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GPs may be missing whooping cough cases - The Guardian 07/07/06
Children who are taken to the doctor with a bad cough that has lasted for more than two weeks are quite likely to have whooping cough - even if they were vaccinated as a baby, researchers claim today.
Warning to GPs after research uncovers true extent of whooping cough infection - The Independent 07/07/06
Whooping cough still infecting millions of vaccinated children - The Times 07/07/06
Whooping cough 'is endemic in children - The Telegraph 07/07/06
Children's whooping cough 'endemic' - Daily Mail 07/07/06
Whooping cough 'still widespread' - BBC Health News 07/07/06
Whooping cough endemic among UK children - study - Reuters 06/07/06
Lessons of the Cornwall care scandal - The Guardian 07/07/06
It is disturbing that widespread abuse of people with learning disabilities was allowed to continue for so long in Cornwall. But, it was not just care staff and managers who failed these vulnerable adults. The Strategic Health Authority in Cornwall did not hold the primary care trusts accountable, and the NHS collectively failed to act on the abuse that was taking place. The Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust has been awarded good star ratings in recent years, despite concerns from other organisations that the NHS failed to provide a good model of care. Consequently, proper safeguards fell by the wayside.
Teenage fat camp organisers call for subsidy - The Guardian 07/07/06
Leeds Metropolitan University is next week to host a weight loss camp for overweight teenagers for the eighth consecutive summer.
Fears over health fuel 30% rise in sales of organic food - The Guardian 07/07/06
The "healthy" image of organic food helped UK sales soar by 30% last year to nearly £1.6bn, a report by the Soil Association says today. The huge increase in sales followed the scare over the Sudan 1 food contaminant in processed foods, fears over obesity and good news about nutrients in organic milk.
Sales of organic food rise by 30% in a year - The Independent 07/07/06
Surgical instruments may put lives at risk - The Guardian 07/07/06
Hospitals are putting lives in danger by failing to implement rules designed to minimise the risk of patients accidentally contracting fatal infections through surgical instruments contaminated in previous operations, NHS advisers reveal.
Scare over salmonella in chocolate widens - The Guardian 07/07/06
The alert over Cadbury products contaminated with salmonella widened yesterday as it emerged other food companies bought chocolate crumb from the Herefordshire factory at the heart of the crisis.
We will never abolish child poverty in a society shaped like this one - The Guardian 07/07/06
The way we live has to become fairer in every way. Politicians must begin the heavy lifting of public persuasion
Brightest light in universe to examine lung cancer cells - The Guardian 07/07/06
It sounds like the stuff of post-millennial conspiracy theorists. New Year 2007 will see the arrival of a light brighter than anything in the known universe at a field in Oxfordshire. But this is no Spielbergesque alien visitation. A £250m machine will be switched on, which is designed to help scientists peer in more detail than ever before at the fine structure of cells.
Unwelcome return of the traveller's curse - The Times 07/07/06
The disease that plagued everyone from Henry VIII to Christoper Columbus is back
Travellers told: Don't forget your health card - The Telegraph 07/07/06
Two thirds of holidaymakers are unaware that travel insurance cards have replaced the traditional E111 forms that covered them for medical treatment on the Continent, says new research.
NHS loses track of children’s jabs - The Telegraph 07/07/06
Thousands of children could be at risk after missing crucial vaccinations because of glitches in a new health service computer system, it emerged yesterday.
Child jab chaos after IT upgrade - BBC Health News 06/07/06Paracetamol 'may cut ovarian cancer risk' - Daily Mail 06/07/06
Taking regular doses of paracetamol could cut the risk of ovarian cancer by a third.
Painkiller 'may cut cancer risk' - BBC Health News 06/07/06
Charts 'will mean bigger babies' - BBC Health News 06/07/06
A quarter of all British babies will be redefined as heavier than the norm, if new child growth charts produced by the World Health Organisation are adapted.
Infections Link With Diabetes, Suggests Biggest Study Yet - Medical News Today 07/07/06
A major study has added weight to the theory that environmental factors such as common infections may be a trigger for diabetes in children and young adults.
Bullied kids have more behavioral problems Reuters 06/07/06
Children who are bullied during their early school years may experience behavior problems as a result, new study findings suggest.
