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Flight from the knife - The Guardian 18/10/06
'Esther' was 15 when she arrived in Britain, fleeing female circumcision. Today the law lords will decide whether this is sufficient reason for her to remain in the country. Natasha Walter on what this means for women living in fear of mutilation
Mourinho accused of getting facts wrong - The Guardian 18/10/06
Chelsea have renewed their complaints over the incident in which Petr Cech sustained a fractured skull at Reading on Saturday. In addition to reasserting his belief that the Football Association should take action against Stephen Hunt, whose knee caused the damage, Jose Mourinho was also angered by alleged delays in getting the goalkeeper to hospital. Chelsea's manager stated that Cech had to be transported by lift and wheelchair to an ambulance that drew up at the other side of the Madejski Stadium.
A lesson learned from the mouths of babes - The Guardian 18/10/06
Steve McGuire, the director of capital, estates and facilities at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust in London, is quite chuffed that they didn't win the main Sterling prize for architecture last weekend for the Evelina, their new children's hospital. Instead, they won the People's Prize. "We got over 50% of the public's vote on Channel 4," he says. "In a way that's more powerful for us, because right from the start we wanted to make a hospital that wasn't like a hospital. We wanted to make a place that people wanted to come to." His favourite comment was made by one of the first children who was there and who said: "When can we come back to the hotel, Mummy?"
A rightful turn at setting the agenda - The Guardian 18/10/06
For this issue, I take a half step backwards as editor. The people who decided what topics would be covered - at least, in the first seven pages - are social care service users: recovering addicts, mental health service users, a woman with a learning disability. In other words, this week there was a slight adjustment in the balance of power at Society Guardian. For once, the "written about" were in a position to tell the writers what to do.
The view from the blogosphere - The Guardian 18/10/06
'If health can have it, why can't we?' - The Guardian 18/10/06
Safe and sound - The Guardian 18/10/06
Telling it like it is - The Guardian 18/10/06
Help at hand - The Guardian 18/10/06
What really bugs me is ... - The Guardian 18/10/06
The nightmare within - The Guardian 18/10/06
Second chance - The Guardian 18/10/06
Out in the open - The Guardian 18/10/06
Severed ties - The Guardian 18/10/06
Rooney tackles the NHS - The Guardian 18/10/06
It was one of the weirdest of all Tony Blair's monthly press conferences in Downing Street. For one thing, nobody asked him when he might be thinking of leaving the job. But nobody had to. The answer was clear. He began by talking about the NHS (which David Cameron has said is the most important part of his platform - I have a slogan the Tories might use: "24 hours to save the NHS!" They can have it free; I didn't invent it.)
Cervical cancer vaccine arrives in UK, but only for private clinics - The Guardian 18/10/06
The first stocks of a new vaccine against cervical cancer have arrived in the UK, but will be available for the time being only through private clinics, the manufacturers said yesterday.
Women get vaccine to fight cervical cancer virus - The Times 18/10/06
Safety last: Britons urged to cast off the cotton wool and rediscover their spirit of adventure - The Guardian 18/10/06
Taking any risks today? Chances are you're not, or at least not in the same way as 10 or 20 years ago. According to a new report by government advisers, Britain has become a risk-averse nation that over-protects, over-regulates and needs to rediscover self-reliance and a spirit of adventure.
Anti-obesity pill aids weight loss - The Guardian 18/10/06
An anti-obesity pill that went on sale in Britain this year has been shown to help people lose weight in the first extensive survey of scientific trials of the drug. The drug, rimonabant, went on sale in June and reduces the craving for food by targeting the same part of the brain that gives marijuana users the munchies.
ISoft puts itself up for sale as it sees off shareholder rebellion over pay - The Guardian 18/10/06
ISoft, the troubled software supplier to the National Health Service, put itself up for sale yesterday in an effort to secure its future after warning yet again about falling sales.
Troubled iSoft puts itself on the block - The Telegraph 18/10/06
Concern over cancer group's link to drug firm - The Guardian 18/10/06
A pan-European cancer campaign was under intense scrutiny last night over the scale of involvement of the world's leading maker of cancer drugs.
Study links pollutants to rise in breast cancer - The Independent 18/10/06
Chemical pollutants in the environment could be one driver behind the soaring rates of breast cancer, a report has claimed.
