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Paediatrician faces new misconduct allegations -The Guardian 13/11/06
A leading paediatrician who was found guilty of professional misconduct after publicly accusing a father of murdering his sons is to face fresh allegations today.
NHS cold-calls to beat bronchitis -The Guardian 13/11/06
The NHS has started using the marketing techniques of double-glazing salesmen to target the most vulnerable patients who need help to stay well this winter.
Thinking of getting your teeth whitened? Well don't. Keep them brown -The Guardian 13/11/06
I bring you a warning. Don't do what I did. A few weeks ago my mouth was a pretty revolting place to visit. Years of smoking, red wine and coffee left my teeth looking as though life itself had wiped its arse on them.
Some sick babies must be allowed to die, says Church -The Observer 12/11/06
Church of England leaders want doctors to be given the right to withhold treatment from seriously disabled newborn babies in exceptional circumstances. The move is expected to spark massive controversy.
Church supports baby euthanasia - The Sunday Times 12/11/06
Church says it is morally acceptable to allow sick babies to die - The Times 13/11/06
Church enters euthanasia debate - BBC Health News 12/11/06
Health service IT boss 'failed computer studies' -The Observer 12/11/06
Mother of NHS computer chief casts doubt on her son's credentials
NHS computer chief failed computer studies exam - Daily Mail 13/11/06
Cheap dentists abroad 'can wreck your smile' -The Observer 12/11/06
The cost of cosmetic treatments overseas is lower... but so are standards
Your letters -The Observer 12/11/06
Surgeons' training cuts put patients at risk We believe that patient safety is being put at risk by changes to the way that doctors in the UK are trained.
Smoking ban gets the Hollywood treatment -The Observer 12/11/06
The government is worried that next year's smoking ban could face a public backlash. Now it is turning to 'terror tactics' in a new advertising campaign to change our minds
Parents 'powerless to bring up their children' -The Observer 12/11/06
Families feel they have lost confidence in their child-rearing skills
Threat to safer cigarettes plan - The Guardian 11/11/06
Tobacco lobby rejects faster-burning type that causes fewer fire deaths
Dr Tom Smith: Will my children's lack of sleep affect their growth? - The Guardian 11/11/06
In theory, yes. We only produce growth hormone when we sleep. It 'switches off ' when we wake, so our growth slows down and even stops in the day. If your children are not sleeping long enough, they could fall short of their potential adult height by as much as two inches. Keep the video games and TV out of the bedroom, and cultivate good habits - things like a warm bath before bedtime, a dark and quiet room, and a comfortable, warm bed with no rubbish on it. Explain that they grow only when asleep . All children want to grow tall: it will help persuade them to settle down at night.
Beef warning after breach of BSE rules - The Guardian 11/11/06
Consumers across Britain may have eaten meat that was not tested for BSE following a serious breach of safety measures, it was revealed last night.
Alexander Linklater: The tale of the three alcoholics - The Guardian 11/11/06
One of the young psychiatrist's favourite routines is a Wednesday evening drink with his friend Leonard - an ex-alcoholic, ex-Scottish, ex-writer. The books dried up along with the bevvy, Leonard would usually complain, but he didn't really care. At least he hadn't lost his taste for ideas. For the psychiatrist, these drinks are an opportunity to lubricate the practical dilemmas of his clinical round with a nip of philosophy.
Safe sex advertising campaign offers the bare facts - The Guardian 11/11/06
A hard-hitting government advertising campaign on sexual diseases, featuring raunchy scenes of young people grappling in pubs, clubs and on deserted footpaths, launches today in an attempt to make 18- to 24-year-olds think of condoms as "essential wear" when they go out for a night.
New safe sex ads target teens 'on the pull' - The Independent 12/11/06
Condom call for young 'on pull' - BBC Health News 11/11/06
Government 'skimping on safe sex campaign' - The Times 11/11/06
Experts back face transplants but warn of dangers and call for safeguards - The Guardian 11/11/06
Face transplants were given a reluctant and cautious go-ahead yesterday by the Royal College of Surgeons, removing the last formal opposition to the pioneering operation in Britain.
Alcohol kills 22,000 a year - The Independent 12/11/06
When accidents and deaths from disease attributable to drink are added, the true toll is far higher, says new report
Why 44,000 women are cheering Kylie - The Independent 12/11/06
That's how many women in this country are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. And they have every reason to applaud Kylie Minogue's comeback after her illness. Anthony Barnes and Kathy Marks report
Nip & Tuck: Meet Britain's only all-female cosmetic surgery team - The Independent 12/11/06
Ever more women are going in for 'cosmetic gynaecology' - and they'd rather not have it done by a man
Sales of echinacea, the hot treatment for colds, hit £30m - The Independent 12/11/06
Sales of the herbal remedy echinacea, which is purported to boost the immune system, are predicted to hit £30m by the end of the year, up by 30 per cent on last year, amid growing medical controversy over whether it works.
Stomach band surgery helps 19st woman to slim - The Independent 12/11/06
An overweight woman yesterday underwent the UK's first computer-aided stomach surgery.