UK health service "harms 10 percent of patients" - Reuters 06/07/06
One in 10 patients admitted to NHS hospitals in Britain is unintentionally harmed and almost a million safety incidents, more than 2,000 of which were fatal, were recorded last year, according to a report on Thursday.
International News
145bn group award to smokers against tobacco firms is quashed - The Guardian 07/07/06
The tobacco industry breathed a collective sigh of relief yesterday as Florida's supreme court refused to reinstate a $145bn (£79bn) punitive award granted by a jury six years ago for the damage caused to smokers' health by America's five biggest cigarette makers.
Legal victory for tobacco firms - BBC Health News 06/07/06
Cancer alert over cosmetic tanning - The Times 07/07/06
'Indiscriminate' use of salons has led scientists to issue a warning to those most at risk
EU warns "barbecue" sunbeds may cause cancer - Reuters 06/07/06
Radiotherapy 'effective against early breast cancer' - Daily Mail 06/07/06
Radiotherapy can effectively stop very early breast cancer returning years after surgery, new research suggests.
Boost radiotherapy helps early breast cancer: study - Reuters 06/07/06
CJD blood test 'a step closer' - BBC Health News 06/07/06
A blood test to detect the human form of mad cow disease before it causes symptoms is a step closer, say experts.
Studies suggest blood test possible for mad cow - Reuters 06/07/06
Boost therapy stops breast cancer - BBC Health News 06/07/06
An extra boost of radiotherapy on top of normal radiotherapy and surgery could stop very early breast cancer returning, say international experts.
Women Given Specialized Treatment Half As Likely To Attempt Suicide - Medical News Today 07/07/06
Women with a serious mental disorder called borderline personality disorder who received a specialized form of cognitive behavioral therapy were half as likely to attempt suicide as women who were treated by expert therapists in dealing with difficult patients.
Medication Can Be An Effective Therapy For Smoking Cessation Studies Indicate - Medical News Today 07/07/06
The drug varenicline shows effectiveness in helping smokers quit and abstain from smoking when compared to placebo and the smoking cessation medication bupropion, according to three studies in the July 5 issue of JAMA.
Beta-agonist Inhalers More Than Double Death Rate In COPD Patients, Analysis Shows - Medical News Today 07/07/06
A new analysis that compares two common inhalers for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) finds that one reduces respiratory-related hospitalizations and respiratory deaths, but the other -- which is prescribed in the majority of cases -- increases respiratory deaths.
Whiplash Injuries: Are They Caused By Startle Reflexes? - Medical News Today 07/07/06
New research published in The Journal of Physiology suggests that a cause of whiplash injuries could be startle reflexes elicited by unexpected loud sounds.
"Molecular Assassin" Targets Disease Gene - Medical News Today 07/07/06
University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers have announced they are developing a new class of experimental drug that has the potential to treat a diverse range of health problems, from inflammation and cancer through to eye and heart disease. The research is published in the July issue of Nature Biotechnology.
Experiments With Fruit Quality Improvement Lead To New Approach For Halting Spread Of Cancer Cells - Medical News Today 07/07/06
Experimental work aimed at improving the quality of fruit has led to the discovery by Hebrew University of Jerusalem agricultural researchers of a promising new avenue of drug treatment for halting the growth and spread of cancer cells in animals and humans.
Kemin Pharma Biotherapeutic Targets Clostridium Difficile, An Acute And Severe Hospital Infection - Medical News Today 07/07/06
Researchers at Kemin Pharma announce a significant breakthrough in the treatment of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD), the most common form of antibiotic-associated diarrhea among hospital and long-term care facility patients. Recently completed in vitro assays by Kemin Pharma, scientists confirmed that their unique and patented biotherapeutic, KPE02004001, is active against C. difficile NAP1/027, a lethal strain of the bacteria linked to hospital outbreaks of CDAD in Canada, the United States, Great Britain and the Netherlands. The NAP1/027 strain produces a large quantity of toxins and is resistant to fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Unusual frequency, greater severity and more unexpected cases of CDAD may indicate new, more virulent strains of the bacteria.
