National and International News
Smokers urged to quit by text - The Times 16/11/05
People trying to give up smoking can now receive text messages of support as part of a government initiative to improve public health. The Department of Health announced the programme, which also allows smokers to access the NHS Stop Smoking Services via telephone and e-mail, as an alternative to traditional counselling services. Those who register a quit date will receive a series of supportive mail packs, texts and calls as they reach key stages in trying to give up.
Text service to help smokers quit - BBC Health News 15/11/05
Cannabis-based medicine given backing to treat MS patients - The Guardian 16/11/05
Patients in Britain will soon be able to obtain an unlicensed, cannabis-based medicine on prescription to treat multiple sclerosis and possibly rheumatoid arthritis. The Home Office has allowed the mouthspray drug to be imported for individual patients in exceptional cases, provided their clinician believes they will benefit.
MS patients to be given cannabis spray drug - The Telegraph 16/11/05
Cannabis drug available to MS patients - The Times 16/11/05
New 'cannabis' drug for MS patients - Daily Mail 15/11/05
Cannabis drug available in the UK - BBC Health News 15/11/05
New licensing laws raise mouth cancer fears - The Telegraph 16/11/05
Cancer campaigners criticised Government plans to extend opening hours yesterday and blamed a steep rise in mouth cancer on increased consumption of alcohol.
Surge in consumption criticised as oral cancer cases increase - The Guardian 16/11/05
Actor supports oral cancer campaign - Daily Mail 16/11/05
Mouth cancer rates in sharp rise - Daily Mail 16/11/05
Alcohol causing mouth cancer rise - BBC Health News 16/11/05
Tories fail to block extended pub hours - The Telegraph 16/11/05
Labour MPs rallied behind the Government last night to ensure that extended pub opening hours in England will go ahead from next week, despite an admission from a Cabinet minister that there could be a rise in alcohol-related crime.
Extended hours on trial - The Guardian 16/11/05
All-day drinking: 550 licences already granted - The Independent 16/11/05
Downing Street local appeals after late licence is denied - The Times 16/11/05
Bars in clamour to open longer as Tories fail to close the door - The Times 16/11/05
Weblog: Drinking - The Telegraph 16/11/05
Supermarkets fined for selling booze to youngsters - The Times 16/11/05
MANAGERS of ten city centre supermarkets have been told that they could lose their licences after staff were caught selling drink to under-age customers.
'Home-grown blood vessels' feat - Daily Mail 16/11/05
Two kidney patients from Argentina have received the world's first blood vessels grown in a lab dish from snippets of their own skin, in an exciting step towards helping people with a variety of diseases.
Diabetic pill could replace daily injections - Daily Mail 16/11/05
Daily injections could be a thing of the past for diabetics after a trial of a daily insulin capsule revealed promising results.
Cancer drug to benefit Scots first - Daily Mail 16/11/05
Breast cancer patients in Scotland can now benefit from another life-saving treatment - a year ahead of those with the disease in the rest of the UK.
Tamiflu firms in licensing deal - BBC Health News 16/11/05
Drug firms Roche and Gilead have set aside their differences and struck a deal over the production of Tamiflu, the main weapon against a flu pandemic.
A start in life - The Guardian 16/11/05
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. Its chief executive Felicity Collier looks back on the journey
What else can I do? - The Guardian 16/11/05
Kim, 27, is a philosophy and psychology graduate with a certificate in counselling. She is a social worker team administrator earning £22,600 but is looking for a more relevant job while she studies for a counselling diploma
Living in morsel fear - The Guardian 16/11/05
More than 2m pensioners in the UK still live below the poverty line, and new research shows that 28% of them spend £3.50 or less per day on food. Is it time to increase the state pension?
Ending inequality is a work in progress - The Guardian 16/11/05
There were not one but two landmark human rights anniversaries to celebrate in the past week: the 30th anniversary of the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act (SDA), and the 40th anniversary of the 1965 Race Relations Act. At each heart warming party there was a reminder of what had gone before. It is worth reminding doubters of how bleak life could be before these crucial legislative initiatives.
Malaria vaccine trial brings hope - The Guardian 16/11/05
The prospects for checking the pandemic growth of malaria looked brighter yesterday after scientists reported that young children in Mozambique were still enjoying protection from the vaccine they are testing after 18 months.
