National and International News
1.5bn a year the bill for agency staff
The Health Service is spending nearly 1.5 billion a year on agency staff, it was disclosed yesterday.
The Telegraph 03/01/05
NHS 'neglects' lung disease, Britain's third biggest killer
The Government and NHS have focused so much effort battling cancer and heart disease that they have neglected the next biggest killer, lung disease, experts said yesterday.
The Telegraph 03/01/05
NHS is bottom of EU cancer league
Eighty five people die needlessly every day because Britain is failing to match even the most basic European health care standards, a report claims today.
The Telegraph 03/01/05
Must do better. Probably won't
New year is supposed to be about renewal and change. So how come our bad habits always hang around while our resolutions never make it beyond February? This year, Lucy Mangan offers some alternatives to the usual good intentions - in 2005 why not try liposuction, share-cropping or finding out what APR means?
The Guardian 03/01/05
The access to data law finally arrives
The Freedom of Information Act came into force on Saturday. Will it create a more open government?
The Guardian 03/01/05
Bureaucracy is fine for them, not us
Administrators are vital to society, as the tsunami relief effort shows
The Guardian 03/01/05
Enfield project: Big expansion in sixth-form study as hospitals clean up their act fighting superbug
NHS hospitals in Enfield have launched a drive against the superbug MRSA after emerging last year as among the worst in England for infecting their patients.
The Guardian 03/01/05
Experts deride report on crime and moral decline
Leading experts on law and order have dismissed a claim that Britain has one of the highest crime rates in the developed world, caused by a decline in faith and moral values.
The Guardian 03/01/05
Exercise is best for back pain
Patients with back pain are being urged to exercise their way back to fitness rather than taking it easy and risking a lengthy recovery.
Daily Mail 03/01/05
Alcohol hampers depth perception
Experts say they have discovered a way that drinking alcohol impairs driving ability.
BBC Health News 03/01/05
Gut drugs 'carry pneumonia risk'
The use of acid-suppressive drugs to combat digestive disorders increases the risk of pneumonia, researchers say.
BBC Health News 03/01/05
Tricky birth delivery aid created
A device which scientists say should help doctors work out how best to deliver babies stuck during labour has been developed in the US.
BBC Health News 03/01/05
'I just had to tell the truth'
What makes someone put their career, their family - and even their liberty - on the line? And how do they rebuild their lives when the headlines have faded? Clare Rudebeck hears five whistleblowers' stories
The Independent 03/01/05
Dr Feelgood
For 20 years, Professor Ruut Veenhoven has been obsessed with our wellbeing. Now he's collected 8,000 pieces of research from more than 120 countries to create a World Database of Happiness he claims will ensure joie de vivre. Julia Stuart asks him to share the magic formula
The Independent 03/01/05
Doctors and plumbers rush to offer their services
Plumbers, builders and doctors have been overwhelming charity lines, offering to travel to areas devastated by the tsunami. In the past week, Britons, and particularly those with origins in the 12 countries struck by the disaster, have offered help.
The Independent 03/01/05
Government 'has given in to EU ban on health food supplements'
Ministers were accused of hypocrisy yesterday over an EU directive which could force health shops to stop selling a number of remedies and food supplements used by cancer sufferers and obese people.
The Independent 03/01/05
Parent forum
MY MOTHER-IN-LAW considers it her duty to micro-manage the upbringing of her grandsons, which causes my wife endless anxiety. What do you advise?
The Times 03/01/05
The truth behind children's lies
The wild claims made by some children can mask their personal fears or unhappiness
The Times 03/01/05
Give your body a full MoT — it could help save your life
The holidays are over, so let’s get serious, says Dr Thomas Stuttaford as he presents a guide to the diagnostic tests we might need to live as long and happy a life as possible
The Times 03/01/05
Family doctors who innovate face risk of litigation
The picture painted in your feature on the plight of the GP (T2, December 29) is but the tip of a vast and depressing iceberg. Thankfully I am now retired from being a consultant clinical scientist, although I maintain an honorary position and see what is going on out of public view.
