National and International News
Bird flu virus: What you need to know - Daily Mail 13/10/05
Britons have been urged to be vigilant against bird flu and to report suspicious bird deaths. The call comes after a ban on the import of live poultry and feathers from Turkey where more than 1,000 cases have been confirmed.
Government advice to beat bird flu: Wash your hands more frequently - The Independent 13/10/05
Romania bird flu tests negative - BBC Health News 13/10/05
Chiron hopes to ship flu vaccine within days - Reuters 13/10/05
Experts call for creating US bird flu czar - Reuters 13/10/05
Nurse accused of four murders - The Times 13/10/05
A male nurse, 29, who has not been named by police, will appear at Leeds Magistrates’ Court today charged with the murder of four women in Leeds hospitals three years ago, and the attempted murder of a fifth. The man, believed to be from Scotland, was initially arrested and questioned in 2003 in connection with the death of Ethel Hall, 86, at Leeds General Infirmary.
Nurse charged with four murders - Daily Mail 13/10/05
Nurse charged with patient deaths - BBC Health News 13/10/05
Murder charge nurse in court - The Guardian 13/10/05
Childhood asthma, home-based interventions are cost effective - Medical News Today 13/10/05
New data suggest that a home-based environmental intervention program is a cost-effective way to improve the health of inner-city children who have moderate to severe asthma. The program successfully decreased allergen levels in the home and reduced asthma symptoms.
Test of asthma control for youngsters introduced - Reuters 13/10/05
NHS redress system to be unveiled - BBC Health News 13/10/05
Plans to deal with complaints from patients harmed during NHS care without resorting to the legal system are to be outlined by ministers.
NHS redress system to be unveiled - Daily Mail 13/10/05
'Abuse at early age can lead to memory loss' - Daily Mail 13/10/05
Infants that are abused, neglected or suffer broken homes may develop memory loss in middle age, new research suggests.
Childhood stress can lead to memory loss and cognitive decline in middle age - Medical News Today 13/10/05
EU study suggests PCBs may damage human sperm - Reuters 13/10/05
Toxic man-made industrial chemicals in the environment can damage sperm but do not seem to dramatically effect male fertility, scientists said on Thursday.
Pollutants 'damage sperm quality' - BBC Health News 13/10/05
Raising awareness of breast cancer - The Independent 13/10/05
The first time I know I've definitely got them is when they leap out at me in the bathroom mirror. I am 13 and drying myself after my bath, and I throw down my towel and jump up and down, giggling. Normally when I jump, nothing on my hard, skinny boy-body moves, but this time it's different. "Oh look!" shriek my younger sisters, still in the water, half laughing, half disgusted. "Her nipples have gone wobbly! She's getting bosoms!"
New lead in breast cancer battle - Daily Mail 13/10/05
Breast cancer link to childhood obesity probed - Daily Mail 13/10/05
Charlotte: Judge to review order - Daily Mail 13/10/05
The case of profoundly disabled Charlotte Wyatt, whose parents are fighting to overturn a court order allowing doctors not to artificially ventilate her in a life-threatening situation, is to come under fresh scrutiny at the High Court.
High court to review resuscitation girl's case - The Guardian 13/10/05
Minister to announce new NHS complaints system - The Guardian 13/10/05
Plans to introduce a faster compensation scheme for NHS patients harmed as a result of clinical negligence are set to be unveiled today.
Eye hospital launches health 'boutiques', Debenham's-style - The Guardian 13/10/05
A foundation hospital is using its freedom from Whitehall control to build up a chain of eye surgery "boutiques" in NHS hospitals across London.
Part-privatisation of ambulance work sparks union anger - The Guardian 13/10/05
Most of the ambulance service in Surrey is to be hived off to a private company specialising in prison management, immigration detention centres and court escort duties, which broke off from Group 4 security services last year.
Blood test offers women simple check on fertility - The Times 13/10/05
A TEST that will allow women to determine how many years of fertility they have left should be available within months, researchers said yesterday.
Therapist 'discovers new anxiety' - Daily Mail 13/10/05
A therapist has claimed she has identified a new syndrome which might explain why some people experience tension during the autumn months.
Reproductive 'health gap' denounced - Daily Mail 13/10/05
A senior official in the United Nations has called for the "utterly immoral" gap between the reproductive health of rich and poor women to be closed.
Doctors demand 4.5% pay rise - Daily Mail 13/10/05
Doctors should get pay rises of at least 4.5% to stay in a comparable position to other professions, the British Medical Association has said.
Ministers demand total smoking ban - Daily Mail 13/10/05
Health campaigners have made a last ditch plea to the Prime Minister as the Cabinet met to discuss its smoke-free legislation.
Swansea is 'Britain's fittest city' - Daily Mail 13/10/05
Swansea, Bristol and Bolton were named the "fittest cities in Britain" - while London languishes at the bottom of a league table as the least fit.
Charity to treat blind children - Daily Mail 13/10/05
A UK charity has pledged to track down and treat 10,000 children in Bangladesh who are blind due to cataracts.
Obese people's muscles 'amass fat' - Daily Mail 13/10/05
Obese people often find it hard to keep losing weight despite cutting down the calories.