Row over pill may see pro-life activists in Italy's abortion clinics - The Guardian 16/11/05
Silvio Berlusconi's government is considering putting pro-life activists into state-funded abortion advice centres to discourage women from terminating their pregnancies.
5,000 incentive for lecturers - The Guardian 16/11/05
Newly qualified college lecturers will be offered up to £5,000 in an attempt to keep them in such shortage subjects as maths, science and construction, Ruth Kelly, the education secretary, will announce today.
The power of choice - The Guardian 16/11/05
Patient choice risks widening health inequalities, says Joe Farrington-Douglas
NHS is failing stroke patients, says watchdog - The Guardian 16/11/05
The NHS in England is failing to provide adequate care for most of the 110,000 people a year who suffer strokes, parliament's spending watchdog reports today after an investigation into the treatment of one of the nation's main killer conditions.
Autogenic therapy's healing power - The Guardian 16/11/05
Druin Burch's views (The Sceptic, G2, November 10) proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the time has come for more people to learn everything they can about Autogenic Therapy (AT). That way, they can reap the benefits of what experience has proven time and again - despite what The Sceptic may wish to believe - to relieve the symptoms of stress, whether acute, short-term, chronic or involving long-term distress.
Why is there a shortage of NHS dentists? - The Guardian 16/11/05
You live in east Cheshire and are looking for a dentist. You enter your postcode into a helpful page on the NHS website and up pop 25 local practices. Underneath 17 of them is written in red: "This dental practice is not accepting any new NHS patients."
Nothing to smile about - The Guardian 16/11/05
Linda Grant had always wanted perfect American teeth, instead of her gappy, British ones. Much to her delight, she was told she could - at a price. But they would prove more costly than she imagined ...
Blood vessels grown from patient's skin - The Guardian 16/11/05
The first clinical trial to implant blood vessels grown entirely from a patient's own cells was declared a success yesterday by a team of American scientists.
Children of immigrants break class barriers - The Independent 16/11/05
Black people are breaking through the class barrier and entering the middle classes at a faster rate than their white counterparts, according to a new study.
Hutton commits to benefits changes - The Independent 16/11/05
The new Work and Pensions Secretary has vowed to press ahead with the Government's planned overhaul of the benefits system.
Britons winning the battle against obesity - The Independent 16/11/05
Two thirds of adults say they have improved their diet or exercise over the past year in a sign that the Government may be starting to win the war on obesity.
The man who might hold the secret to defeating Aids - The Independent 16/11/05
The man who may hold the key to a cure for Aids was urged by doctors last night to come forward for the sake of millions of virus carriers worldwide.
Why I've been taking statins for 15 years - The Times 16/11/05
Dr Frankenstein’s monster, carefully constructed from the bones of charnel houses, was endowed with life in the early 19th century by a lightning strike. In the 21st century my own and many tens of thousands of other ageing bodies — and some not so old — are powered by statins, beta-blockers (or should it be the new option, calcium antagonists?) and a daily glass or two of red wine.
The little lifesaver - The Times 16/11/05
A drug invented 20 years ago has finally been recognised as crucial in the fight against heart disease. Our correspondent explains why statins are the new wonder pill
Letters to the Editor - The Times 16/11/05
Sir, It is vital that the implications of the surge in first-time visitors to casinos (report, November 12) are fully appreciated.
Bird flu inspectors allowed access day or night - The Times 16/11/05
INSPECTORS checking for bird flu will be able to enter any premises at any time of day or night under regulations now going through the Scottish Parliament.
Virus tests reduce fear over avian flu - The Times 16/11/05
Researchers find good news as China gets ready to inject billions of birds
Freed patient who killed is jailed for life - The Times 16/11/05
A MENTALLY ill patient, who bludgeoned a friend to death with a hammer after being freed early from a secure psychiatric unit, was jailed for life by the High Court in Glasgow yesterday.
Nursery staff not warned that toddler's mother was drug addict - The Times 16/11/05
NURSERY STAFF were not told about the drug-addicted past of the mother of Michael McGarrity, the toddler who survived for six weeks alone trapped in a high-rise flat with his mother’s body.
Scots 'sleepwalking to extinction' - The Times 16/11/05
If the population of the world shared the same lifestyle as Scots, another two planets would be required to provide the necessary resources, according to environmental experts. Scots are “sleepwalking into extinction” by leading unsustainable lifestyles that are threatening Scotland’s wellbeing and are placing a great strain on the Earth’s resources, according to the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS).