The Times 03/01/05
Remote for sick woman's brain is stolen
THE hunt is on for a remote control device to adjust Rita Carlisle’s brain before she collapses with exhaustion.
The Times 03/01/05
Chequers secret guest list revealed
TONY BLAIR was asked to explain why he entertained a French tobacoo tycoon at public expense last night as details emerged of the guest list at Chequers, his official residence.
The Times 03/01/05
The Independent 02/01/05
The Sunday Times 02/01/05
The Observer 02/01/05
Wisconsin Girl Survives Rabies with New Treatment
A 15-year-old Wisconsin girl who received an experimental treatment to become the first person known to survive rabies without a vaccination has been released from hospital, a spokeswoman for the hospital said on Sunday.
Reuters 02/01/05
Warning over foreign food poisoning
Travellers heading abroad in the New Year should be wary of the dangers of catching food poisoning.
Daily Mail 02/01/05
Rules 'depriving pensioners'
Tens of thousands of vulnerable pensioners in care homes are being deprived of much needed retirement cash because of an unfair rule in the Government's charging system for care, campaigners claimed.
Daily Mail 02/01/05
Do you think you're sexy? Only one in 50 women do
Feeling overweight, under-exercised and unattractive after 10 days of seasonal indulgence? Good news: you are not alone.
The Independent 02/01/05
The Hungry Heart
After Christmas and the New Year, thoughts turn to losing weight. Lisa Rogak, biographer of Robert Atkins, the diet king, reveals a cautionary tale that may make you think again
The Sunday Times 02/01/05
Vitamin D in pregnancy ‘cuts MS risk’
PREGNANT women should take vitamin D supplements to protect their unborn children from multiple sclerosis, according to a government adviser.
The Sunday Times 02/01/05
Hospitals on alert amid fears of new superbug outbreak
EVERY Scottish hospital is to be put on alert for a new superbug that is resistant to normal antibiotics amid fears that Scotland is facing an outbreak.
The Sunday Times 02/01/05
Harrods first to fall to data law
THE food halls of Harrods are renowned for their lavish displays of the best of the world’s cuisine. But Pamela McLay, a widow from Scotland, is no longer so impressed by such culinary delights because of the salmonella poisoning that she suffered after visiting the London department store.
The Sunday Times 02/01/05
How to get data
Anyone can ask for official information to be released. Give a name and address where the material can be sent.
The Sunday Times 02/01/05
Your right to know (what they'll tell us)
The getaway helicopters are on the roofs of Whitehall. Inside, civil servants are frantically shredding secret documents. They fear that on Tuesday, the first working day of the new year, the public will storm their citadel, demanding the right to see their files under the Freedom of Information Act.
The Telegraph 02/01/05
Obese patients get bigger hospital beds
The National Health Service is buying super-size beds and stronger trolleys for its increasing number of overweight patients.
The Telegraph 02/01/05
Doctors say 24-hour pub opening will cost the NHS millions
The Royal College of Physicians has attacked the Government's plan to allow 24-hour drinking, warning that it will cost the NHS millions of pounds and lead to hospitals being swamped by injured drinkers at weekends.
The Telegraph 02/01/05
20 big ideas
In 2005, we will tune into crunk; employ a wellbeing manager; fight cancer with strawberries; learn to listen and, dare we say it, actually vote. From film to family and travel to TV, our 20 experts predict the ways our lives will change
The Observer 02/01/05
Elderly sold most loans 'recklessly'
More than 50 per cent of mortgages and loans that are taken out by the over-50s are either 'reckless or irresponsible' says the head of a charity set up to help borrowers who get into serious debt problems.
The Observer 02/01/05
It's a fag break with a difference
When you're a smoker, smoking is cool and fun; you imagine it captures your carefree, daring attitude to life, you think you need it to wake up, to de-stress, to enjoy being drunk, to pass time waiting for a bus, to celebrate. It's the ultimate feel-good drug, apart from the fact that it makes you feel bad.