Baby defies doctors who said he'd be deformed - Daily Mail 13/10/05
When Amy Brankin found out she was pregnant with her first baby, her joy soon turned to despair. Doctors said the foetus had a rare condition that would leave it so badly deformed it was likely to die before birth.
Mother of three desperate for new cancer drug - Daily Mail 13/10/05
A young mother has spoken of her anguish at being unable to gain access to a cancer drug that could save her life.
Anger over hospital referral cap - BBC Health News 13/10/05
Local health bosses are considering capping the number of patients that can be referred to hospital each week.
Women's health fuelling poverty - BBC Health News 13/10/05
Tackling female health would not only save millions of lives but reduce global poverty, experts say.
Fungi 'antibiotics' for superbugs - BBC Health News 13/10/05
Scientists believe they may have found powerful new antibiotics in fungi that could fight drug-resistant bacteria.
Flea protein may repair arteries - BBC Health News 13/10/05
A protein responsible for fleas' astonishing jumping power could be harnessed to repair damaged arteries.
Awkward moment for prince at the chemist's - Daily Telegraph 13/10/05
Most men will know the feeling: idly plucking something off the shelf in the chemist's, reading the label and then putting it back hastily with the strong hope that nobody noticed what you were looking at.
Hewitt and her appointees are bad news for our hospitals and health [opinion] - Daily Telegraph 13/10/05
My temperament is so generally peaceable that some mornings I wake up and think I have no enemies in the world. I rub my eyes, and stretch, and wonder what it is I am fighting for, and who it is I am fighting against. And then I open the paper, and I behold the visage of Patricia Hewitt, and it all comes flooding back.
View from the surgery [opinion] - Daily Telegraph 13/10/05
Continuing my cut-out-and-keep A-Z of 21st-century Health Fears
New microfluidic devices found to be effective method of in-vitro fertilization in mice - Medical News Today 13/10/05
Technology that more closely mirrors the natural fertilization process is showing promise as a new method of in-vitro fertilization, researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found.
Exercise can trim deep abdominal fat - Reuters 13/10/05
Couch potatoes may quickly accumulate a type of deep abdominal fat that contributes to diabetes and other metabolic problems -- but regular exercise can prevent or even reverse the process, according to researchers.
Kidney disease outlook improving in diabetics - Reuters 13/10/05
New research suggests that the number of type 1 diabetics with the most advanced form of kidney disease -- end-stage renal disease or ESRD -- may be lower than previously estimated. The research also suggests that the outlook with regard to ESRD in diabetic patients has improved over the years.
Metformin may help diabetics with heart failure - Reuters 13/10/05
A new study suggests that the diabetes drug metformin, sold as Glucophage, may improve survival and clinical outcome in diabetic patients with heart failure, even though FDA labeling recommends against using the drug in these patients.
Chromium supplements may aid some with depression - Reuters 13/10/05
Supplements containing the mineral chromium may be useful in treating some cases of depression -- particularly when carbohydrate craving is a prominent symptom, a new study suggests.
UN will miss 2005 target to halt polio spread - Reuters 13/10/05
A U.N.-led campaign conceded on Wednesday that it would miss its target of halting the spread of polio worldwide in 2005, saying it would take another year to complete the job in northern Nigeria.
Blood test may detect asbestos-related lung cancer - Reuters 13/10/05
Researchers have identified a protein that could help in the early detection of a rare but deadly chest cancer caused by asbestos exposure, a study said on Wednesday.
Work on cancer-killing compound nets FSU professor major grant - Medical News Today 13/10/05
Within a laboratory on the Florida State University campus, a chemist leads a team of researchers in a quest to develop synthetic versions of rare natural substances. If all goes well, the team's efforts could pay off in the form of the next generation of cancer-fighting drugs.
Researchers call for better recognition and pain management of endometriosis - Medical News Today 13/10/05
Women with endometriosis can wait up to ten years for the painful gynaecological condition to be diagnosed, according to a paper in the latest Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Radical surgery best option for most ovarian cancer patients with cancer in diaphragm, retrospective study - Medical News Today 13/10/05
In a retrospective study looking back at a decade of surgeries, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers have determined that surgery to remove metastatic disease from the diaphragm, in conjunction with other procedures to remove the primary diseased tissue in ovarian cancer patients, significantly increases survival rates. Study results were published in Gynecologic Oncology online.
Low Blood Glucose Levels May Complicate Gastric Bypass Surgery, Study Shows - Medical News Today 13/10/05
Physicians monitoring patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery should be on the alert for a new, potentially dangerous hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) complication that, while rare, may require quick treatment, according to a new study by collaborating researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and published in the October issue of the journal Diabetologia.
Immune therapy could treat leukemias, autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection - Medical News Today 13/10/05
In studies with mice, treatment with a new monoclonal antibody that targets immune system B cells has shown considerable promise for treating leukemias, autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection, according to immunologists at Duke University Medical Center.
Family meals, stories boost child confidence, say Emory researchers - Medical News Today 13/10/05
Research by two Emory University psychology professors shows that families who regularly share meals together have children who know more about their family history and tend to have higher self-esteem, interact better with their peers and show higher resilience in the face of adversity.