Healthy eating to be rewarded - The Times 16/11/05
Schoolchildren who eat healthily and behave themselves are being rewarded with games, CDs and jewellery. In the pilot project, the pupils use a special card to collect points that they can spend on the Swapits website. The site runs cash-free auctions and has already signed up more than 35,000 children in the UK.
Young people encouraged to speak out against violence at work - The Times 16/11/05
ALMOST half of young Scots who deal with the public at work have been subjected to violence, according to research for a new campaign urging people to know their rights in the workplace.
Actor attacks TV sunbed culture - The Times 16/11/05
A young actor with skin cancer has blamed a culture of sunbed use among celebrities for the disease.
Farmers demand a ban on beef from Brazil - The Times 16/11/05
About 100 farmers staged a four-hour demonstration outside Tilbury docks in Essex in protest at the importing of Brazilian beef.
Blair set to back a raising of the retirement age - The Times 16/11/05
TONY BLAIR is preparing to back plans to persuade people to retire later as a key weapon to combat the pensions crisis that will be revealed by an official report in two weeks.
Shopping mall bans bicycling paramedics - The Telegraph 16/11/05
Cycling paramedics have been banned from a new shopping centre in case they knock down shoppers who then sue for compensation.
Bully girls put 13-year-old in hospital - The Telegraph 16/11/05
Police are investigating an attack on a 13-year-old girl who needed hospital treatment after allegedly being beaten up by three others from her school.
Patient 'pushed to the ground' by guard - The Telegraph 16/11/05
A kidney dialysis patient who had permission to park in front of a hospital was pushed to the ground by an over-zealous security guard, it was claimed yesterday.
Woman who went on a cruise now has permanent seasickness - The Telegraph 16/11/05
A woman described yesterday how a rare, debilitating condition has left her feeling constantly seasick four years after she went on a Mediterranean cruise.
Scientists hold out prospect of a pill to make your hair curl - The Telegraph 16/11/05
Forget hair straighteners, curlers and expensive blow-dries. Throw out the styling mousse and hair gel.
Chinese to vaccinate billions of chickens - The Telegraph 16/11/05
China is vaccinating its entire stock of 14 billion chickens, ducks and geese against bird flu as it struggles to control outbreaks of the deadly disease.
Report criticises stroke care - Daily Mail 16/11/05
Hundreds of lives and millions of pounds could be saved if the NHS overhauled its treatment of stroke sufferers, a report has claimed.
Think-tank sees private role in NHS - Daily Mail 16/11/05
New providers, such as those in the private sector, could be encouraged to deliver local health services in efforts to speed up reform and improvement in primary care, a health think-tank has said.
How to stop the sniffles - Daily Mail 15/11/05
Old wives tales have long been dismissed by modern medicine. But a study has revealed wrapping up warm does indeed help to prevent the common cold.
Acting like Basil puts strain on your heart - Daily Mail 15/11/05
Basil Fawlty wannabes beware! Men who are permanently hostile towards others face an increased risk of heart problems, a study has revealed.
Blood clot 'epidemic' kills 60,000 patients a year - Daily Mail 15/11/05
Preventable blood clots are being blamed for the deaths of more than 60,000 hospital patients a year.
Atkins 'can harm heart in a fortnight' - Daily Mail 15/11/05
The first direct evidence that the Atkins diet could damage the heart has been uncovered by scientists.
Head offering pregnancy tests to girls aged 11 - Daily Mail 15/11/05
A school has been attacked for offering pregnancy tests to girls as young as 11 - without telling their parents it was setting up the scheme.
Ban urged on first-cousin marriages - Daily Mail 15/11/05
British Asians should be stopped from marrying their own cousins, an MP has demanded.
'Chaos and confusion' over bird flu - Daily Mail 15/11/05
The avian flu testing system is under fire after it emerged that the deadly H5N1 virus was probably brought to the UK by birds from Taiwan.
School closed after E.coli outbreak - Daily Mail 15/11/05
Another school has been closed by health officials after new cases of the deadly E.coli infection were detected among pupils.
Insulin capsule hopes for diabetics - Daily Mail 15/11/05
Diabetics could one day take their insulin in the form of a capsule rather than by injection after a trial in patients revealed promising results.
