National and International News
Switching to the Med diet 'would add a year to lifespan' - Daily Telegraph 08/04/05
Following a "Mediterranean diet" will give people an extra year of life, according to a study of 74,000 older men and women across Europe.
Howard's £52m plan to beat superbug - Daily Mail 08/04/05
The Tories have announced a £52 million 10-point action plan to tackle the MRSA hospital superbug - with leader Michael Howard saying it was a "personal" commitment after his mother-in-law died of a hospital-acquired infection.
Parties clash in superbugs debate - Daily Mail 08/04/05
The three main political parties joined in a debate on the future of the NHS, clashing over how each would tackle hospital superbugs.
People drinking more - but at home - Daily Mail 08/04/05
Alcohol consumption increased last year, but people were drinking more at home rather than in bars, restaurants and pubs, according to statistics released today.
Painkiller sale suspended in Europe - Daily Mail 08/04/05
Drugs company Pfizer has agreed to suspend sales of its pain-killing drug Bextra across Europe.
Mediterranean diet 'lengthens life' - Daily Mail 08/04/05
Older people who eat a Mediterranean diet can expect to live longer, researchers suggested.
Doctors 'would help babies to die' - Daily Mail 08/04/05
A survey of doctors in Belgium has revealed three in four are willing to shorten the life of critically ill babies. In 143 cases over the course of a year, paediatricians took end-of-life decisions, the survey revealed.
Refugees 'suffer stress disorder' - Daily Mail 08/04/05
Many refugees granted asylum in Britain and other western countries could be suffering the mental effects of shocking experiences, it has been claimed.
Milk linked to Parkinson's risk - BBC Health News 08/04/05
Drinking a glass or two of milk a day may raise the risk of Parkinson's disease in middle-aged men, research suggests.
NHS 'lags behind over technology' - BBC Health News 08/04/05
The UK is lagging behind many countries in the introduction of new medical equipment, MPs warn.
Peers back down on disability law - BBC Health News 08/04/05
People with disabilities will have protection from discrimination under a new law, but it will not cover those with depression.
Drug withdrawn amid skin concerns - BBC Health News 08/04/05
Sales of a painkiller have been suspended across Europe and the US amid concerns about skin reactions.
Cervical cancer jab in two years - BBC Health News 08/04/05
A vaccine against cervical cancer could be available within two years.
Lupin flour 'poses allergy risk' - BBC Health News 08/04/05
People who are allergic to peanuts may also be at risk of severe allergy to lupin flour, research suggests.
Science shows how malaria 'hides' - BBC Health News 08/04/05
Scientists have worked out how the deadliest malaria parasite is able to "hide" from the body's immune system.
Depression 'main sickness cause' - BBC Health News 08/04/05
Depression and anxiety are now the most common reasons for people starting to claim long-term sickness benefits, researchers in London have said.
Malaria uses masks as its weapon to invade body - The Times 08/04/05
A GENETIC “cloaking device” with which the malaria parasite hides itself from the immune system of human beings has been discovered by scientists, paving the way for new drugs against the disease.
Eat Med-style and expect to live a year longer . . . - The Times 08/04/05
THE largest study of the Mediterranean diet shows that people aged 60 who stick to it can expect to live a year longer than those who don’t.
Stress is now most likely reason for time off work - The Independent 08/04/05
The stress of modern living has for the first time resulted in mental problems overtaking physical ailments as the chief cause of long-term sickness in Britain. Depression and anxiety account for more claims for incapacity benefit than problems such as back pain.
Brown pressured to rule out increase in national insurance - The Independent 08/04/05
Gordon Brown has been forced on to the defensive over taxation pledges in Labour's forthcoming election manifesto.
Olive oil and sun leads to longer life - The Guardian 08/04/05
A Mediterranean-style diet makes people live longer, especially if they live near the Mediterranean, a European study says today.
Ailing Boots seeks cure in medicine sell-off - The Guardian 08/04/05
Health and beauty chain Boots yesterday put its over-the-counter medicines business up for sale and promised a payout to shareholders as it revealed poor current trading and issued its second profit warning in little more than a month.
Pfizer drug withdrawn over fears of side-effects - The Guardian 08/04/05
Pfizer is to withdraw its arthritis painkilling drug Bextra in the United States and Europe after regulators said the risk of heart disease and life-threatening skin reactions outweighed its therapeutic benefits.
Superbug linked to flesh-eating disease - The Guardian 08/04/05
Doctors have reported an alarming number of MRSA patients being attacked by a life-threatening flesh-eating infection in the US.
Cheshire and Mersey News
Shortage of mumps jabs - Liverpool Echo 07/04/05
A HUGE increase in mumps on Merseyside has caused a shortage of the MMR vaccine. More than 900 young people in Liverpool contracted the virus in the first three months of this year, compared to only 250 cases for the whole of 2004.
Don't take that gamble - St. Helens Star 07/04/05
ONLY one person in the borough is thought to have been diagnosed with HIV during the first six months of last year. Health chiefs say the latest case takes number of people with HIV/Aids in St Helens to 26, but add levels of the infection are small compared to high diagnoses nationally and regionally.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
I'm doing things for the last time... - Lancashire Evening Post 07/04/05
David Patterson is battling against advanced bowel cancer, which has spread to other areas of his body and time is running out for him.
Stupid mix-up for patients - Blackburn Citizen 07/04/05
A LOT effort has gone into persuading dentists to come to East Lancashire to ease the chronic shortage of NHS places.
Greater Manchester News
Mum's anger at 'dirty water' row - Bury Times 07/04/05
A MUM suffering from a broken leg is at loggerheads with United Utilities after she claimed her water supply has been unusable for nearly a month.
Knee surgeon speaks at international conference - Bolton Evening News 08/04/05
A BOLTON surgeon who specialises in a pioneering procedure to grow cartilage cells will address an international conference in South Africa about his work.
Dramatic rise in sexual diseases among young - Bolton Evening News 08/04/05
A LEADING doctor has said that sexually transmitted diseases had increased dramatically in Bolton. Now Dr Emile Morgan is calling for young people to be better educated about the risks of unprotected sex.
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