Misconduct paediatrician will face more charges - The Times 13/11/06
A LEADING consultant paediatrician who has already been found guilty of misconduct comes before the General Medical Council on fresh charges today.
Third of girls have sex before 16 - The Times 13/11/06
One in three girls loses her virginity before the age of 16, according to research.
Single women to get IVF - The Sunday Times 12/11/06
THE government is to sanction fatherless families by giving single women and lesbian couples an entitlement to fertility treatment. Patricia Hewitt, the health secretary, will propose that women should get IVF treatment without having to fulfil a legal requirement that the child has a father figure.
Sisters lose stomachs to avoid cancer - The Sunday Times 12/11/06
TWO sisters in their early twenties have had their stomachs removed to protect themselves from a fatal inherited disease.
‘Nice’ nurses to get free chocolate biscuits - The Sunday Times 12/11/06
A NATIONAL Health Service trust is offering nurses free cappuccinos and chocolate chip biscuits to encourage them to smile at patients.
Pharmacy at fault over woman's overdose - The Times 11/11/06
A WOMAN who became depressed and suicidal after being given eight times her normal dose of steroids by a High Street pharmacy chain has won her claim for compensation.
North-South divide may be closing, study reveals - The Telegraph 13/11/06
The North-South economic divide that has split the country for decades may finally be closing, according to research published today.
GSK predicts unrest if bird-flu mutates - The Telegraph 13/11/06
Several governments around the world have promised to send in the army to protect GlaxoSmithKline manufacturing plants that produce bird flu vaccine should a pandemic break out, the drug maker's chief executive, Jean-Pierre Garnier, has said.
Take this ban with a pinch of salt - The Telegraph 13/11/06
Keeping our favourite seasoning off school dinner tables won't necessarily improve children's health, finds Paul Eastham
Trust me, I'm a junior doctor: between a rock and a hard place - The Telegraph 13/11/06
Max Pemberton feels powerless and guilty after turning an alcoholic out on the street
Look what they did to my Janis - The Telegraph 12/11/06
Nothing could have prepared Audrey Revell for the sight of her daughter as she lay dying in the hospital intensive care unit. "I remember calling out, 'No, oh no', and sinking on to the bed beside her, my head in my hands," says Mrs Revell. Janis, just 34, was on life support: she was emaciated, her stomach hugely swollen, and her face contorted in pain.
70% of new hospitals have been built in Labour heartlands - The Telegraph 12/11/06
Seven out of 10 new hospitals open in Labour areas, an investigation by The Sunday Telegraph has revealed.
'We are at a turning point. I want the Conservatives to be the party of the NHS' - The Telegraph 12/11/06
He has spent the morning demonstrating his commitment to public services. A Tube from his London home in north Kensington to Liverpool Street station is followed by a train ride to Ipswich. But public services can be ungrateful and the 11 o'clock train grinds to a halt at Colchester, with an announcement that "the overhead lines have come down".
Cameron meets union leaders at Commons - The Telegraph 12/11/06
Wrong problem, wrong solution - The Telegraph 12/11/06
Christopher Monckton created considerable controversy last week with his article questioning the science that claims human activity is responsible for climate change. Now he challenges the economic assumptions of the Stern report
Junior doctors walk out from ops - The Telegraph 12/11/06
Junior surgeons are walking out halfway through operations because of rules over the hours they work.
Trail of mistakes that led to killing - The Telegraph 12/11/06
A damning report this week will expose mistakes that allowed a paranoid schizophrenic to kill a cyclist in a random brutal attack.
NHS quango sidelined - The Telegraph 12/11/06
A quango that rules on politically sensitive hospital cuts and closures has been virtually unused since it was created three years ago, write Tom Harper and Karyn Miller.
Mothers with poor diets put babies at higher risk of asthma - The Telegraph 12/11/06
Pregnant women who lead a couch potato lifestyle are condemning their unborn children to an increased risk of asthma in later life, scientists believe.
Your life in their hands - The Telegraph 11/11/06
Melanie Wright reports on how to beat the postcode lottery in health care
Vaccine for kidney and bowel cancers 'within three years' - Daily Mail 13/11/06
A revolutionary cancer vaccine developed by UK scientists can destroy and shrink deadly tumours by using the body's own immune system, it has emerged.
New health staff to be screened for HIV - Daily Mail 10/11/06
Doctors and nurses joining the NHS will have to undergo screening for HIV under new Department of Health plans. Ministers are tightening rules in a bid to prevent health care workers passing on the virus according to the Evening Standard.
'Payments' for prison cold turkey - BBC Health News 13/11/06
Six prisoners and former inmates who say they were forced to stop taking drugs by the "cold turkey" method are expected to get out-of-court payments.
Cancer scheme aims to save lives - BBC Health News 13/11/06
A foundation to promote high standards of cancer care for the whole of Ireland aims to save up to 1,000 lives a year.
Debt hit-squads in 25% of trusts - BBC Health News 13/11/06
Campaigners have accused the government of wasting money after it emerged one in four NHS trusts has had financial hit-squads sent in to rectify debts.