Drop in Civil Service sick days - Daily Mail 15/11/05
Civil servants took an average of nine days off work sick last year, down by a day from the previous 12 months, new figures showed.
Stroke death rates could be cut - BBC Health News 16/11/05
Hundreds of lives and millions of pounds could be saved if the NHS in England gave care of stroke patients a greater priority, says a report.
Breast cancer drugs gap 'widens' - BBC Health News 16/11/05
Another breast cancer drug has been approved for full use by the NHS in Scotland ahead of the rest of the UK.
Tories lose 'NHS deficits' vote - BBC Health News 15/11/05
A Conservative motion calling on the government not to neglect patients' interests to save money in the short term has been defeated by MPs.
Doubts over bird flu tests raised - BBC Health News 15/11/05
Doubts over testing in quarantine for bird flu have been raised after it emerged Taiwanese finches, not a parrot, brought the disease to the UK.
Malaria jab's long-term promise - BBC Health News 15/11/05
A malaria vaccine has been found to protect children in Africa from serious disease for at least 18 months.
Drug appraisals 'too long', say GPs - BBC Health News 15/11/05
Most GPs are dissatisfied with the time taken to approve new drugs for the NHS in England, a BBC survey suggests.
Suicides raise fears over Tamiflu - BBC Health News 15/11/05
Medicines regulators are monitoring the antiviral Tamiflu after reports from Japan that two teenagers who had taken the drug committed suicide.
Clinic closed at 'sick' village - BBC Health News 15/11/05
A health centre is being closed in a village named among the "sickest" in England and Wales by the 2001 census.
FDA, Biogen Idec Say HIV-Positive People Should Not Take Skin Disorder Drug Amevive - Medical News Today 16/11/05
FDA and the pharmaceutical company Biogen Idec on Thursday said HIV-positive individuals should not take the company's skin drug Amevive because it might lower their CD4+ T cell counts, Reuters reports (Reuters, 11/10). The drug is approved to treat moderate to severe psoriasis, an autoimmune skin disorder (Dow Jones/Boston Globe, 11/11). In a letter to health care providers last month, Biogen contraindicated Amevive for HIV-positive patients (Reuters, 11/10). Carmen Bozic, senior director of drug safety and risk management for Biogen, wrote that the contraindication says "Amevive should not be administered to patients with HIV. Amevive reduces CD4+ T lymphocyte counts, which might accelerate disease progression or increase complications of disease in these patients" (Biogen Idec letter, October 2005).
Get With The Guidelines program dramatically improves care, American Heart Association - Medical News Today 16/11/05
After one year - Get With The GuidelinesSM programs used in hospitals significantly improved care for almost 30,000 coronary artery disease patients of all ages and sexes, according to research reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2005.
Results of exercise test may predict death in patients with coronary artery disease - Medical News Today 16/11/05
Exercise capacity, as measured in terms of VO2max, is a powerful predictor of death in patients with coronary artery disease, not just patients with heart failure. That is the finding of Mayo Clinic research presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2005 in Dallas.
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Muscular dystrophy and cancer-associated muscle wasting share dystrophin dysfunction - Medical News Today 16/11/05
A new study provides important insight into the mechanisms of a muscle wasting disorder that interferes with treatment for cancer and has a negative impact on patient survival. The research, published in the November issue of Cancer Cell, describes an unexpected link between muscular dystrophy and muscle wasting associated with cancer, and suggests a potential strategy for development of therapies to combat cancer-associated muscle wasting.
Backyard treatment may yield leukemia treatment - Medical News Today 16/11/05
Scientists here have identified a new pathway in the progression of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). They also discovered that an extract from the root of a common ornamental plant can suppress the process.
Cells derived from heart stem cells can repair heart attack damage - Medical News Today 16/11/05
Stem cells derived from human heart tissue develop into multicellular, spherical structures called cardiospheres that express the normal properties of primitive heart tissue, smooth muscle and blood vessel cells, according to a study by Johns Hopkins researchers.
Cardiac pump can extend life in end-stage heart failure - Medical News Today 16/11/05
Heart pumps can significantly extend the lives of end-stage heart failure patients who are not candidates for heart transplants, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2005.
New 'eye movement' test may help treat fetal alcohol syndrome - Medical News Today 16/11/05
A simple test that measures eye movement may help to identify children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and ultimately lead to improved treatment for the condition, say Queen's University researchers.