Avicena Initiates Study Of Combination Therapies For Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Medical News Today 07/07/06
Avicena Group, Inc. (“Avicena”), a developer of novel pharmaceutical and therapeutic products, announced today that a Phase II clinical trial of two combination therapies incorporating ALS-08, one of its proprietary drug candidates for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease) has been initiated. Investigators will assess the efficacy, as well as the safety and tolerability, of ALS-08 in separate combinations with celecoxib (a COX-2 inhibitor) and minocycline in patients with ALS.
Nuvelo Announces Publication Of Phase 2 Alfimeprase Study Results In Central Venous Catheter Occlusion - Medical News Today 07/07/06
Nuvelo, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUVO) today announced the publication of Phase 2 clinical trial results in the July 1st issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO), demonstrating that alfimeprase can quickly restore function to occluded central venous access devices (CVADs).
MedImmune Receives FDA Approval To Use Reverse Genetics Technology For FluMist(R) Vaccine Production - Medical News Today 07/07/06
MedImmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDI) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) to use reverse genetics technology to construct new vaccine strains to produce seasonal influenza vaccines, including FluMist (Influenza Virus Vaccine Live, Intranasal) and the next-generation, refrigerator-stable formulation, CAIV-T (cold adapted intranasal vaccine -- trivalent). Creation of new vaccine strains is the first step (and often a production-limiting one) in the influenza vaccine manufacturing process. Use of reverse genetics (also known as "plasmid rescue") technology enhances the safety, specificity, reliability and efficiency with which new vaccine strains can be produced.
New Technology Treats Many Types Of Photodamage Simultaneously - Medical News Today 07/07/06
UVA and UVB rays are quickly becoming one of the most talked about issues each summer. Overexposure to these harmful sun rays can cause various types of damage that don't appear overnight, but will be seen in years to come. These effects include facial fine lines and deep wrinkles, brown patches and roughness to more serious conditions such as pre-cancerous skin lesions.
Review Examines Cost-Effectiveness Of DVIU Versus Urethroplasty For Short Bulbar Urethral Strictures - Medical News Today 07/07/06
Urethral stricture disease is an uncommon urologic disorder but carries significant morbidity. Direct vision urethrotomy (DVIU) is the procedure of choice for most urethral strictures in the United States. DVIU is an inexpensive, outpatient procedure with few complications and success rates of 39% to 73% have been reported for short strictures. DVIU has a low long-term success rate for longer strictures. Urethroplasty is the reference standard, but it is a complex operation requiring hospitalization, and many patients undergo multiple DVIU's before urethroplasty is considered. Urethroplasty is indicated for long, densely fibrotic strictures, but debate exists as to the optimal management of short strictures of the bulbar urethra.
BioMarin Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Study Of 6R-BH4 In Poorly Controlled Hypertension - Medical News Today 07/07/06
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq and SWX: BMRN) today announced that the first patient has initiated treatment in the Phase 2 clinical study of 6R-BH4 for the treatment of poorly controlled hypertension. The company expects to announce data from this study in early 2007.
New Study Predicts Child Injuries By Consumer Fireworks - Medical News Today 07/07/06
A study published in the July issue of Pediatrics predicts which children are most likely to be injured by fireworks, how and where their injury will occur and from what kind of fireworks. The 14-year study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) in the Columbus Children's Research Institute at Columbus Children's Hospital found that consumer fireworks cause an alarming number of serious preventable injuries among pediatric fireworks users and bystanders in the United States.
Death risk rises in women as obesity worsens - Reuters 06/07/06
Obesity is known to increase a person's risk of death and now, new findings from a study of more than 90,000 women indicate that the risk continues to increase as the severity of obesity worsens.
Obesity may affect pregnancy more than asthma - Reuters 06/07/06
Complications of pregnancy in obese women with asthma may have more to do with obesity than with asthma, researchers report in the medical journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Clozapine cuts aggression in schizophrenics - Reuters 06/07/06
The drug clozapine is more effective than olanzapine or haloperidol at reducing aggressive behavior in violent patients with schizophrenia, new research shows. This ability to curb aggressiveness seems to be separate from the drug's antipsychotic effect.
