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The diseases we dare not discuss - The Times 31/10/06
CHICKENPOX has emerged as the ailment most often searched for on the NHS’s own website, according to a survey of online traffic.
Artificial liver for transplant ‘in ten years’ - Times 31/10/06
BRITISH scientists have grown the first artificial liver in a breakthrough that could eventually allow livers to be grown for human transplants.
Patient safety inadequate as 1 in 10 NHS trusts fail on basic standards - Times 31/10/06
PATIENT safety in hospitals, doctors’ surgeries and clinics needs to be improved in the NHS and independent sectors, according to the Government’s healthcare watchdog.
Private healthcare sector's performance no better than NHS - The Guardian 31/10/06
Paying for private medical treatment does not guarantee a safer or better quality of care than using the NHS, the health inspectorate said yesterday in its first analysis of the performance of the independent sector.
Can blood injections cure tennis elbow? - the Daily Mail 31/10/06
A jab made from patients' own blood could be a radical new treatment for tennis elbow. Tests show the inoculation is so effective it could save many sufferers from surgery and provide an alternative to steroids, which are ineffective.
How toxic is your body? - the Daily Mail 31/10/06
She's just a teenager and lives in the country - but Bethan already has 17 different gender-bending chemicals in her blood. As our disturbing tests reveal, many adults have TWICE that...and it's common household products that are to blame:
Children suffer increased blood pressure due to salt in junk food, say doctors - the Daily Mail 31/10/06
Big-selling salty snacks and breakfast cereals are in the dock amid fears of a link to raised blood pressure in children.
Active life may help elderly keep their eyesight - Reuters 31/10/06
Keeping an active lifestyle can reduce the risk of developing an eye disease that is a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, researchers said on Tuesday.
NHS patient safety 'must improve' - BBC News 31/10/06
More needs to be done to improve standards of safety in the NHS and independent sector, a watchdog says.
Hope for Alzheimer's blood test - BBC News 31/10/06
UK scientists are developing a blood test which may be able to pick up signs of Alzheimer's disease before people start to show symptoms.
Redundancies for '900' NHS staff - BBC News 31/10/06
The government says just over 900 NHS staff are set to be made redundant as part of hospital reorganisations.
903 NHS staff lose their jobs in six months - the Daily Mail 31/10/06
Rethink on disciplining doctors - BBC News 31/10/06
Incompetent and underperforming doctors could face a new disciplinary system under proposals to be considered by the General Medical Council.
Family cancer risk 'without gene' - BBC News 31/10/06
Women with a family history of breast cancer have a greater chance of getting the disease even without inheriting the "high risk" genes, scientists say.
Superbug vaccine 'shows promise' - BBC News 31/10/06
A vaccine to guard against hospital superbug MRSA is a step closer, according to scientists.
Call to cut abortion time limit - BBC News 31/10/06
The latest time at which an abortion can be carried out should be cut from 24 weeks to 21 weeks, a Tory MP is due to argue in the Commons.
International News
Child Physical Abuse Under-Reported By Healthcare Staff And 1 In 5 Worry About Getting It Wrong - Medical News Today 31/10/06
Sixty per cent of healthcare professionals have seen a child they suspect was being physically abused, but only 48 per cent reported it to the authorities, according to research published in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Hospital storage centre 'a disgrace' - Daily Post 31/10/06
STAFF at a Merseyside hospital are working in "disgraceful" conditions, a senior health and safety officer has claimed. In a leaked email, the health and safety manager at Liverpool's Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC) said workers at its storage centre, who provide vital equipment for operations, are battling conditions "which would be condemned in many other environments".
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