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Elderly patients at risk because nurses 'too busy' - The Guardian 29/07/06
The lives of elderly hospital patients are being put at risk because nurses do not always have the time to feed them, according to a survey by Age Concern. Nine out of 10 nurses - out of 500 questioned - said they were sometimes too busy to help older people eat and drink.
Busy nurses 'leave elderly to starve' - The Telegraph 29/07/06
Nurses 'too busy to monitor food' - BBC Health News 28/08/06
Cannabis farms spread to the suburbs - The Guardian 29/07/06
Indoor cannabis farms, which can produce up to £250,000 of the class C drug each year, are appearing in quiet residential streets throughout the country in unprecedented numbers, police have told the Guardian.
Does social engineering work? - The Guardian 29/07/06
Social engineering has something of an image problem. It is a phrase used by right wing columnists who make confused literary allusions to Orwellian Brave New Worlds, warning that New Labour is a party of soviet-style autocrats who seek to mould us into Blairite poodles.
IT deals are failing public services - The Guardian 29/07/06
As someone who was involved in NHS computer system design for nearly 20 years, the latest news, although sad, comes as no surprise (Ex-CBI boss caught up in NHS fiasco, August 26). We were told in 2003 that the contracts for the local and national suppliers were "so tight that the suppliers couldn't wriggle out of them". My response at the time was that if that was the case, the directors would walk off with pocketfuls of money while leaving the companies to founder and their staff searching for new jobs as soon as the going got tough. However, even I am slightly surprised at the amounts these directors have creamed off.
Computer experts back calls for review of £6.2bn NHS project - The Guardian 29/07/06
BT gets only £1.3m for two years' NHS work - The Guardian 28/07/06
Richard Wachman: What price the NHS computer upgrade from hell? - The Observer 27/08/06
Millions advanced for crisis-hit NHS system - The Observer 27/08/06
Accenture ready to axe NHS IT contract - The Observer 27/08/06
Ex-CBI boss caught up in NHS fiasco - The Guardian 26/07/06
Banks throw lifeline to IT firm after £344m loss - The Guardian 26/07/06
Suffocating in complexity - The Guardian 26/07/06
When Bill met Tony, seeds of a grandiose scheme were sown - The Guardian 26/07/06
What IT crisis? ministers ask - The Telegraph 27/08/06
Accenture claim threatens iSoft rescue plans - The Telegraph 27/08/06
Relieved investors give sickly iSoft a lift - The Telegraph 26/08/06
Shopping for change - The Guardian 29/07/06
Patricia Hewitt seemed to have little faith in the success of her department's latest anti-obesity drive. "There's only so much the government can do," the health secretary said last week as she revealed the alarming scale of British obesity. "People need to want to change their lifestyles and take responsibility for their health." True. Yet there is a great deal the government can do to help them without falling foul of the familiar charge of nannying.
Unhappiness is inevitable - The Guardian 28/07/06
Poverty and work are what make most of us miserable - and therapy is not the solution
Myths and realities of multiculturalism - The Guardian 28/07/06
Your report (Kelly vows that new debate on immigration will engage critically with multiculturalism, August 25) on the launch of the new Commission on Integration and Cohesion raises worrying concerns not only about its extremely limited remit, but also whether it represents an efficient use of public money.
New injection introduced for children - The Guardian 28/07/06
Parents are being urged to have their babies inoculated against the pneumococcal virus, which kills one in 10 children who fall ill from it. The virus causes meningitis, blood poisoning and pneumonia.
Keef faces cigarette rap - The Guardian 28/07/06
Keith Richards is used to an occasional run-in with the police, most notably drug charges during the 60s and 70s, but his law-breaking days appeared to be behind him. But the legendary rock band's guitarist is now being investigated by Glasgow city council after it received reports that he had broken Scotland's smoking ban.
Cancer hope as vaccine trials start - The Observer 27/08/06
Doctors aim to save thousands of lives by forcing the body's immune system to destroy tumours
Scientists say organic milk is healthier - The Observer 27/08/06
A group of scientists is putting pressure on the government's food watchdog to state that organic milk is healthier than the conventional pint, because of its high content of vitamins and essential fatty acids.