The Observer 02/01/05
Never mind the detox
When Louise France checked into celebrity boot camp the Ashram in California, she had a 13-inch neck and a crunchy peanut butter habit. Seven days of mountain hikes and minuscule meals later, she emerges a new woman. But what is unhealthier - our expanding bodies or our obsession with them?
The Observer 02/01/05
No sex is safe sex for teens in America
Joanna Walters in Killeen, Texas, reports on the $170m Bush-backed abstinence drive that teaches condoms are useless
The Observer 02/01/05
Why it may be one long blur when drink laws change
Graham Coxon can easily spot a problem drinker. And, shortly before midnight on New Year's Eve, the former Blur guitarist knew that he was surrounded by them. Nursing a pint of lager, the 35-year-old - who left the band after battling alcoholism - shook his head at the crowds of revellers congregating in the streets of Camden, north London.
The Observer 02/01/05
Scientists attack 'flawed' test for smoker's gene
It has been hailed as a revolutionary breakthrough in the battle against nicotine addiction, one that gives hope to the millions of smokers who plan to quit this year.
The Observer 02/01/05
New year, new hope as miracle baby is saved by hi-tech revolution
For David and Helen Bull, the new year brings only hope and a sense of a fresh beginning, thanks to medical technology which has saved their baby son.
The Observer 02/01/05
Break-up for probation service
Britain's 100-year-old probation service is to be dismantled and swallowed up in an American-style 'corrections' system, according to a secret blueprint seen by The Observer.
The Observer 02/01/05
Liver patients offered a lifeline
Pioneer stem cell therapy could save thousands of heavy drinkers waiting for transplants. But too many are still ignoring the perils of alcohol
The Observer 02/01/05
Information tsar defies doctors
Patients and relatives will be given access to records about individual doctors' performances in a move by the freedom of information tsar that puts him on a collision course with sections of the medical profession.
The Observer 02/01/05
Breast implants 'no risk to life'
Having reconstructive surgery does not reduce the life expectancy of women with breast cancer, research suggests.
BBC Health News 02/01/05
Protein offers allergy care hope
Scientists believe they have identified a protein which could be crucial in creating new treatments for allergies.
BBC Health News 02/01/05
U.N.: Despite Aid, Tsunami Survivors Face Disease Risk
Tens of thousands of tsunami survivors are at risk from killer diseases, such as cholera, despite stepped up international aid, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday.
Reuters 01/01/05
Sign of the times at supermart
Supermarket chain Waitrose is launching a logo giving nutritional information on the front of packs.
Daily Mail 01/01/05
Four in 10 smokers 'want to quit'
Four in 10 smokers want to give up in the new year, a survey suggests.
BBC Health News 01/01/04
Study casts doubt on 'Meadow's law' of sudden child death
The vast majority of second infant deaths in families who have already suffered the sudden loss of a baby are down to natural causes, researchers said yesterday.
The Independent 31/12/04
The Times 31/12/04
Outrage as prison suicides equal record
A total of 95 prison inmates, including 13 women, killed themselves last year in England and Wales, equalling the record set two years earlier.
The Independent 01/01/05
Secretive departments to be blacklisted
Whitehall departments that consistently reject requests to see confidential documents will be publicly "named and shamed" after the new Freedom of Information Act comes into force today.
The Independent 01/01/05
Eye disease drug test 'promising'
A drug to treat a common eye disease has produced promising results in a major trial, researchers have said.
BBC Health News 01/01/05
How the fit and fabulous stay that way: Julian Rhind-Tutt
Actor Julian Rhind-Tutt, 36, works hard at sitting still - marshmallows for breakfast don't help
The Times 01/01/05
Prozac is watched after new claims
Health Department officials will take a close look at any new information that becomes available on the antidepressant Prozac, it was announced yesterday.
