Monday, July 03, 2006

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National News



Travellers told to forget malaria pills for India - Independent 03/07/06

A passage to India has long involved taking tablets to ward off malaria - but travellers to the subcontinent are being advised to forget the pills. Instead, they should focus on avoiding bites.



Fertility rules facing challenge - BBC News 03/07/06

MPs are set to demand an end to the right of fertility clinics to refuse treatment to single women and lesbians.



Paranoia more common than thought - BBC News 03/07/06

One in three people in the UK regularly suffers paranoid or suspicious fears, clinical psychologists have found.



Animal exposure may beat asthma - BBC News 03/07/06

Exposure to certain animals may prevent rather than trigger asthma and allergies, experts believe.



Consultation on smoking age limit - BBC News 03/07/06

The government is launching a consultation on whether or not to raise the legal age for buying tobacco.



Elderly told to stay indoors as heatwave hits the 90s - the Daily Mail 03/07/06

The elderly and sick have been warned to stay inside today as Britain basks in the hottest weather of the year so far.

Sun may not be such fun as heatwave warning issued - Guardian 03/07/06

'Keep your cool' warning as Britain gets hotter than Rio - Times 03/07/06

32C heatwave set to continue - Independent 03/07/06



Alarm over beef imports - the Daily Mail 03/07/06

Fears about eating beef from cattle pumped up with growth hormones have been raised by a government expert.

Health risk fears over sex hormones in imported beef - The Times 03/07/06




International News



Research Into Patients' Experience Of Cancer To Help Improve Care - Medical News Today 03/07/06

Leading researchers from five of Britain's top universities are joining forces to improve understanding of the social, psychological and clinical problems experienced by people with cancer.




Cheshire and Merseyside News



NHS mergers will pump £30m into cancer care - Liverpool Daily Post 03/07/06

MERGING Merseyside's health authority with others in the North West will free up £30m to fight cancer, its new chief executive pledged last night.



Cumbria and Lancashire News



£6m scanner for cancer patients - Preston Today 03/07/06

Cancer patients in Lancashire will soon have access to a new £6m hi-tech scanner.



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