'Fat Town' takes up cudgels in fight against the flab - The Guardian 26/07/06
Richard Elmhirst's mission to "Fat Town" was going well yesterday, as he tempted cautious Bradfordians to nibble scraps of venison on cocktail sticks instead of lunchtime fast food or stodge.
Thinking big as women's waists expand - The Guardian 26/07/06
Marie Chapman, 42, and her friend Louise Werner, 43, leafed dispiritedly through the selection of trousers in Marks & Spencer in central London yesterday morning
Seven exercises that heal - The Guardian 26/07/06
Whatever your ailment, chances are there's a form of physical activity that will alleviate its symptoms, says Peta Bee - or even stop it occurring in the first place
Super-size Britain must curb junk food ads, say campaigners - The Guardian 26/07/06
75% of men and 60% of women could be overweight by 2010
Sam Murphy: On your bike - The Guardian 26/07/06
I was a bit dubious when I first heard about a heart-rate monitor especially for cyclists - after all, they have hearts, lungs and limbs just like the rest of us.
Elderly care - The Guardian 26/07/06
My father, in his 70s, suffers from heat exhaustion. In the past he has taken salt tablets to overcome it, but a high cholesterol count now prevents this. Are there any other natural replacements he can use without boosting his cholesterol?
Ban on the sale of 'fresh' sperm over the internet - Independent 27/08/06
The sale of fresh sperm over the internet is to be banned following a government clampdown. Ministers will outlaw anonymous donations and introduce new rules forcing all sperm samples to be frozen and screened.
Children of problem families need early state help, says Blair - The Independent 27/08/06
Tony Blair will next week call for "early intervention" to stop children who grow up in problem families from becoming criminals, teenage parents or drug users.
Cigarette adverts at shop counters 'must be banned' - The Independent 27/08/06
Cigarette displays at shop counters should be outlawed because they are encouraging people to smoke, the Government has been warned by trading standards enforcers.
Three friends fight 'ill-informed' ruling against cancer drug - The Times 28/08/06
THREE women who met as cancer patients are planning a joint legal action to win access to Velcade, a drug for treating multiple myeloma.
Women's legal bid for cancer drug - BBC Health News 28/07/06
Patients warned over dangers of untested stem-cell wonder cures - The Times 29/08/06
PATIENTS with crippling diseases such as multiple sclerosis should beware of expensive stem-cell “wonder cures” that have never been properly tested, leading medical research groups say today.
No cutting corners in stem-cell research - The Times 29/08/06
The UK is establishing itself as a world leader in stem-cell research thanks to the quality of its science base and its supportive political and funding environment. Ground-breaking discoveries continue to broaden the therapeutic potential of stem cells. Therapies currently available in the UK include skin grafting, transplantation of bone marrow or umbilical cord blood-stem cells to treat certain cancers and immune system and corneal disorders.
Plan to allow flexitime for parents - The Times 28/08/06
Parents could get the right to choose more flexible working arrangements as part of a series of pro-family policies aimed at extending Labour’s “workplace revolution”.
Financial help for children in care - The Times 28/08/06
A leading think-tank is recommending that councils pay £20 a month into an “asset account” for each child in care.
Our little boy often pretends to be a girl. Should we be worried? - The Times 28/08/06
Our four-year-old is a normal, happy little boy who is bright and enthusiastic — but he has a tendency to pretend to be a girl. In some ways he is a typical little boy, but he idolises his mum and thinks that by liking girlie things he will gain more acceptance from her. He loves Cinderella stories and girl programmes — again, because he thinks Mummy does too. The other day he was wearing his football kit while playing with an older girl and someone said that she was wearing a nice dress. He responded: “Do you like mine too?” — and lifted the bottom of his shorts as if he were Snow White holding a pinafore. We want our boy to fit in when he starts school in September and know how cruel children can be. We feel that he might become labelled and this will drive him to behave even more in this way. If, when he’s older, he decides that this is the way he feels, we will love him just as much. But at such an early age, we would like him to have a normal, happy childhood.
Private cancer centres to aid NHS - The Sunday Times 27/08/06
UP to 80 privately run cancer centres will be set up to take over the treatment of cancer patients who are looked after in National Health Service hospitals.