The Telegraph 01/01/04
Reuters 31/12/04
From coconuts to body clocks
Atkins is passé, and the next big diet is ... we spent a month chewing over the new contenders
The Times 01/01/05
Slim facts weighed up
Can you lose weight in eight weeks? Our four intrepid dieters each tried and tested a different approach, while one woman found that the stress of a demanding job did the trick
The Times 01/01/05
Sex with Dr Thomas Stuttaford and Suzi Godson
I am a woman in my early thirties in a long-term relationship. The problem is that I can feel my sexual desire waning. I hardly ever feel turned on the way I used to. And I rarely have an orgasm during sex. I used to think I had a high sex drive, but now the things that turned me on do nothing, or if they do, they take a long time
The Times 31/12/04
Legally assisted death
In the context of the debate over “the right to die” the Reverend Anthony J. Carr (letter, December 16) writes that it is “literally the survival of the fittest from now on”.
The Times 31/12/04
Sport for the disabled
There already exists an excellent organisation devoted to sport for disabled children (letter, December 20) — Riding for the Disabled. There are groups in most areas, with qualified instructors and trained helpers providing riding lessons for all levels. There is input from physiotherapists where necessary, competitions and a system of graded tests so that all riders may measure their achievements.
The Times 31/12/04
Model purge on anorexics makes weight vital statistic
LEADING figures in Israel’s fashion industry, alarmed by the number of young women suffering from bulimia or anorexia, are supporting a move to ensure models have “normal”, healthy figures.
The Times 31/12/04
Retired lecturer, 67, set to be oldest mother, and it's twins
A 67-YEAR-OLD Romanian woman is to become the world’s oldest mother.
The Times 31/12/04
Heart scares hit Pfizer's sales
PFIZER, the drugs group best known for producing Viagra, has suffered a collapse in US sales of its blockbuster Celebrex painkiller on the back of clinical trials showing a heightened risk of heart attacks.
The Times 31/12/04
Ambition: Monkey business
Do you have to be an alpha male to get to the top of the tree? Scientists say it’s the sharing, caring types who win
The Times 01/01/05
Ambition: Do you look on the bright side?
Ambition: Do you look on the bright side?
The Times 01/01/05
Ambition test: Aiming for the optimum outlook
Glass half empty or half full? Do the Mind Gym test to find out if you're a pessimist or an optimist
The Times 01/01/05
Ambition: Bringing in the new
Celia Dodd talks to three people who took an alternative route to radically changing their lives
The Times 01/01/05
Ambition: Been there, done that
Ambition. Have you got one? Julie Burchill opens a special series of features by saying that if you haven’t achieved it by the time you’re 30, it’s not gonna happen
The Times 01/01/05
How Botox can knock a migraine on the head
Research shows wrinkle drug can reveal muscles in the face and neck that trigger headaches
The Times 31/12/04
Agencies urged 'stop exploitation'
Leading health unions have called on nursing recruitment agencies to help stop the exploitation of nurses from overseas.
Daily Mail 01/01/05
Take the floor: Darcey shows you how
If you want a flat tum, a firm bottom and toned limbs, follow these exercises from Darcey Bussell's new book, Pilates for Life
The Times 01/01/05
Parents launch donor appeal for son
The parents of a terminally-ill boy who desperately needs a bone marrow transplant have teamed up with other charities to boost their chances of success.
Daily Mail 31/12/04
Keeping to the pointe
Ballet star Darcey Bussell tells Rosie Millard of her worries about regaining top form after two pregnancies and how Pilates restored her athletic grace
The Times 01/01/05
High suicide level prompts calls for rethink on jailing
Prison suicides have returned to the record high set two years ago, according to Home Office figures released yesterday.
The Guardian 01/01/05
Motives for drug sales queried
Pharmaceutical companies' desire to expand their market and attempts to reduce medicine bills are driving the switch of prescription drugs to over-the-counter availability, researchers have said.