'Gender-bending' chemicals linked to breast cancer rise - The Telegraph 18/10/06
Climate change blamed for legionnaires' disease surge - The Independent 181/10/06
Britain has suffered its first deaths from infectious disease attributable to global warming, official figures suggest.
Drug trial success boosts hope of defeating malaria - The Times 18/10/06
A PAIR of experimental vaccines against malaria could prevent tens of thousands of cases of the disease a year, a review of recent studies has found.
Psychiatrist accused of rushing five patients into changing sex - The Times 18/10/06
A PSYCHIATRIST rushed patients into sex-change operations and told them that they could pay for the surgery by working as escorts, a medical tribunal was told yesterday.
NHS does not know how many jobs lost - The Telegraph 18/10/06
The newly-appointed chief executive of the National Health Service admitted yesterday that he did not know how many jobs would be lost this year as a result of budget cuts and reorganisation.
Blair pledges to open new military wards - The Telegraph 18/10/06
Wounded servicemen and women should be treated in military wards and not alongside ordinary NHS patients, Tony Blair said yesterday.
GPs should leave operations to us, say surgeons - The Telegraph 18/10/06
Family doctors should not be conducting minor operations, surgeons said yesterday in response to Government plans to provide more treatment closer to home.
Preserve vital work of GPs - The Times 18/10/06
'I'm thrilled to have a double mastectomy' - The Telegraph 18/10/06
A former beauty queen who is in perfect health is to have a double mastectomy in an attempt to avoid the cancer that has struck her family.
Screening for breast cancer 'may harm women' - The Telegraph 18/10/06
Breast cancer screening may be doing more harm than good, a new report says today.
Doubts raised by the pioneer of screening - The Telegraph 18/10/06
Two-thirds of 16 year-olds play no competitive sport - Daily Mail 18/10/06
Almost two-thirds of 15 and 16-year-olds are not playing competitive sport at school despite rising obesity levels among children, government research shows.
Britain ready to perform first full face transplant - Daily Mail 17/10/06
Britain's first full face transplant could be given the go-ahead in the next few days, it has been revealed.
Cervical cancer jab available in UK - Daily Mail 17/10/06
A vaccine to protect against cervical cancer is available in Britain for the first time today.
Can vitamin D help ward off breast cancer? - Daily Mail 17/10/06
Women with high levels of vitamin D have better resistance to breast cancer, say British researchers.
8 out of 10 mentally ill patients are heavy cannabis users - Daily Mail 17/10/06
Eight out of ten people who suffer the onset of serious mental illness are heavy cannabis users, claims a scathing report on the effects of the drug. The report found that the huge majority of those undergoing a first episode of psychiatric disorder, schizophrenia or similar mental breakdowns are habitual users of the drug.
Belt that trains the brain to ignore lower back pain - Daily Mail 17/10/06
Chronic lower back pain could soon be treated using a "belt" that effectively changes the way our brains respond to pain.
I'm the first man in my family since 1851 to live past 50 - Daily Mail 17/10/06
As I turn the pages of our family photograph album, one picture in particular never fails to move me to sadness.
Vibrating scales to fight brittle bones - Daily Mail 17/10/06
A device that looks like a set of bathroom scales is the latest breakthrough in treating osteoporosis.
Prostate test that is 90% accurate - Daily Mail 17/10/06
A new genetic test that is more than 90 per cent accurate should end "agonising uncertainty" for thousands of men with signs of prostate cancer - and make a national screening programme for the disease a real possibility for the first time.
Blair plays down NHS job losses - BBC Health News 17/10/06
Prime Minister Tony Blair has predicted only "a few hundred" compulsory redundancies in the NHS this year.
NHS vehicle tax blunder rectified - BBC Health News 17/10/06
A number of cars used by doctors for emergency calls in Perth have gone back on the road after they were grounded because of a tax disc blunder.
'Hidden' fats removed from foods - BBC Health News 17/10/06
"Hidden" fats which have been linked to heart disease are being cut from around £1.5bn worth of foods, an industry body has said.
New Test Developed For Tuberculosis Is Faster And More Accurate - Medical News Today 17/10/06
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Imperial College London, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, in Lima, Peru, and other institutions have developed a simple and rapid new tuberculosis (TB) test. The test, called microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility or MODS, is more sensitive, faster and cheaper to perform than current culture-based tests. The study is published in the October 12, 2006, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Celiac sufferers have greater TB risk - Reuters 17/10/06
People who suffer from Celiac disease have an increased risk of developing tuberculosis, according to research published on Tuesday.