Gene may cause retardation of Down's syndrome - Reuters 06/07/06
A gene mutation that shrinks brain cells may be responsible for the mental retardation of Down's syndrome, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
Glycemic index predicts blood sugar level after meal - Reuters 06/07/06
Assessing a meal using the glycemic index, which lists the quality of carbohydrates contained in many common foods, appears to be a good way to predict the effect a meal will have on blood sugar levels, important information for diabetes, according to the results of a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Vascular disease risk factors may predict mortality - Reuters 06/07/06
Whether elderly men have a high or low risk of dying in the next four years can be estimated by using just two cardiovascular risk factors -- plaque in the arteries of the neck and levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), an immune system protein that promotes inflammation, the results of a study published in the American Journal of Medicine indicate.
Painkillers may not cut smokers' colon cancer risk - Reuters 06/07/06
Aspirin and similar painkillers have been shown to reduce colon cancer risk, but new research suggests the benefits may not extend to longtime smokers.
Early drinking may speed alcohol dependence - Reuters 06/07/06
People who begin to drink alcohol before the age of 14 years are not only more likely to become alcoholics than those who stay away from alcohol until they're 21; they also develop dependence on alcohol faster, and face a longer struggle with alcohol throughout their lives, a new study shows.
Low-fat dairy foods may lower women's diabetes risk - Reuters 06/07/06
A diet that includes lots of low-fat dairy products may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in women, new research suggests.
High fever in children warrants work up for bacterial - Reuters 06/07/06
Children with a very high fever, defined as a rectal temperature of 106 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, have a heightened risk for serious bacterial infection and for viral illness, or both, report clinicians in the current issue of Pediatrics.
Light penalties for forced hysterectomies in China - Reuters 06/07/06
A Chinese court has lightly punished welfare workers and doctors over forced hysterectomies on two mentally retarded girls because the crime was not considered severe, state media said on Thursday.
Effects of stress on heart disease still unclear - Reuters 06/07/06
The death of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay raises questions about the impact of his recent trial and conviction on his health, but the link between stress and heart disease is not clear-cut, experts said.
Activity cuts death risk from artery disease - Reuters 06/07/06
Physical activity appears to reduce the risk of death in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), a serious life- and limb-threatening condition caused by plaque build-up in the arteries of the legs, according to findings in the journal Circulation.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Hospitals cut 80 jobs to save £2.5m - Daily Post 07/07/06
MORE than 80 people will be sacked at debt-ridden hospitals in Southport and Ormskirk, it was announced yesterday.
Brothers jailed for attack on doctor - Daily Post 07/07/06
TWO brothers who took part in an attack on a doctor outside a city bar have each been jailed for eight months.
Mersey MP's poverty warning - Daily Post 04/07/06
A MERSEYSIDE Labour MP will break ranks today by warning the Government must "get back on track" to achieve its most ambitious pledge - to eradicate child poverty.
Canteen staff to be replaced - Wirral News 05/07/06
A CANTEEN at St Catherine's Hospital could be replaced with vending machines.
Private operations go-ahead - Daily Post 06/07/06
THREE thousand Merseyside patients a year could go under the knife in private hospitals in Wirral, Warrington, and a new independently run surgical unit in Ormskirk.
Praise for heart attack treatment - Midweek Visiter 05/07/06
MERSEY Regional Ambulance Service NHS Trust (MRAS) has been named as the seventh leading ambulance Trust for administering life saving treatment to heart attack patients before they reach hospital.
Family search for a cure - Midweek Advertiser 05/07/06
A SOUTHPORT family has organised an international conference in a desperate bid to help their teenage son who is suffering from a rare disease.
BUPA move great news for hospital says MP - Ormskirk Advertiser 06/07/06
THE news that BUPA is to open in independent treatment centre at Ormskirk Hospital has been welcomed by MP Rosie Cooper, who says it will ensure the hospital's future is safe.
BUPA tonic - Midweek Advertiser 05/07/06
Asbestos payouts to rise in Bill move - Widnes Weekly News 06/07/06
LEGISLATION will be in place next month to give full compensation to former Halton dock workers devastated by asbestos-related cancer.
HQ to bring streamlined NHS together - Ellesmere Port Pioneer 06/07/06
THE launch of the new 'streamlined' NHS North West on July 1 marks the next step in reform of the service.
Operations outsourced - Runcorn Weekly News 06/07/06
BUPA Hospitals has been named as the preferred bidder for a contract to supply NHS services to people in the Cheshire.
Public have say on ward closure bid - Ellesmere Port Pioneer 06/07/06
HOSPITAL staff, patients and members of the public have voiced their concerns over plans to axe a mental health ward.