Olfactory system detects pheromones that control reproduction, not the vomeronasal system - Medical News Today 16/11/05
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have discovered that pheromones essential for mating behavior in mice are recognized by the nose and not by the vomeronasal system, as researchers had long suspected. The new studies demonstrate that the main olfactory epithelium, which was presumed to be mostly involved with the sense of smell, plays a critical role in pheromone detection.
New target in autoimmune skin blistering disease pops up - Medical News Today 16/11/05
For decades, intravenous Ig has been used to treat a variety of immune and inflammatory diseases and numerous mechanisms have been proposed to explain its mode of action. Studies using animal models of autoimmune skin blistering diseases suggested that intravenous Ig protects against these autoimmune diseases as well.
Having false memories is a real phenomenon - Medical News Today 16/11/05
Children and adolescents - even adults for that matter - may report with all sincerity that they had been sexually abused in the past or witnessed a murder or other crimes. But sometimes the person, though earnest, is wrong: The memory is a false one.
From one cell, many possible cures - Medical News Today 16/11/05
A single cell with the potential to repair damaged heart muscle tissue . . . regenerate injured bone . . . create new cartilage or skin . . . even reverse nerve damage. Human stem cells offer tremendous hope for the development of revolutionary medical treatments for these and a variety of other human health problems.
New cigarette flavors include mint, chocolate and citrus - youth market targeted - Medical News Today 16/11/05
New research from the Harvard School of Public Health finds that cigarette makers are targeting young smokers with candy and liqueur-flavored new brands that mask the harsh and toxic properties found in tobacco smoke, and in one case, embedding a hidden flavor pellet within the filter. Despite assurances from cigarette makers that they no longer target the youth market, the researchers found that new brands are being marketed to young smokers and racial/ethnic groups using colorful and stylish packaging and exploiting adolescents' attraction to candy flavors. The study appears in the November/December issue of the journal, Health Affairs.
Global burden of foot disease and amputation in diabetic patients, The Lancet - Medical News Today 16/11/05
Every 30 seconds a lower limb is amputated somewhere in the world as a consequence of diabetes, states a review in this week's issue of The Lancet. Most of the content of this week's issue is devoted to diabetic foot disease, coinciding with World Diabetes Day today (Friday November 14, 2005), which is this year focusing on foot complications.
African-Americans have worse quality of life after heart attack or unstable angina - Medical News Today 16/11/05
African-American patients have more chest pain, worse quality of life, and worse physical function than white patients one year after suffering acute coronary syndromes, such as heart attacks or unstable angina, according to a new study in the Nov. 15, 2005, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
New form of cancer gene regulation discovered - Medical News Today 16/11/05
The Quaking gene, first described as a mutation in mice that causes rapid tremor, is thought to suppress tumor formation and protect humans from cancer.
Obstructive sleep apnea raises risk of stroke and death from any cause - Medical News Today 16/11/05
An observational study of more than 1,000 patients at the Yale Center for Sleep Medicine found that obstructive sleep apnea significantly increases the risk of stroke or death from any cause, and that the risk is linked to sleep apnea severity. The researchers found the increased risk to be independent of other factors, including hypertension. Participants were over age 50 without a history of heart attack or stroke at the start of the study. They were followed for an average of just under 3.5 years. The report cites support from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, the Yale Center for Sleep Medicine, and the Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Service.
How protein-rich diets stunt the appetite - Medical News Today 16/11/05
Researchers have uncovered new evidence to explain the observation that diets rich in protein stunt the appetite, according to a report in the November Cell Metabolism. The findings suggest a novel link connecting macronutrients in the diet to hunger, the researchers said. The results also point to a potential new target for the treatment of eating disorders, they added.
It's possible to grow new lung alveoli by growing new blood vessels, University of Alberta - Medical News Today 15/11/05
University of Alberta researchers pioneer gene therapy to restore alveoli and lung capillaries in damaged rat lungs; first step in one day helping premature babies.
EU (European Commission and EMEA) and FDA extend confidentiality arrangements for five more years - Medical News Today 15/11/05
The European Commission (EC), the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have extended their confidentiality arrangements related to medicinal products for human and veterinary use for five more years, following the positive experience gained since the initial arrangements were signed in September 2003.
Gene therapy potential for treatment of pancreatic cancer - Medical News Today 15/11/05
A gene responsible for the production of a protein called vasostatin may prove a promising new way of treating pancreatic cancer, suggests research published ahead of print in Gut.
