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National News
School-gate campaign cuts teen pregnancies by 22% - Independent 23/08/06
A controversial scheme to cut teenage pregnancies, which included giving a contraceptive injection to a girl in a McDonald's lavatory, has been highly successful and will be used as an example to others, it was disclosed yesterday.
Trust cuts teen pregnancy rates - BBC News 22/08/06
Unit where 10 mothers died is criticised for poor care - Independent 23/08/06
A maternity unit has been criticised severely by a healthcare watchdog following the deaths of 10 women who gave birth at the same hospital.
Safety plea over maternity deaths - BBC News 22/08/06
Hospital blamed over deaths of mothers - The Times 23/08/06
Herceptin receives final go-ahead - BBC News 22/08/06
Herceptin cancer drug wins final British go-ahead - Reuters 23/08/06
Women win breast cancer drug fight - The Times 23/08/06
Cancer patients 'skip medication' - BBC News 22/08/06
More than half of female breast cancer patients admit they have skipped their medication, a survey has found.
Early schizophrenia clue is found - BBC News 22/08/06
Scientists have discovered a new method for the early diagnosis of the mental disorder schizophrenia. The joint study involving Cambridge University found that patients with the condition have high levels of glucose in their brain and spinal fluid.
Lone paramedic sent to dying girl - BBC News 22/08/06
A police officer had to drive a dying girl to hospital in an ambulance after a lone paramedic was sent to the scene.
Probe into private-run NHS centre - BBC News 22/08/06
New warning over doctors' hours - BBC News 22/08/06
Junior doctors are still working so hard their performance can suffer, the British Medical Association said after an inquest into a patient's death.
Soundwaves to zap prostate tumours as tiny as a grain of rice - the Daily Mail 23/08/06
A soundwave device so accurate that it can focus on tissue the size of a grain of rice is being used to treat localised prostate cancer.
Sunshine Vitamin For Prostate Cancer - Medical News Today 23/08/06
Ritalin to carry mental health warning - the Daily Mail 23/08/06
New scan predicts spread of breast cancer and need for surgery - the Daily Mail 23/08/06
Acne treatment has 'serious side effects' - the Daily Mail 23/08/06
Some side effects from an acne treatment which is said to be the most effective available may be more serious than previously realised, a study has found.
Company at heart of NHS reform in serious trouble - Guardian 23/08/06
The full extent of the financial difficulties facing the company at the heart of the NHS's £6.2bn computer upgrade will be revealed later this week. The troubled software company iSoft must release twice-delayed financial results to the stock market by Friday or trading in its shares will be suspended.
One In Ten Teenage Girls Have Self-harmed, Study Shows - Medical News Today 23/08/06
One in ten teenage girls self-harm each year and the problem is far more widespread than was previously thought, shows the largest-ever study of self-harm amongst 15 and 16 year olds in England.
New guidance published today by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommends laparoscopic (“keyhole”) surgery as an option for patients with colorectal cancer. The guidance, which replaces previous NICE guidance published in 2000, applies to patients in whom both laparoscopic and conventional open surgery would be considered as suitable options for treatment
NICE has today (Wednesday 23 August 2006) issued final guidance on Herceptin to the NHS, just three months after the drug was licensed by the regulatory authorities for use in early breast cancer. NICE recommends Herceptin for women with early stage HER2-positive breast cancer, except where there are concerns about the woman's cardiac function.
International News
Sunshine Vitamin For Prostate Cancer - Medical News Today 23/08/06
Relaxing in the bright sunshine on a warm autumn day does more than lift your spirits; it also stimulates your body to produce huge amounts of vitamin D. Often called the “sunshine vitamin,” vitamin D is not really a vitamin at all, but rather a versatile hormone produced by the body in response to sunlight.
40 Jobs Axed At Nhs Call Centre - Preston Citizen 22/08/06
MORE than 40 people are to lose their jobs at a Lancashire NHS call centre - because the Government said they should be paid more.
New Health Plan - Preston Citizen 22/08/06
Preston will be home to a new medical centre providing a bridge between GP and hospital services.
Ambulance Response Times Suffer - Lancashire Evening Telegraph 22/08/06
41 jobs axed at ambulance HQ - Lancashire Evening News 22/08/06
Staff at at Lancashire's ambulance headquarters were given the shock news that 41 full- and part-time posts were to go at the call centre on Garstang Road, Broughton.
Lifesaving service for babies launched - Lancashire Evening News 22/08/06
A transfer scheme which will save the lives of premature babies is to be launched in Preston.
Greater Manchester News
Thieves risking health in raids - Wigan Observer 22/08/06
Thieves are facing a health timebomb by risking their lives to steal copper pipes from the derelict Billinge Hospital site.
Dental hospital tries to cut the queues - Manchester Evening News 22/08/06
MANCHESTER'S only dental hospital has finally recruited more staff after an M.E.N. campaign showed massive queues forming outside.
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