Thousands 'dying through ignorance' - Northwich Chronicle 05/07/06
PROSTATE cancer campaigner Gary Steele has expressed his frustration with what he perceives to be a reluctance to tackle the killer disease.
Patients get speedy action - Northwich Chronicle 04/07/06
PEOPLE who have suffered a heart attack are receiving potentially life-saving treatment more quickly than ever before at Leighton Hospital, according to a new report.
On beat for heart patients - Crewe Chronicle 05/07/06
SONIC booms out its infirmary message - Northwich Guardian 05/07/06
A GROUP opposing the closure of Northwich Victoria Infirmary's two inpatient wards now has 12,000 signatures of support on its petition.
We won't short-change our 12,000 supporters - Northwich Chronicle 05/07/06
Closing wards would be crazy and disgraceful - Northwich Guardian 05/07/06
Health tips and advice are just the tonic at Risley - Warrington Guardian 04/07/06
OFFENDERS at Risley prison were offered free health advice from experts last week as part of Men's Health Week.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Health service meeting date - Carlisle News & Star 06/07/06
A PUBLIC meeting regarding health services in the Carlisle area is being held on Monday.
Overtime ban at hospitals - Carlisle News & Star 06/07/06
HEALTH chiefs in north Cumbria have issued an overtime ban for all staff at its two main hospitals.
Toe clipping service wins team award - Lancashire Evening Telegraph 06/07/06
AN NHS project which helped care home workers cut residents' toe nails was among the winners at a new awards ceremony.
‘Killing’ nurse is struck off - Lancashire Evening Telegraph 06/07/06
A NURSE from Rishton who was jailed for killing an elderly patient in a shocking case of neglect has been found guilty of professional misconduct.
‘Keep our day centre open’ - Blackpool Citizen 06/07/06
Elderly people were left in tears after being told they could lose their day centre because of funding cuts.
Hospital fall family may take action - Lancashire Evening Telegraph 04/07/07
A DEVASTATED family are considering taking legal action after their father was discharged from hospital with injuries which contributed to his death.
NHS trust has top class workforce - Lancashire Evening Telegraph 04/07/06
AT a time when many of us have concerns about the problems of the NHS of the Blackburn/Darwen/Burnley area and specifically of the closing down of Blackburn Royal Infirmary, I would like to make some comments arising out of the terrible tragedy that befell my family recently.
Greater Manchester News
Staff fears at stab-attack hospital - Manchester Evening News 04/07/06
BOSSES at a hospital where a female nurse was stabbed had tried to improve security in the weeks before the attack.
Boy held after nurse stabbed - Bolton Evening News 04/06/06
Enjoy the sun – but take care - Bolton Evening News 06/07/06
Health chiefs have urged the public to take precautions as the heatwave looks set to continue.
Backing for rise in smoking age - Bolton Evening News 06/07/06
CAMPAIGNERS and health officials have welcomed Government moves to raise the age children can purchase cigarettes to 18 and come down hard on shopkeepers who sell them to under age smokers.
Hospital mortuary to close fears dismissed - Bury Times 06/07/06
HOSPITAL bosses have dismissed fears that Fairfield Hospital's mortuary is to close.
Fairfield protest over jobs threat - Bury Times 06/07/06
STAFF at Fairfield Hospital staged a lunchtime protest yesterday against plans to axe 800 jobs.
Missing patient is found safe - Bolton Evening News 06/07/06
A RoyaL Bolton Hospital patient who sparked a big search when he went went missing has been found safe in Rochdale.
Town's teenage abortions shock - Bolton Evening News 05/07/06
TEENAGE abortion rates in Bolton are among the worst in the region, with girls as young as 14 having terminations.
Hospital jobs axe confirmed - Bolton Evening News 05/07/06
HEALTH bosses have approved plans to axe 130 jobs 80 of them nurses at the Royal Bolton Hospital.
Chance to join ranks of the fighting fit - Bolton Evening News 04/07/06
PEOPLE are being offered the opportunity to get as fit as members of the armed forces, without enlisting.
Plea to MPs over hospital jobs axe - Bolton Evening News 05/07/06
UNION chiefs have called on Bolton's MPs to help them save 130 jobs at the Royal Bolton Hospital.
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