International News
Gaza doctors say patients suffering mystery injuries after Israeli attacks - The Guardian 18/10/06
Doctors in Gaza have reported previously unseen injuries from Israeli weapons that cause severe burning and leave deep internal wounds, often resulting in amputations or death.
Concern over cancer group's link to drug firm - The Guardian 18/10/06
A pan-European cancer campaign was under intense scrutiny last night over the scale of involvement of the world's leading maker of cancer drugs.
Drug trial success boosts hope of defeating malaria - The Times 18/10/06
A PAIR of experimental vaccines against malaria could prevent tens of thousands of cases of the disease a year, a review of recent studies has found.
Disney bans all junk food - Daily Mail 17/10/06
Disney announced today it is severing all connections with junk food.
How coffee keeps you young - Daily Mail 17/10/06
Drinking coffee can keep the brain healthy, according to new research.
Benefits of fish 'outweigh risks' - BBC Health News 17/10/06
The benefits of eating fish outweigh any potential health risks from pollutants, a study has concluded.
Eat more fish, study urges, despite toxin risk - Reuters 17/10/06
Clue to fatal child heart disease - BBC Health News 17/10/06
Researchers have uncovered partial causes for dilated cardiomyopathy, a form of potentially fatal child heart disease that often goes undetected.
Elevated PTTG1 Levels Trigger Mitotic Mischief, Causing Thyroid Cancer - Medical News Today 17/10/06
During the cell division process known as mitosis the transmission of chromosomes from a parent cell to its daughter cells is a fundamental method by which genes are inherited. During the third phase (known as anaphase) of this four-phase process the daughter chromosomes separate. The pituitary tumor–transforming gene 1 (PTTG1) protein is critical to mitosis because it helps hold the daughter chromosomes together before entering anaphase. Overexpression of PTTG1 is associated with human thyroid cancer, however the events that trigger PTTG1 accumulation are not well understood.
NF-kappaB2 Teaches Tolerance - Medical News Today 17/10/06
The immune system is designed to recognize millions of different proteins so that infectious agents do not slip through its defenses. However, this means that some components of the immune system recognize proteins that belong to the body's own tissues. During evolution, several ways to teach the immune system to tolerate the body's own tissues have developed. For example, as T cells develop in the thymus, those cells that easily recognize proteins that belong to the body's own tissues [the expression of which are controlled by a protein known as autoimmune regulator (AIRE)] are eliminated. If this process breaks down, such as in individuals with defects in the AIRE gene, T cells attack the body's own tissues causing autoimmunity. Given the importance of the gene, understanding how AIRE is regulated is an area of intensive research.
Metformin in early pregnancy may be safe for fetus - Reuters 17/10/06
Metformin taken by women with polycystic ovary syndrome during the first trimester of pregnancy does not appear to increase the risk of major fetal malformations, and may have a significant protective effect, according to Canadian researchers.
Cancer survivors at risk for preterm delivery - Reuters 17/10/06
Pregnant women who survived childhood cancers, primarily those treated with radiation to the pelvic area, are more likely to deliver early, according to data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
Arthritis drugs have similar risks and benefits - Reuters 17/10/06
The two main types of drugs used to treat osteoarthritis offer the same pain-relief benefits and pose a similar risk of causing heart attacks, according to a government review.
Exercises help heart surgery patients recover - Reuters 17/10/06
Two weeks of breathing exercises before heart bypass surgery can cut the risk of pneumonia and other lung problems after heart bypass surgery, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Virtual colonoscopy good as other kind - Reuters 17/10/06
"Virtual" colonoscopies done using a computer-assisted X-ray are nearly as accurate as the standard kind and may entice reluctant patients into having the embarrassing procedure, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Heart disease a threat to older diabetics - Reuters 17/10/06
Elderly people with diabetes are twice as likely to die from cardiovascular disease than non-diabetics, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
More than 90 mins plugged-in music harmful: study - Reuters 17/10/06
Listening to loud music with earphones on a digital music player for more than 90 minutes a day can damage your hearing, according to a new U.S. study.