Diabetes Type 2 - ‘10 Practical Steps' aim to help physicians and patients reach treatment goals - Medical News Today 13/10/05
In the face of an emerging worldwide epidemic of type 2 diabetes, the Global Partnership for Effective Diabetes Management today launched the first global recommendations designed to help physicians overcome common barriers to achieving recommended treatment goals for diabetes management.
Contraception services in crisis, says fpa, UK - Medical News Today 13/10/05
Commenting on the Annual Report of the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health, Anne Weyman, fpa Chief Executive said: “We strongly support the recommendations of the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health concerning performance management of contraception services.
Erectile dysfunction may be a sign that coronary artery disease is developing - Medical News Today 13/10/05
Erectile dysfunction may be a sign that coronary artery disease is developing, even in men without typical risk factors, according to a new study in the Oct. 18, 2005, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Violent video games lead to brain activity characteristic of aggression - Medical News Today 13/10/05
A Michigan State University researcher and his colleagues have shown that playing violent video games leads to brain activity pattern that may be characteristic for aggressive thoughts.
End-stage renal disease incidence, prognosis improving for patients with diabetes type 1 - Medical News Today 13/10/05
Patients with type 1 diabetes have an improved prognosis with regard to end-stage renal disease over the past four decades, and it appears the incidence of end-stage renal disease is lower than previously estimated, according to a study in the October 12 issue of JAMA.
Other illnesses play role in difference in breast cancer survival rates between blacks and whites - Medical News Today 13/10/05
Black breast cancer patients have shorter survival than white breast cancer patients largely because of a higher rate of other disorders, such as diabetes and hypertension, according to a study in the October 12 issue of JAMA.
Cheshire and Mersey News
Directory to put mental services at your fingertips - Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News 12/10/05
A DIRECTORY of mental health services has been launched by Halton Parental and Child Mental Health Forum.
£10m shot in arm for town - Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News 12/10/05
A GLOBAL healthcare company is to open a £10m HQ in Runcorn. Story continues Fresenius Kabi (FK) has announced an expansion programme in the North West, which includes a new purpose-built UK headquarters on a three acre site at Manor Park.
Lorries wreck Sylvia's health - Winsford Chronicle 12/10/05
A WOMAN suffered a nervous breakdown exacerbated by years of round-the-clock lorry noise.
Ambulance merger could be a lifesaver - Northwich Chronicle 12/10/05
HEALTH chiefs say radical changes to the way their ambulances are deployed will help them respond to emergency callouts more quickly in the future.
Ban will threaten NHS staff safety - Northwich Chronicle 12/10/05
CRITICS fear banning smoking in hospitals could lead to violent attacks on nurses and hospital staff.
£2.5m super-surgery construction starts - Northwich Chronicle 12/10/05
WORK is under way on a £2.5m surgery which will revolutionise healthcare in the Castle and Winnington areas of Northwich.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Hospital staff are wonderful [letter] - Lancashire Evening Telegraph 12/10/05
RECENTLY there has been a lot of criticism about Queens Park Hospital, Blackburn.
GP's advice for Ramadan - Asian Times 13/09/05
A GP is encouraging muslims in Oldham to look after their health during Ramadan.
Fury as hospital units axed due to cash crisis - Blackpool Gazette 13/10/05
A DECISION to close six hospital units across the Fylde coast in a controversial cost-cutting move has sparked shock and dismay.
Greater Manchester News
Have a flu jab now - health bosses - Bolton Evening News 13/10/05
HEALTH bosses are urging people at risk from flu to have the protection jab in a bid to prevent an epidemic sweeping through the borough.
Transplant mum blasts George Best - Bolton Evening News 13/10/05
A MOTHER who made the heart-wrenching decision to donate her daughter's organs for transplant after she was killed in a road accident has blasted former soccer ace George Best for continuing to drink.
Private firm to run Infirmary scanner - Rochdale Observer 12/09/05
HOSPITAL chiefs are set to employ a private company to run Rochdale Infirmary’s new £1.5M MRI scanner.
Anger over health plans - Chorley Guardian 13/10/05
PLANS to scrap local Primary Care Trusts in a radical shake up of health care have been blasted by local councillors.
Survival rates soar for breast cancer - Manchester Evening News 13/10/05
RESEARCHERS at Manchester's Christie Hospital have helped create dramatic improvements in the survival chances of women with breast cancer.
Hospitals in plea for help - Manchester Evening News 13/10/05
THE government has been urged to provide more support to ensure all hospitals are able to apply for foundation status by 2008.
Bird flu hotline launches - Manchester Evening News 13/10/05
A BIRD death hotline has been set up by government scientists. They are urging people to report unusual bird deaths as fears grow over the spread of bird flu from Asia.
'1,000 nurses face axe in NHS crisis' - Manchester Evening News 13/10/05
UP to 3,000 NHS workers could lose their jobs because of cash shortfalls in health trusts, nursing leaders warned today.
The broken promise of dental care - Manchester Evening News 13/10/05
THE Manchester Evening News today accuses the government of breaking its promise to improve the shocking state of dental care in the region.
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