Pressure 'predicts heart outcome' - BBC Health News 11/11/06
A simple blood pressure measurement can predict a heart failure patient's chance of recovery, a study suggests.
Doctors now back face transplants - BBC Health News 10/11/06
Leading doctors have given cautious backing to face transplants.
Staff to retrain over boys death - BBC Health News 10/11/06
A hospital has been told by a coroner that staff will need retraining after a toddler died because his infection was not detected quickly enough.
Scientists create artificial gut - BBC Health News 10/11/06
UK scientists have built an artificial stomach to simulate human digestion.
Sicknote 'sting' appeal quashed - BBC Health News 10/11/06
Disciplinary action against a GP snared in a newspaper sting over sicknotes may go ahead after a court overturned a General Medical Council (GMC) decision.
Millions 'hit by toilet phobia' - BBC Health News 10/11/06
A campaign is being launched to raise awareness of the crippling impact of toilet phobia.
International News
Suu Kyi needs more medical attention, says UN envoy -The Guardian 13/11/06
A UN official who held a rare meeting with Burma's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said yesterday she seemed reasonably well but needed more regular medical attention.
Frail Suu Kyi pleads for medical attention - The Telegraph 13/11/06
Boy's death sparks riots over China health costs -The Guardian 13/11/06
Thousands of protesters went on the rampage through a hospital in south-west China after the death of a young boy whose guardians could not afford to pay treatment fees of more than £40, it was reported yesterday .
Google could 'help doctors diagnose illness' - Daily Mail 10/11/06
Doctors could turn to Google to help them diagnose illnesses, experts said today. The internet search engine found the correct diagnosis in 58 per cent of difficult cases, they said.
Firefighter cancer risk 'higher' - BBC Health News 13/11/06
Firefighters are at a far higher risk of developing certain cancers than people in many other professions, US research suggests.
Test to expose sports drug cheats - BBC Health News 13/11/06
Scientists have found a way to detect use of a banned performance-enhancing drug by athletes for the first time.
'Baby boost' for cancer patients - BBC Health News 12/11/06
Young women with ovarian cancer should not resign themselves to never being able to have children, a US study says.
Stem cell cure hope for diabetes - BBC Health News 12/11/06
Scientists have used stem cells from human bone marrow to repair defective insulin-producing pancreatic cells responsible for diabetes in mice.
Immune boost tackles skin cancer - BBC Health News 10/11/06
The body's own immune system could be used to fight the most serious form of skin cancer, scientists have claimed.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
No work ban for Wirral optician who used £1,200 cocaine in week - Liverpool Echo 10/11/06
A MERSEYSIDE optician who admitted using £1,200 of cocaine in one week has avoided being struck off by medical chiefs.
More cuts loom as NHS trusts head for £20m debt - Liverpool Daily Post 10/11/06
THREE troubled local hospital trusts are on course to be £20m in the red this year, threatening a fresh round of job cuts and delays to operations.
Hospital to put a stop to smoking - Chester Chronicle 10/11/06
THE Countess of Chester Hospital hopes staff, patients and visitors will keep a New Year's resolution to ban smoking from the site.
Delays for patients revealed - Chester Chronicle 10/11/06
HARD-of-hearing Chester residents could wait up to six months before getting their hands on an NHS hearing aid.
Hospital transport concerns allayed - Runcorn Weekly News 09/11/06
FEARS a hospital shuttle service would be inaccessible to Halton residents with mobility problems have been quashed by council-lors.
Protest over prescription of anti-dementia drugs - Ellesmere Port Pioneer 09/11/06
ALZHEIMER'S campaigners are taking to the streets over drugs guidelines.
NHS cold-calls to beat bronchitis -The Guardian 13/11/06
The NHS has started using the marketing techniques of double-glazing salesmen to target the most vulnerable patients who need help to stay well this winter.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
'Don’t take a risk with flu – get immunised’ - Carlisle News & Star 11/11/06
CUMBRIANS considered to be most at risk of catching flu this winter are being urged to take up the offer of a free jab.
Bed blocker crisis - Lancashire Telegraph 10/11/06
HOSPITAL patients are taking up the equivalent of 20 beds for a whole month because community services are not available, it has been revealed.
Greater Manchester News
Hospital cash boost is a winter warmer - The Bolton News 11/11/06
IT is good news that cash has been set aside at the Royal Bolton Hospital to cover emergency winter plans.
Security review call after sex offender escapes - Prestwich and Whitefield Guide 11/11/06
HEALTH bosses have called for an independent review of security at a hospital where a sex offender escaped.
Plan to teach new mothers breast is best - The Bolton News 11/11/06
HEALTH bosses are planning to persuade Bolton's mums that breast is best after figures revealed low rates of breastfeeding in the borough.
Hospital clamp after computer thefts - The Bolton News 11/11/06
SECURITY is being reviewed at the Royal Bolton Hospital after thousands of pounds worth of computer equipment was stolen.
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