Doctors may be able to hear cancer's spread - Reuters 17/10/06
Doctors looking to see if cancer has spread may be able to simply listen for it in the future, U.S researchers reported on Tuesday.
HIV complicates Africa "super TB" threat: WHO - Reuters 17/10/06
Highly drug resistant tuberculosis could become a major killer in AIDS-hit parts of Africa where governments have been slow to roll out TB control programs, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
Vaccine protects mice against deadly 1918 virus - Reuters 17/10/06
Researchers trying to find quicker and better ways to make flu vaccines said on Tuesday they had formulated a vaccine that protected mice against the deadliest influenza virus known -- the one that caused the 1918 pandemic.
Stroke symptoms common among undiagnosed patients - Reuters 17/10/06
More than one in six people who have never been diagnosed with a stroke or with a transient ischemic attack (TIA) have experienced stroke symptoms, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
One in four smokers will get lung disease - Reuters 17/10/06
At least one in four heavy, long-term smokers who do not quit will develop the deadly lung disease COPD, Danish scientists said on Tuesday.
Ethnic gaps in breast cancer linked to hormones - Reuters 17/10/06
Differences in estrogen levels may partially explain the ethnic disparities in breast cancer rates among U.S. women, new research suggests.
Mutated gene raises autism risk, study finds - Reuters 17/10/06
U.S. researchers said on Monday they had identified a genetic mutation that raises the risk of autism and could also explain some of the other symptoms seen in children with autism.
Celiac sufferers have greater TB risk - Reuters 17/10/06
People who suffer from Celiac disease have an increased risk of developing tuberculosis, according to research published on Tuesday.
Hair helps diagnose eating disorders - Reuters 17/10/06
Scientists have come up with a new way to determine whether someone is suffering from an eating disorder -- examining their hair.
China becoming 'Like Africa' with AIDS - Reuters 17/10/06
AIDS in China has spread beyond high risk groups such as injecting drug users, prostitutes and homosexuals and the country is becoming "like Africa" in how the virus is transmitted, a senior health official says.
Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine on sale in Europe - Reuters 17/10/06
Merck & Co Inc’s Gardasil, the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, was launched in Britain and Ireland on Tuesday in the latest phase of an unusually rapid rollout for the new product.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Cartoon heroes will spread Mersey low fat message - Liverpool Echo 18/10/06
A CHARITY dedicated to reducing heart disease on Merseyside has launched a cartoon campaign to encourage children to switch to low fat foods.
Physio has further year ban - Liverpool Echo 18/10/06
A MERSEYSIDE physiotherapist found guilty of a lack of competence and suspended from practice for a year has been given another 12 months ban after afurther hearing before the Health Professions Council (HPC).
TV voting for healthcare - Liverpool Echo 18/10/06
WHO Wants to be a Millionaire? style voting will be used to help decide the future of healthcare.
'Appalling' - how the NHS cared for Eileen - Liverpool Echo 17/10/06
A PATIENTS' watchdog today slammed two city hospitals over the shocking lack of care for dying Liverpool grandmother Eileen Scott.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Disabled people's views on NHS sought - Lancashire Telegraph 17/10/06
HEALTH chiefs want to hear disabled people's views on what they think of hospital services.
£113m hospital tells patient to bring his own toilet rolls - Lancashire Telegraph 17/10/06
AN investigation has been launched after a cancer patient's wife claimed she was told to provide her own toilet roll for the lavatory on his ward
Kitty's breast foot forward - Lancashire Telegraph 17/10/06
A COMMUNITY group is urging mums to breastfeed to reduce the risk that they will develop cancer.
Ex-health worker on child porn charges - Lancashire Telegraph 17/10/06
A FORMER health service manager has been charged with child pornography offences.
Greater Manchester News
'5 miles that may cost me my life' - Manchester Evening News 18/10/06
A LUNG cancer victim has been denied a vital drug - because she lives five miles outside Greater Manchester.
B&B bans smoking in all rooms - The Bolton News 17/10/06
A BED and breakfast in Bolton has banned smoking - almost a year before new anti-smoking laws come into force.
Mixed results for borough's hospitals - Altrincham Messenger 17/10/06
BOSSES at the two main hospitals serving Trafford had mixed reactions to their performances in the new national system for assessing and rating the NHS.
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