Friday, February 24, 2006

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National News

Study questions ecstasy link to depression - Reuters 24/02/06

Ecstasy, the illegal recreational drug blamed by doctors for depression and anxiety, may often only enhance these symptoms rather than cause them, according to a study published on Friday.

Ecstasy linked to childhood depression - the Daily Mail 24/02/06
Child anxiety link to ecstasy use - BBC News 24/02/06

UK to buy bird flu vaccine stock - BBC News 24/02/06

The government has awarded two companies multi-million pound contracts to produce a vaccine against the deadly strain of bird flu for humans.

Fall in teenage pregnancy rate - The Times 24/02/06

THE Government has missed its target of reducing teenage conceptions by 15 per cent between 2000 and 2004, although by only a small margin.

Hospital price guide withdrawn - The Times 24/02/06

Hospitals have been told that they can no longer rely on an official “treatment price list” used to draw up budgets.

NHS funding 'manipulation threat' - BBC News 24/02/06

This needle won't hurt and you should feel a lot calmer before you sit your exam - The Times 24/02/06

The 900 children at Stanchester Community School are the first in Britain to be offered acupuncture to help them to cope with pre-exam nerves.

Superbug deaths up by nearly a quarter in year - Guardian 24/02/06

The number of deaths related to MRSA, the so-called hospital superbug, increased by almost a quarter, according to the latest figures. MRSA is now six times more likely to be a factor in the deaths of people in NHS hospitals than anywhere else, the Office for National Statistics said yesterday.

'Let old folk in care die' - the Daily Mail 24/02/06

Care homes should be able to "opt out" of trying to save the lives of dying elderly patients, according to a group of medical experts.
Care homes 'not to resuscitate' - BBC News 24/02/06

UK to buy bird flu vaccine stock - BBC News 24/02/06

The government has awarded two companies multi-million pound contracts to produce a vaccine against the deadly strain of bird flu for humans.


'Parents are healthier than their kids' - the Daily Mail 24/02/06

Parents will always claim they know best - and when it comes to being healthy, offspring in their twenties and thirties would do well to listen.

International News
Autistic ability 'underestimated' - BBC News 24/02/06

The intelligence of people diagnosed with autism is being underestimated, a science conference in St Louis, US, has been told.

Public Has Inadequate Understanding Of Food Risk Issues, Food Experts Say - Medical News Today 24/02/06

A recent study shows that food safety experts have little confidence in the public's understanding of food risk issues. The study is published in the Journal of Food Safety.

Hundreds Of Genes Contribute To Cell Growth And Cell Division - Medical News Today 24/02/06

A recent study shows that hundreds of genes contribute to cell growth and cell division. For the first time these genes, many of which are potential contributors to cancer, have been mapped in a single systematic study.

Dental Industry Leaders Launch National Foundation To Aid Millions Of Underserved Children - Medical News Today 24/02/06

A consortium of senior dental industry leaders, today announced the creation of The National Children's Dental Foundation at the Foundation's launch event held at The Chicago Children's Museum. The Foundation's mission is to eliminate dental disease and promote overall health and well-being by supporting and providing access to the best comprehensive prevention, education, treatment and advocacy programs for the growing numbers of dentally underserved children nationwide.

Key Distinction Between Outbreaks That Die Out And Epidemics Found By Study - Medical News Today 24/02/06

In an important study forthcoming in the March 2006 issue of the American Naturalist, biologists from Yale University, University of Florida, and Dartmouth University explore the dynamics of pathogen survival and shed new light on a longstanding mystery: why some infectious diseases are limited to small outbreaks and others become full-blown epidemics.

Great (taste) Expectations: Brain Anticipates Taste And Shifts Gears, Study Shows - Medical News Today 24/02/06

As the prism of our senses, the human brain has ways of refracting sensory input in defiance of reality.

Fresh theory on cause of Crohn's - BBC News 24/02/06

A weakened immune system - not an over-active one as had been suspected - may cause the intestinal disorder Crohn's disease, research suggests.


Cheshire and Merseyside News

Day care hospice to be sited at hospital - Ormskirk Advertiser 24/02/06

TRUSTEES of West Lancashire Community Hospice have announced a site for a new day care Hospice in Ormskirk.

GP's 'second-rate' health service fear - Ormskirk Advertiser 24/02/06

AN Ormskirk-based GP says that option three for the future of West Lancashire's Primary Care Trust would mean safer and better services for local patients.

Nurse takes healthy eating message to the classrooms - Southport Visiter 24/02/06

WHILE Jamie Oliver challenged schools to provide healthier school meals, Southport school nurse, Chris Laverty, has been taking a whole school approach to support healthy eating at Greenbank High School.

Action against asbestos - Maghull & Aintree Star 24/02/06

ASBESTOS victims and campaigners are inviting those affected by Asbestos to attend their public meeting on Monday (February 27).

Staff will advise on 999 calls - Maghull & Aintree Star 24/02/06

A MAJOR shake-up of the way some 999 calls are dealt with is being planned.

Blair: hospital MRSA threat is exaggerated - Daily Post 24/02/06

TONY BLAIR last night told the Daily Post he believed that the risk to NHS patients from MRSA had been "exaggerated".

Fears raised over future of hospital - Weekly News 24/02/06

GRAVE doubts over the future of Halton Hospital were voiced by councillors as they grilled hospital trust chiefs on its proposed restructuring at a meeting.

Cumbria and Lancashire News

Chemists step in to help oxygen patients - Preston Today 24/02/06

PHARMACISTS across Lancashire have been forced to restart home deliveries of oxygen after chaos broke out with the newly privatised home supply service.

Going through the lotions - Preston Today 24/02/06

A baby boy was flown more than 12,000 miles for a miracle cure to a devastating condition after UK doctors were left baffled.

Greater Manchester News
Are we ready to stop bird flu? - Manchester Evening News 24/02/06

LIFE-SAVING bird flu drugs do not appear to have been stockpiled in the north west - despite assurances by health bosses that they are geared up to deal with a massive outbreak among humans.

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