Breastfeeding may protect against gluten intolerance (coeliac disease) - Medical News Today 15/11/05
Breastfeeding may protect children against gluten intolerance otherwise known as coeliac disease, suggests research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Hostility in women does not affect their long term heart health - Medical News Today 15/11/05
A permanent hostility towards others, long regarded as a component of type A personality, does not affect the long term heart health of women, suggests research in Heart. But the same is not true of men.
Bad eating habits costing UK health service 6 billion every year - Medical News Today 15/11/05
The UK's poor dietary habits are costing its health service an annual £6 billion - three times as much as the financial toll from smoking - reveals research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
New Respiratory Synctial Virus (RSV) treatment for at-risk infants under study - Medical News Today 15/11/05
A new, enhanced-potency monoclonal antibody designed to keep the sniffles from turning into a devasting illness in at-risk babies is under study at the Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center.
Global Fund Lifts Suspension of Grants to Uganda; Agreement To Strengthen Oversight of Funds - Medical News Today 15/11/05
The Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Thursday said it will resume funding to Uganda after signing an agreement with the Ugandan Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development that will strengthen oversight of programs receiving funds, Reuters reports (Reuters, 11/10). The Global Fund in August announced the suspension of five grants worth $367 million after an audit of one of the grants by PricewaterhouseCoopers found evidence of serious mismanagement by the Ugandan Ministry of Health's Project Management Unit, which was established to implement the grants. The fund had requested that the Ministry of Finance, which serves as the principal recipient for the five grants, implement a new method of effectively managing the grants by the end of October (Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, 9/2). The agreement states that the Ministry of Finance must establish structures to oversee management of the grants; conduct a self-assessment and restructuring of Uganda's Country Coordinating Mechanism, the Global Fund's country-level partner for grant proposals; and restructure the grant process, including implementation, responsibilities and oversight, according to a Global Fund release. The agreement also stipulates that auditing firm Ernst & Young for the next six to nine months will continue to oversee grant sub-recipients (Global Fund release, 11/10). Global Fund Executive Director Richard Feachem said, "Over the past two months, the Global Fund has been heartened by the intensive efforts of our partners in Uganda," adding, "We are very pleased that the progress made enables us to lift the suspension of Uganda's grants" (AFP/Yahoo! News, 11/10).
Cheshire and Mersey News
Region in the grip of housing crisis - Liverpool Echo 16/11/05
PARTS of Merseyside are in the grip of a housing crisis with an explosion in the number of homeless families, new figures have revealed.
Tories claim NHS faces a cash crisis - Daily Post 16/11/05
A DEFICIT of 74m, predicted for the health service in Merseyside and Cheshire, is proof the NHS is in crisis, the Tories claimed yesterday.
Mersey midwives bring home national awards - Daily Post 16/11/05
TWO Liverpool midwives have scooped first and second prize in a national award.
GP loses appeal against indecent assault convictions - Daily Post 16/11/05
A PERVERTED doctor, jailed after he molested numerous female patients, yesterday failed in an Appeal Court bid to have his convictions quashed.
Accused doctor fights for 'justice' over hearing - Daily Post 16/11/05
A SUSPENDED Merseyside doctor facing the possible end of his career is at the centre of a test legal case claiming the way his hearing will be conducted is unfair.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Trust decides if cutbacks at hospital are needed - Carlisle News & Star 15/11/05
HEALTH chiefs will meet today to decide whether Alston Hospital will close in-patient beds due to a staff shortage
Greater Manchester News
Two hospitals share £220m building bonanza - Manchester Evening News 15/11/05
TWO hospitals in Greater Manchester are to get new buildings at a cost of £220 million.
Last orders for bar bingeing - Manchester Evening News 16/11/05
GREATER Manchester is at the centre of a nationwide crackdown on binge drinking.
World first to fight internet perverts - Manchester Evening News 16/11/05
THE world's first centre dedicated to combating the exploitation of children by paedophiles on the internet was announced today.
Hospital shake-up shock - Manchester Evening News 16/11/05
A HOSPITAL could shut and a second could change hands in a dramatic NHS shake-up affecting more than 40,000 patients.
Health fears for missing man, aged 66 - Bolton Evening News 15/11/05
A 66-YEAR-OLD man has gone missing from his home in Ladybridge.
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