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Troubled iSoft hit by £344m loss - BBC News 2508/06
Troubled software firm iSoft has reported a £344m annual loss and said accounting problems have caused "deep disappointment".
Patients 'miss 16m appointments' - BBC News 25/08/06
Patients miss over 11m GP appointments and 5m practice nurse appointments each year in the UK, a survey suggests.
England to have 13m obese by 2010 - BBC News 25/08/06
More than 12m adults and one million children will be obese by 2010, a report by the Department of Health is expected to predict.
England's obese will total 13m by 2010 - Independent 25/08/06
HIV drug can stop cervical cancer - BBC News 24/08/06
A commonly used HIV drug could be used to prevent cervical cancer, UK researchers believe.
Long waits for NHS tests revealed - BBC News 24/08/06
Waits for routine scans and tests are still unacceptably long in many English hospitals, an NHS watchdog has warned.
Cancer patient refused Herceptin - BBC News 24/08/06
An East Sussex woman is angry the NHS will not treat her with the breast cancer drug Herceptin even though it has now been officially approved.
Sterilisation 'may not kill CJD' - BBC News 24/08/06
A survey has found that surgical instruments still have the potential to harbour CJD even after sterilisation.
Childhood allergy epidemic on the rise worldwide - Reuters 25/08/06
LONDON (Reuters) - Childhood allergies are on the rise around the world, including in many developing countries where asthma, eczema and hay fever are emerging as important public health problems, scientists said on Friday.
GPs to lead fight on flab with 'lifestyle' packages - the Daily Mail 25/08/06
Obese patients are to be given diet and exercise plans by family doctors. Thousands of GPs will carry out 'intensive lifestyle interventions' after a nationwide study shows they lead to long-term weight loss.
Pregnancy alert over aspirin - the Daily Mail 25/08/06
Taking painkillers such as aspirin and ibuprofen in the first three months of pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects, researchers say.
Overhaul NHS cancer plan, says thinktank - Guardian 25/08/06
The King's Fund, the health thinktank, has warned the government to overhaul the NHS cancer plan. It believes that the current strategy would not be adequate to deal with a rise in cancer cases, rapidly ageing population and prescribing expensive treatments, such as Herceptin. It predicted more battles over disparities in the provision of such drugs, and urged the government to open a public debate about spending priorities.
Time limit for NHS scans set at 13 weeks - Guardian 25/08/06
Patients will wait no longer than 13 weeks for scans in NHS hospitals or clinics in England from next April in the government's latest attempt to shorten the periods before treatment can start.
International News
Exposure To Toxins Reduces The Effectiveness Of ImmunisationHIV Drug Could Be Used To Prevent Cervical Cancer, Say University Of Manchester Researchers - Medical News Today 25/08/06
Researchers have found that when children have been accidentally exposed to a group of chemicals widely used in industry (polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs) vaccination against infections provides them with less protection than is the case for unexposed children.
Are Schools Prepared To Deal With Serious Allergies Of Pupils?HIV Drug Could Be Used To Prevent Cervical Cancer, Say University Of Manchester Researchers - Medical News Today 25/08/06
Severe allergies are on the rise, but a survey of schools in Scotland suggests that many of them are ill-prepared to protect their pupils, as reported by Aziz Sheikh and colleagues in the international open-access medical journal PLoS Medicine.
New Genetic Link To Cot Death IdentifiedHIV Drug Could Be Used To Prevent Cervical Cancer, Say University Of Manchester Researchers - Medical News Today 25/08/06
Babies born with specific variants of three key genes are 14 times more likely to die from cot death, new research has found.
HIV Drug Could Be Used To Prevent Cervical Cancer, Say University Of Manchester Researchers - Medical News Today 25/08/06
Researchers at the University of Manchester are developing a topical treatment against the human papilloma virus (HPV) which is responsible for pre-cancerous and cancerous disease of the cervix as well as other genital malignancies.
Pack to aid 'blue hand' sufferers - Runcorn Weekly News 24/08/06
HALTON people who suffer from a disease dubbed 'blue hand syndrome' are being offered help in the form of an information pack to put people in the picture about the condition.
Forces battle staff attacks on the wards - Runcorn Weekly News 24/08/06
NORTH Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust has backed a joint national campaign with the police aimed at reducing assaults on healthcare staff.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
District low in cancer spend league table - Skelmersdale Advertiser 24/08/06
WEST Lancashire has been revealed as one of the country's lowest spenders when it comes to treating cancer. The Primary Care Trust has been named as one of the bottom five PCTs in the country for the amount spent on cancer care.
Greater Manchester News
Plunge in patients who are seeing NHS dentist - Manchester Evening News 24/08/06
FEWER people are registered with NHS dentists across Greater Manchester than when Labour came to power in 1997.
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