Benefits rise will increase single mums - The Sunday Times 27/08/06
AN increase of £13 a week in benefits may push up the rate of single motherhood by 2%, according to an EU-wide study that suggests a direct link between the welfare system and the number of lone-parent families.
Hospitals botch 300 births a year - The Sunday Times 27/08/06
MORE than 300 babies a year are being left with brain damage because of oxygen starvation caused by lack of proper care at birth.
Serve more food, alcohol tsar tells pubs - The Sunday Times 27/08/06
SCOTLAND’S alcohol tsar has called on pubs and clubs to serve more food to prevent drink-fuelled violence.
Surgery to replace lenses offers sight for poor eyes - The Times 26/08/06
ANYONE in search of perfect vision can now have the lenses in their eyes replaced.
Healthy look for famous faces - The Times 26/08/06
# These fruits of an artist’s imagination are being - Newspaper Edauctioned for charity. Portraits of famous faces, including, from left, Robbie Williams, the Queen, Marilyn Monroe, Gary Lineker and Victoria Beckham, have been created from strawberries, cherries and peaches.
The mole catchers - The Times 26/08/06
Why a new high street skin clinic deserves a pat on the back
Business comment - The Telegraph 29/07/06
Immigration is back at the top of the business and political agenda. Good thing too. With the UK population projected to rise by more than 7m, or 12pc, over the next 25 years, the social and economic implications cannot be brushed under the carpet of polite conversation.
Phew! That was a close shave - The Telegraph 27/08/06
Bureacracy is killing the NHS - and sometimes the patients - complains Alistair Horne
Mandarins use 'life coaching' firm - The Telegraph 27/08/06
Senior civil servants are receiving psychological coaching as part of a leadership programme paid for by the taxpayer.
Call my life coach, not a spin doctor - The Sunday Times 27/08/06
4m mission to develop DVT detector small enough to fit in a pocket - The Telegraph 27/08/06
A hand-held device that can accurately diagnose deep vein thrombosis is to be developed in a £4 million European programme that could save thousands of lives in Britain alone each year.
Could we move into LazyTown? - The Telegraph 28/08/06
A television programme has managed to convert huge numbers of children to a healthier lifestyle - in Iceland. Now that it has arrived in Britain, Bryony Gordon meets the 'ethical entrepreneur' behind it
Blunders by NHS kill thousands of patients each year - The Telegraph 27/08/06
Thousands of patients are dying needlessly every year because of blunders by NHS staff, a report from a Government watchdog has revealed.
Secret talks on cervical cancer jabs at primaries - The Telegraph 27/08/06
Ministers are secretly considering whether to introduce a vaccination programme against cervical cancer in children at primary school.
NHS 'meltdown' predicted by Government bird flu report - The Telegraph 27/08/06
The health service will be plunged into chaos if Britain is struck by a bird flu pandemic, a Government report warns.
Specialists say that preventing youngsters from walking increases risk of obesity and back pain - The Telegraph 27/08/06
Parents are condemning their children to a lifetime of obesity and back problems by not letting them walk at a young enough age, paediatricians have warned.
One day we're told that something will help us live to 150, the next that it causes cancer in white mice - The Telegraph 27/08/06
Is sunshine good for you? For years, scientists have warned us that to lie in the sun all day without sunscreen is more or less fatal. But new research is telling us that we can come out from under our beach umbrellas and sombreros because 95 per cent of our intake of vitamin D comes from sunshine. And vitamin D is essential for absorbing calcium, keeping bones healthy, and protecting against serious diseases such as osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes and multiple sclerosis.
Watchdog to fund Cadbury case - The Telegraph 27/08/06
The Food Standards Agency is planning to give money to a council investigating the salmonella scare at Cadbury's Herefordshire chocolate factory. The cash will help the local authority bring a prosecution against the confectionery company.
Nish Joshi's Q & A - The Telegraph 27/08/06
Ten years ago I had a very severe attack of cholecystitis, although I had no gallstones and haven't had any real problems since I've reduced my fat intake.
Positive thinking - The Telegraph 27/08/06
Privileged, educated, and very, very careful, Regan Hofmann's life fell apart when she discovered she had caught the Aids virus from her 'romantic and sensitive' boyfriend 10 years ago. She tells her story
Your opinion matters, as long as you agree - The Telegraph 27/08/06
Consultation is supposed to be one of the hallmarks of modern government. Decisions taken by public bodies are now meant to be open, transparent, and accountable: they should respond to public opinion, not ignore it.