Daily Mail 31/12/04
Welcome to a year that's made-to-measure
Look out, here comes the future. Science, technology, fashion and sheer human strangeness
mean that in 2005 we'll see yet more fads and frontier-busting in health, fitness and psychology
The Times 01/01/05
Only Cabinet can keep files secret
THE whole Cabinet will have to agree any proposal by a minister to bar the release of documents under freedom of information laws, the Lord Chancellor says.
The Times 01/01/05
Strike a balance: Barbara Windsor
I have always eaten pretty OK health-wise, but since I got Epstein-Barr, which is a debilitating virus like ME, I have had to slow down. I used to drink (though not a lot), but Epstein-Barr gives you an aversion to alcohol, so I haven't had a drink for two years. I can't even smell it; just talking about it makes me feel sick.
The Guardian 01/01/05
Ask Emma
As a recovering alcoholic, I have been taking 100mg of timed release vitamin B complex for three years without a break. Should I stop taking it for a while - or even altogether?
The Guardian 01/01/05
Body Strategy
I like to walk to work at a sort of brisk amble, which takes about 30 minutes. For it to be beneficial should I walk faster? Am I doing enough?
The Guardian 01/01/05
Letters: We need to work together
I was astonished to see the unsubstantiated claim that 11,000 doctors are probably "unfit to practise" restated in Dr Ann Robinson's round up of health news for 2005 (Is this the future? G2, December 28). The claim, originally made in your newspaper by Donald Irvine, has already been widely challenged for having no basis in fact. These assertions will have left many feeling unduly worried that their doctor is not up to the job. The vast majority of doctors are highly qualified, hard-working and competent. They are checked, monitored and assessed from numerous sources and the profession has worked hard to develop processes to root out poor performance. GPs have been at the forefront of lobbying for such checks, first calling for a reaccreditation system for doctors in the early 90s. We are disappointed to see the introduction of revalidation delayed by the government pending further consultation and hope to see those delays kept to a minimum.
The Guardian 01/01/05
Excess baggage
Check in and come home lighter. Suzanne Duckett rounds up some good value post-Christmas packages
The Guardian 01/01/05
Falconer rejects risk to information act
More staff and resources will be provided if there is a greater than expected surge in requests under the Freedom of Information Act that comes into effect today, the lord chancellor has promised.
The Guardian 01/01/05
Atkins changes tack as rivals poach dieters
The sceptics' Atkins adage generally goes like this: no matter how svelte people look during their carbohydrate-free existence, one year on, most have regained the weight they had lost.
The Guardian 01/01/05
Pregnancy Can Go Well for Women with Diabetes
Women with type 1 diabetes who monitor their blood glucose daily both before and during pregnancy have better outcomes, Danish researchers report.
Reuters 31/12/04
Migraine Patients May Have Genetic Abnormalities
People who suffer from migraine headaches appear to express more genes that produce platelets, the specialized components in blood that are involved in clotting, researchers report.
Reuters 31/12/04
Isolated-Limb Chemo Curbs Advanced Melanoma
For people with advanced but localized melanoma, delivering potent chemotherapy to just the limb with the cancer is highly effective both in terms of local disease control and survival, Dutch clinicians report.
Reuters 31/12/04
Bone Loss Seen with Lung Disease Treatment
People who use an inhaled steroid long-term to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or emphysema, face a loss of bone mineral density in the hip and spine, a new study shows.
Reuters 31/12/04
Anti-Rejection Drug Curbs Aspirin-Induced Asthma
The immune-suppressant drug tacrolimus, usually used to prevent rejection of transplanted organs, can also help people who suffer from aspirin-triggered asthma, Japanese researchers report.
Reuters 31/12/04
UK Journal Sends Prozac Documents to U.S. Regulator
The British Medical Journal said on Friday it has sent documents to U.S. health regulators that it said appear to suggest a link between the antidepressant drug Prozac and suicidal behavior.
Reuters 31/12/04
FDA Warns Barr Over Seasonale Commercial
A television commercial for Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Seasonale misleads consumers by excluding risk information to make the birth control pill seem safer, U.S. health regulators warned in a letter released on Thursday.
