National and International News
Superbug kills a baby two days old - The Guardian 23/03/05
The sudden death of a healthy two-day-old baby because of MRSA was a complete mystery, experts said last night, as the distressed family of Luke Day lashed out at the NHS.
Baby dies of MRSA in hospital - Daily Telegraph 23/03/05
Dad's fears after MRSA kills baby - Daily Mail 23/03/05
Superbug kills day-old baby - The Times 23/03/05
The key is to identify and isolate the infected patients - The Independent 23/03/05
Two-day-old boy is killed by MRSA superbug amid claims of cover-up - The Independent 23/03/05
British are most at risk from melanomas - The Times 23/03/05
LIKE any tissue in the body the skin has various components; given the necessary stimulation most of them can turn malignant. There are therefore many different forms of skin cancer. But even the primary cancers, which originate in the skin, can vary from the rare Merkel's tumour to the relatively common rodent ulcer, more correctly referred to as a basal cell carcinoma. The majority of basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas - the two most common skin cancers - are readily treated provided they are diagnosed early.
'Now I look at a tan and think of the damage' - The Times 23/03/05
Skin cancer threat set to treble - The Times 23/03/05
Skin cancer rates 'set to treble' - Daily Mail 23/03/05
Experts fear soaring cancer rate - BBC Health News 23/03/05
Childminder too drunk to stop baby drowning - Daily Telegraph 23/03/05
A registered childminder was incapable of preventing a 19-month-old boy drowning in her bath because she had drunk more than two bottles of wine, a court heard yesterday.
Binge childminder jailed over death of boy in bath - The Times 23/03/05
Childminder jailed for baby's bath death - The Guardian 23/03/05
Loss of anonymity deters sperm donors - The Times 23/03/05
NEW laws lifting anonymity for sperm and egg donors are likely to lead to long waiting lists for couples seeking fertility treatment and a boom in “fertility tourism”, experts said yesterday.
Danger in new sperm donor law - The Guardian 23/03/05
Trust a familiar face, fall for an opposite - Daily Telegraph 23/03/05
We tend to trust people who we look like but are not sexually attracted to, according to a study that shows the extent to which we use the face to work out how genetically related someone else is to us.
Same face builds trust, not lust - BBC Health News 23/03/05
Therapy first for trauma sufferers - Daily Mail 23/03/05
People who have suffered a traumatic event and experience continuing anxiety and stress should be offered therapy first rather than drugs, experts have said.
Trauma stress 'under-recognised' - BBC Health News 23/03/05
Mental health care shake-up warning - Daily Mail 23/03/05
Government plans to reform mental health services will force too many people into compulsory treatment and erode their civil liberties, a committee of MPs and peers
has warned.
Call to reform mental health plan - BBC Health News 23/03/05
Veggie Heather: Diet may help cure - Daily Mail 23/03/05
Heather Mills McCartney claims a vegetarian diet may help cure cancer. The former model has joined husband Sir Paul in extolling the virtues of a meat-free lifestyle. She became a vegetarian after losing a leg in a motorcycle accident 12 years ago.
OAPs 'will be in control' - Labour - Daily Mail 23/03/05
Pensioners will be handed direct control of the care they receive if Labour returns to power, ministers are to pledge. Older people will be given the cash equivalent of the support they are entitled to so they can purchase the best services their money can buy.
Pupils helped to give up smoking - BBC Health News 23/03/05
A school in East Sussex is offering counselling to teenagers who have become addicted to cigarettes.
India backs cheap drug clampdown - BBC Health News 23/03/05
The Indian parliament has moved a step closer to banning domestic firms from manufacturing low-cost generic copies of patented drugs.
Doctor admits hitting young girl - BBC Health News 23/03/05
A family doctor has admitted hitting a three-year-old girl during a consultation at a hospital in Surrey.
Alzheimer's drug guide - The Times 23/03/05
TO STEM a growing dispute over Alzheimer's drugs, the Government has put searching questions to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, its drugs watchdog.
Cheshire and Mersey News
Mercy medics rebuilt a theatre from broken machines - Warrington Guardian 22/03/05
MEDICS from Warrington Hospital who have returned from a mercy mission to one of the cities worst affected by the Asian tsunami say they were struck by the extent of the devastation.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Birth of a new era for midwife - Preston Today 22/03/05
A new era is dawning for a popular Lancashire midwife who is retiring after more than 30 years.
Hospital staff don't know they're born [letter] - Blackburn Citizen 22/03/05
HAVING read your front page (Hospital nursery bombshell, March 18) I'm absolutely amazed that workers at Queen's Park Hospital are complaining! I feel that I have to write on behalf of `normal fee paying' parents of children who attend private day care.
Baby death mother could sue - Blackburn Citizen 22/03/05
A DEVASTATED mother is considering suing a hospital after her baby suffered fatal head injuries during childbirth. An inquest into the death of Ella Livesey was told that a medical team at Burnley General Hospital followed correct procedures during the "complicated" delivery.
Greater Manchester News
NHS gets tough on hospital bullyboys - Manchester Evening News 23/03/05
A CRACKDOWN on thugs who assault NHS staff is being launched today. A new agreement means that anyone who assaults or verbally abuses NHS staff at work will now be pursued through the courts.
The cancer fighters - Manchester Evening News 23/03/05
CAMPAIGNING breast cancer survivor Jan Bentley is overjoyed that Europe's first centre for the prevention of the disease is to be built in Manchester.
Matron to care for long term ill - Manchester Evening News 23/03/05
TWO community matrons will soon be based in Oldham to help care for people with long-term health conditions such as diabetes, asthma and arthritis.
Health and booze in the spotlight - Bury Times 22/03/05
HEALTH services in the area will be given the "once over" by the Ramsbottom, Tottington and North Manor Area Board on Tuesday night.
Operation joy for Nathan - Bolton Evening News 22/03/05
A VITAL transplant to give brave Bolton youngster Nathan Howarth a new lease of life has been hailed a success by doctors - and he celebrated with his first day at home since the operation.
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