Friday, July 28, 2006

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National News



E.coli kills two-year-old girl and infects others - Independent 28/07/06


A two-year-old girl has died and another two children became ill after contracting E. coli 0157. Ellie Russell, from Ballantrae, South Ayrshire, died on Saturday after being taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow.



Eggs from IVF women can be used to clone embryos - Independent 28/07/06


British scientists have for the first time been given permission to take fresh, viable eggs from women undergoing fertility treatment in order to create cloned human embryos for stem-cell research.



Former boss urges GMC remodelling - BBC NEWS 28/07/06


A former president of the General Medical Council has said it should be disbanded and re-formed because it needs a "convincing fresh start".



Food labels 'should list all fats' - Telegraph 28/07/06


Food labels should list all fats, not just the saturated kind, to help reduce rates of heart disease, say researchers.


Women who give eggs to science to get cut-price IVF - Guardian 28/07/06


Women undergoing IVF treatment will be able to halve the cost of the expensive procedure thanks to a ruling which allows them to sell some of their eggs for use in cloning research.


Backing for DDT in malaria fight - The Times 28/07/06


DDT, which was widely banned in the 1970s and 1980s because of toxic effects on wildlife, is to be recommended again by the World Health Organisation as an effective method of controlling malarial mosquitoes.



Health services failed addict who pushed man under train - The Times 28/07/06


A DRUG addict with mental health problems who pushed a stranger to his death under a train had been failed repeatedly by the services designed to care for him, an inquiry has found.



Cheaper IVF for women who give eggs to research - The Times 28/07/06


WOMEN undergoing IVF treatment will be able to cut thousands of pounds from the cost by donating some of their eggs for cloning research, after the practice was approved in Britain for the first time.


Cheshire and Merseyside News



Skin cancer victim warns over sunbathing danger - Daily Post 28/07/06


BRAVE mother Donna Sillery last night relived her battle against skin cancer while pregnant in a bid to warn others against excessive sunbathing.



Ambulance workers begin walkout - Daily Post 28/07/06


AMBULANCE technicians on Merseyside will today begin a 48-hour strike. The industrial action, which will leave Merseyside without 40% of its ambulance cover, was confirmed last night.

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