given a five-day chance of survival.
Obesity 'may reduce life expectancy by five years' - Daily Telegraph 16/03/05
Obesity is predicted to cut life expectancy in America by five years within the next 50 years and Britain is likely to see a similar trend.
Small IVF clinics 'may be closed' - Daily Mail 16/03/05
Small private infertility clinics could face closure under plans to extend treatment to couples on the NHS, experts have warned.
Healthier burgers 'may be on menu' - Daily Mail 16/03/05
Healthier hamburgers may soon be on menus thanks to an ingredient that slows down the rate at which the body absorbs fat, it has emerged.
Jump in alcoholic liver disease - BBC Health News 16/03/05
The number of people admitted to hospital in England with alcoholic liver disease has more than doubled in just 13 years, figures show.
Cooking chemical 'no cancer risk' - BBC Health News 16/03/05
Acrylamide, a chemical found in baked and fried foods, does not increase the risk of developing breast cancer as had been feared, scientists claim.
Compound to cut fatty food risk - BBC Health News 16/03/05
It may be possible to add a compound to high-fat food that can cut the risk of an unhealthy diet leading to diabetes, say scientists.
Standards set for sex health care - BBC Health News 16/03/05
A "gold standard" for sexual health care in England has been spelt out in guidance published on Wednesday.
Doctors at the peak of their profession - The Times 16/03/05
By pushing themselves to the limit of endurance, experts believe that they can help intensive-care patients
English test for foreign nurses - The Times 16/03/05
TOUGHER tests are to be imposed on nurses coming to Britain from outside the EU. From September, applicants will have to pass a more demanding English test and then sit a 20-day training course in an approved setting, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said yesterday.
What the doctor ordered - The Guardian 16/03/05
Jamie Oliver may be sorting out nasty school dinners, but similar mass-produced food is served at hospitals too. Why is the government dealing with giant catering firms when there are healthier options, asks Sheila Dillon
Girls, boys, gangs, drink, exams, sex, clubs, drugs, texting ... - The Guardian 16/03/05
Too old for child's play, too young for legal sex - and yet everyone seems to be afraid of you. What's it really like being 15 today? Laura Barton finds out
Hospitals deny patients facts on death rates - The Guardian 16/03/05
Guardian investigation under freedom of information extracts first data on heart surgeons and reveals successes and failures of system
Cheshire and Mersey News
Man's disease fear for long-lost child - Crewe Chronicle 16/03/05
A FORMER South Cheshire College student who has not seen his family for 16 years is desperately trying to find them amid fears that he may have passed on a genetic disease to his daughter.
Helped to live again - Liverpool Echo 16/03/05
WHEN Brenda Purvis slipped into a coma after suffering a massive brain haemorrhage, doctors told her family she would die.
Deadly cigarettes flooding the city - Liverpool Echo 16/03/05
MERSEYSIDE is being swamped with deadly counterfeit cigarettes from China, it was revealed today.
Cleaners in cash claim - Liverpool Echo 16/03/05
MORE than 100 female cleaners accused a hospital trust of sex discrimination after being denied bonus pay given to male porters.
Success in war on domestic violence - Liverpool Echo 16/03/05
MERSEYSIDE has one of the highest numbers of arrests for domestic violence in England.
Nurse will not give evidence - Liverpool Daily Post 16/03/05
AN ALDER Hey Children's Hospital nurse accused of killing a toddler by injecting the wrong drug will not be giving evidence.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Changes to hospital services spark fresh debate - Carlisle News & Star 16/03/05
MAJOR changes planned to health services in North Cumbria look set to spark further debate with the news that Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary is to be developed and West Cumbria will win a new hospital.
Greater Manchester News
Stroke patient shame - Manchester Evening News 16/03/05
A HOSPITAL trust in Greater Manchester has been named as one of the worst in the country for treating stroke patients.
Not helpful to make 'wrong assumptions' [letter] - Bury Times 15/03/05
IN response to a letter "I Am Suspicious of NHS Surveys" (February 11), I wish to respond to the comments made on the process of public engagement launched by the NHS agencies in Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, North Manchester and Heywood and Middleton.
Hospital's 100 years of caring - Bolton Evening News 15/03/05
STAFF stepped back in time, donning old fashioned capes to help celebrate the 100th birthday of Fall Birch Hospital in Lostock.
Will power to support the Hospice - Bolton Evening News 15/03/05
YOU can help secure the future of your loved ones and local people at the same time by making a Will during National Wills Week and thinking about Bolton Hospice when you do so.
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