Mr A's amazing recovery - The Telegraph 27/08/06
Alan Ayckbourn lost all feeling in his left leg. Then his arm. His reaction? 'I don't need all this. I have a play to rehearse.' He talks to Alan Strachan about his stroke and its aftermath.
'Trust us, we mean well' is not a guarantee - The Telegraph 26/08/06
Some time in 2003, while I was editing the Comment pages of this newspaper, I got a phone call from Conservative Central Office.
New investigation into gadget allergy - The Telegraph 26/08/06
A university is trying to unravel the truth behind a 21st century "disease" produced by exposure to electrical equipment.
Medical insurers ease the pain of premium rises - The Telegraph 26/08/06
- The Telegraph 26/08/06A new wave of smart drugs could swell the cost of medical cover which is rising by 10 per cent a year. Peter Pallot examines the options
Fears of vaccine overload with new jab for meningitis - Daily Mail 28/07/06
Babies are to be given lifesaving jabs against meningitis from next week - prompting fears of vaccine overload.
13m obese by 2010 - Daily Mail 25/07/06
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt insisted today that everyone should take responsibility for their own lives in the battle against obesity.
Third of men will be officially obese by 2010 - The Telegraph 26/08/06
Body mass index - The Telegraph 26/08/06
Overweight? Getting fit is up to you, not the NHS, says minister - The Times 26/08/06
'More than 12 million adults to be obese within four years' - The Independent 26/07/06
Horses used to help drug addicts - BBC Health News 29/08/06
An innovative drug and alcohol programme using horses is being trialled at a hospital in the Borders.
UK Asians 'unaware of salt risks' - BBC Health News 28/08/06
Knowledge of the link between salt intake and high blood pressure and stroke remains low in the UK's South Asian community, a poll has found.
Artery warning for heart patients - BBC Health News 28/08/06
People with advanced heart disease have arteries that are biologically 40 years older than their real age, a study by the British Heart Foundation suggests.
Cider 'may have health benefits' - BBC Health News 28/08/06
Scientists in Glasgow are examining whether drinking cider may offer the same health benefits as eating apples.
Call to scrap the term 'asthma' - BBC Health News 25/08/06
The term 'asthma' should be abolished because it is incorrect and misleading, claims a leading medical journal.
Gym members 'throw in the towel' - BBC Health News 25/08/06
As the government warns the UK could soon be facing an obesity epidemic, more Britons are turning their back on health clubs, a study has suggested.
Fitness clubs suffer membership decline - The Times 26/08/06
Tourist attractions 'unhealthy' - BBC Health News 25/08/06
Fast food remains top of the menu at major tourist attractions across the country, a report has found.
International News
Outbreak of killer virus 'ignored' - The Observer 27/08/06
After bird flu in an Indonesian village goes unchecked for weeks, officials are accused of being unable to cope
Ben Goldacre: Bad science - The Guardian 26/07/06
What happens if you transplant western ideas like nutritionism and anti-vaccination panics into a developing world context? Unfortunately, that's not a thought experiment. Between 600 and 800 people die every day in South Africa from HIV/Aids, and their government was roundly criticised at last week's International Aids conference in Toronto.
Take the drugs or go to church: the benefits can be very similar - The Telegraph 27/08/06
The effectiveness of requests for divine intervention is always difficult to assess because one can never be sure whether the desired result, if it materialises, would have happened anyhow. What, for example, is one to make of the report of the women in drought-hit Nepal who drew God's attention to their parched fields by shedding their clothes and ploughing them naked? They were apparently rewarded with some "light rain".
Bush threatened over morning-after pill - The Telegraph 26/08/06
Religious conservatives have promised vengeance against President George W Bush for allowing America's drug safety board to approve sales of the morning-after pill to women over 18.
Scientists find 'anthrax blocker' - BBC Health News 29/08/06
Scientists say they have made a blocker that could stop the lethal anthrax toxin from attacking the body.
Obesity 'worsens ovarian cancer' - BBC Health News 28/08/06
Women who are obese get more aggressive ovarian cancers and are more likely to die from the disease, US scientists have found.