Reuters 31/12/04
Man saved by on the ball medics
An elderly football fan's life was saved by quick thinking medics after he had a heart attack at a Boxing Day football match.
BBC Health News 30/12/04
Cheshire and Mersey News
Weight loss by busload
SHEDDING the festive pounds couldn't be simpler according to consultants at Slimming World whose members have literally lost bus loads of weight!
Chester Chronicle 31/12/04
Landlord ASBOS plan
LANDLORDS could be hauled before the courts for failing to keep control of unruly tenants.
Liverpool Echo 31/12/04
Sex crime victims help plea
A SPECIALIST centre for sex crime victims could be built in Liverpool.
Liverpool Echo 31/12/04
Workers flee chemical spill
A WIRRAL chemical plant was evacuated when fire broke out after a leak.
Liverpool Echo 31/12/04
Hospitals lead the way with smoking ban
TWO Liverpool hospitals will be the first in the country to ban smoking.
Liverpool Echo 31/12/04
Baby on board!
A PIMBO factory worker watched his partner give birth to their third child - in the back of a Vauxhall Astra estate!
Skelmersdale Advertiser 30/12/04
New hours for A and E
MORE details have been released about the night-time closure of Ormskirk Hospital's A&E department.
Ormskirk Advertiser 30/12/04
Specialist cancer centres
A SHAKE-UP of cancer services in Merseyside will see the creation of five special-ist centres.
Bootle Times 30/12/04
Smokers offered free advice on how to quit
SMOKERS in Sefton are being offered a fresh start in 2005.
Bootle Times 30/12/04
Careworker caught with drugs
A CAREWORKER caught on duty with a bag of cocaine was jailed for 12 months.
Bootle Times 30/12/04
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Tragic baby dies in Christmas birth
A BABY died on Christmas Day after it seemed to suffocate during its birth in hospital.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 01/01/05
Help fund gene therapy research
I AM writing on behalf of the Katharine Dormandy Trust, a national charity whose aim is to eliminate the suffering of people with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 01/01/05
FAIRFIELD Baby Lifeline Society (FBLS) wishes the people of Prestwich and Whitefield a Happy New Year
The society is extremely grateful for the overwhelming public support during the campaign against the proposed closure of the children's ward, special care baby unit and maternity services.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph 31/12/04
Greater Manchester News
Dementia group in DVD plea
A SUPPORT group has launched an urgent appeal for help to produce a DVD which will provide extra reassurance for people with dementia.
Bolton Evening News 01/01/05
OBE for hospital man
THE man who has the task of raising standards at the Royal Bolton Hospital has been honoured by the Queen.
Bolton Evening News 01/01/05
Brave Robert loses cancer battle
A STUDENT who achieved all his ambitions in his short life has lost his battle against cancer.
Bury Times 31/12/04
How ASBOs work in your community
PRESTWICH area board will kick off the New Year with a presentation on the topical Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs).
Bury Times 31/12/04
Seperate pubs is a silly idea
IN response to the comments of Mr Burke and Mr Wright (Letters, Dec 14) on smoking, it looks as though I have started a heated debate.
Bury Times 31/12/04
Hospital hits cancer targets
ALL patients suffering from cancer in Bolton during October were seen within two weeks.
Bolton Evening News 31/12/04
Addicts offered alternative help
A NEW service has been launched in Bury to help users of hard-core drugs.
Bolton Evening News 31/12/04
Two more wards are closed
TWO more wards have been closed to admissions at the Royal Bolton Hospital after patients and members of staff reported symptoms similar to the winter sickness disease.
Bolton Evening News 31/12/04
Town to get AIDS worker
A £27,000 a year specialist HIV and AIDS worker is to be appointed in Bolton to help prevent the shocking rise of the disease.
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Bolton Evening News 31/12/04
Bug hits 94 as Hope wards stay closed
A BUG which has forced health chiefs to close five wards at Hope Hospital in Salford has affected 11 more patients and staff, it emerged today.
Manchester Evening News 31/12/04
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