Ovarian cancer more aggressive in obese women, study suggests - The Guardian 29/07/06
Cancer cell 'executioner' found - BBC Health News 27/08/06
Scientists have developed a way of "executing" cancer cells.
'No Polio effects' in later life - BBC Health News 26/08/06
People who survive polio in childhood will not suffer further effects later in life, say US researchers.
Gene for age-related hearing loss - BBC Health News 25/08/06
Hearing loss in the elderly has been linked to flaws in a specific gene in a study by Dutch researchers.
Alzheimer mice memories restored - BBC Health News 25/08/06
The memory of mice suffering from Alzheimer's disease has been restored, a study shows.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
NW water quality clean-up in pipeline - Daily Post 25/08/06
THE quality of Merseyside and Cheshire's drinking water is set to be safeguarded for generations in a £350m scheme.
Why was I quizzed by police over death of my wife? - Liverpool Echo 25/08/06
A LIVERPOOL man was questioned by police after a doctor refused to sign his wife's death certificate.
Ambulance emergency - Chester Chronicle 25/08/06
AMBULANCE responses to the most serious emergency calls by the service covering Cheshire are the third worst in the country - new figures reveal.
Hoole: an unhealthy location to live in? - Chester Chronicle 25/08/06
HOOLE has statistically a higher rate of deaths than would be expected compared with the national average.
Trust defends decision to close heart ward - Southport Visiter 25/08/06
SOUTHPORT and Formby's NHS Trust has defended its decision to close one of its major wards.
District low in cancer spend league table - Ormskirk Advertiser 24/07/06
WEST Lancashire has been revealed as one of the country's lowest spenders when it comes to treating cancer.
Hospital takes a tough line over violence to staff - CreweGuardian 25/08/06
CREWE'S Leighton Hospital is cracking down on violence and abuse by patients to slash the number of attacks on nurses and healthcare staff.
NW water quality clean-up in pipeline - Daily Post 25/08/06
THE quality of Merseyside and Cheshire's drinking water is set to be safeguarded for generations in a £350m scheme.
Why was I quizzed by police over death of my wife? - Liverpool Echo 25/08/06
A LIVERPOOL man was questioned by police after a doctor refused to sign his wife's death certificate.
Ambulance emergency - Chester Chronicle 25/08/06
AMBULANCE responses to the most serious emergency calls by the service covering Cheshire are the third worst in the country - new figures reveal.
Hoole: an unhealthy location to live in? - Chester Chronicle 25/08/06
HOOLE has statistically a higher rate of deaths than would be expected compared with the national average.
Trust defends decision to close heart ward - Southport Visiter 25/08/06
SOUTHPORT and Formby's NHS Trust has defended its decision to close one of its major wards.
District low in cancer spend league table - Ormskirk Advertiser 24/07/06
WEST Lancashire has been revealed as one of the country's lowest spenders when it comes to treating cancer.
Hospital takes a tough line over violence to staff - CreweGuardian 25/08/06
CREWE'S Leighton Hospital is cracking down on violence and abuse by patients to slash the number of attacks on nurses and healthcare staff.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
The future of health care - Lancashire Evening Telegraph 25/08/06
THIS is the future for health services in Radcliffe - a modern new medical centre.
Greater Manchester News
Midwife Kelly must go 3,500 miles to get a job - Manchester Evening News 26/08/06
A NEWLY-qualified midwife is planning to move 3,500 miles to Dubai because she cannot find work in a hospital nearer home.
Taste of tropics health boost - Bolton Evening News 28/08/06
SHOPPERS in Bolton are tantalising their taste buds by sampling tropical food from across the globe.
Smoke ban help for firms - Bury Times 28/08/06
HEALTH bosses in Bolton are urging local businesses to ensure they are ready for next year's smoking ban.
‘Disabled need a garden’ - Bolton Evening News 27/08/06
A GRANDMOTHER who has chronic heart and lung disease is appealing for people to donate as much as possible to transform the run-down gardens at Bolton Hospice.
Check on your child’s eyesight, says optician - Bolton Evening News 26/08/06
A LEADING Bolton optician has called for parents to ensure children get their eyes tested before the start of the new term.
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