Thursday, August 04, 2005

National and International News



Fears over food and drink habits - BBC Health News 04/08/05

People are drinking more alcohol and consuming less fruit and vegetables, raising fears about public health.





Bursting bubbles kill water bugs - BBC Health News 04/08/05

UK scientists have developed a water treatment system which they hope could cut the risk of Legionnaire's disease, and aid people in the developing world.





Woman 'determined to take life' - BBC Health News 04/08/05

A 28-year-old woman with a rare heart condition has gone on hunger strike as the only legal way she can end the "pain and misery" of her condition.





Bird flu pandemic 'is stoppable' - BBC Health News 04/08/05

A global pandemic of bird flu claiming millions of lives could be stopped if governments work together, say experts.





NHS wait target 'may be missed' - BBC Health News 04/08/05

The government risks missing the flagship 18-week NHS waiting time target, a health think-tank says.





Experts home in on cancer genes - BBC Health News 04/08/05

Scientists are closing in on more genes linked to the development and progression of breast cancer.





Transplant best for child cancer - BBC Health News 04/08/05

Children with a certain type of blood cancer do better following a transplant than chemotherapy, say doctors.





Brain-dead woman dies after birth - BBC Health News 04/08/05

A brain-dead US woman who was kept alive for almost three months to give her foetus time to develop has died, a day after giving birth.





Red clover may combat hot flushes - BBC Health News 04/08/05

Scientists are testing an extract of red clover as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy for symptoms of the menopause, such as hot flushes.





£4m damages for birth damaged girl - Daily Mail 04/08/05

A bright schoolgirl whose life was "blighted" by brain damage during her birth was today awarded £4 million in settlement of her High Court damages claim.





Junior doctors struggle to get jobs - Daily Mail 04/08/05

Young doctors who have been unable to find posts to continue their training spoke of their disappointment and concerns for the future.





Doctors warned of deadly infection - Daily Mail 04/08/05

Doctors have been warned to be on the lookout for a serious and potentially deadly infection whose symptoms could go unnoticed.





Cleaning method may stop CJD spread - Daily Mail 04/08/05

Scientists have developed a new hospital cleaning method that could stop the spread of the human form of "Mad Cow Disease", it has emerged.





Funds boost for malaria nets scheme - Daily Mail 04/08/05

The Government has announced an extra £19.6 million of funding for a programme which supplies anti-malaria bed nets in Kenya.





Teenager to have spine op in India - Daily Mail 04/08/05

A mother is flying her son to India for treatment to restore his mobility after she was told he would have to wait more than a year for an operation in the UK.





New breast cancer genes pinpointed - Daily Mail 04/08/05

Scientists have discovered four new genes likely to be involved in the development of breast cancer.





Juice drinks sugar levels revealed - Daily Mail 04/08/05

Popular children's "juice" drinks may contain more sugar than Coca-Cola does, a survey has claimed.





Fears over global bird flu pandemic - Daily Mail 04/08/05

A global pandemic of bird flu claiming millions of lives could be stopped in its tracks by concerted government action, scientists have said.





My shattered dream - Daily Mail 04/08/05

She has dreamed of being a doctor since she was 11, running up student debts of more than £50,000 to pursue her ambition.





Brain dead woman gives birth - Daily Mail 04/08/05

A brain-dead woman kept alive in the United States for three months to allow her foetus time to develop, has given birth to a baby girl.





Why back injury boy must fly to India for cure - Daily Mail 04/08/05

A mother whose son was crippled by an ice skating injury is flying him to India for an operation after being told he would have to wait a year for NHS treatment.





Britain warned over bird flu pandemic - Daily Mail 04/08/05

Britain would be "overwhelmed" if a deadly strain of pandemic bird flu reached its shores, a leading expert warned today.





AIDS, urbanisation overcrowd S.African graveyards - Reuters 04/08/05

AIDS and a growing urban population are forcing South African officials to find new cemeteries and encourage families to bury several members in the same grave, Johannesburg city authorities said Wednesday.





Bird flu could spread to European Russia - ministry - Reuters 04/08/05

A bird flu strain that is dangerous to humans could spread from Siberia to the heavily populated European part of Russia, where the main poultry farms are located, the Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday.





Broccoli may help beat bladder cancer - Reuters 04/08/05

Eating broccoli may help prevent or slow the spread of bladder cancer, according to preliminary study findings.





China swine flu outbreak fails to worry residents - Reuters 04/08/05

Near the epicenter of China's worst outbreak of swine flu in years, Lao Luo is too busy stuffing his face with pork dumplings to care.





Scientists say human bird flu pandemic preventable - Reuters 04/08/05

Three million doses of antiviral drugs, vigilance and reducing social contact could contain an outbreak of human avian flu and prevent a global pandemic that could kill millions, scientists said on Wednesday.





Study shows drug cuts overnight shift fatigue - Reuters 04/08/05

A drug that treats the uncontrollable sleepiness of narcolepsy can also help the 300,000 to 600,000 Americans who face chronic fatigue and sleep problems from working overnight shifts, according to a study released on Wednesday





Got breast milk? Calif. firm seeks milk therapies - Reuters 04/08/05

Breast has long been best when it comes to feeding babies but a California company this week launched the first known venture to commercialize human donor breast milk and develop its use for sick children.





Amphetamines may slow Parkinson's, study shows - Reuters 04/08/05

Amphetamines, including the party drug Ecstasy, have reversed the effects of Parkinson's disease in mice, researchers said on Wednesday.





Scientists pinpoint new breast cancer genes - Reuters 04/08/05

Scientists said on Thursday they had pinpointed four new genes believed to be involved in the development of breast cancer.





UK's Acambis says developing universal flu vaccine - Reuters 04/08/05

Britain's Acambis Plc said Thursday it was developing a potentially breakthrough new shot that could offer permanent protection against all types of flu.





Alzheimer's toxin may be key to slowing disease - Reuters 04/08/05

Australian scientists say they have identified a toxin which plays a key role in the onset of Alzheimer's, raising hope that a drug targeting the toxin could be developed to slow the degenerative brain disease.





Flu could infect half world's people in year - The Guardian 04/08/05

An outbreak of flu in rural south-east Asia could spread around the globe in three months and infect half the world's population within a year, unless strict measures to contain it are introduced, scientists said yesterday.





No end in sight to NHS waiting - The Times 04/08/05

THE Government is on course to achieve its 18-week waiting time target for NHS hospital treatment by 2008, a report from an independent health body concluded.





Cheshire and Mersey News


Cancer survivor puts out plea for blood donors - Liverpool Daily Post 04/08/05

MERSEYSIDER Linda Woodward gave up her job in antipication she and husband David would take early retirement.





Teenage drinkers end up in hospital - Liverpool Daily Post 04/08/05

BINGE drinking sends one teenager in Merseyside and Cheshire to hospital with alcohol poisoning almost every day, new figures show.





Hospitals receive bleak prognosis - Northwhich Chronicle 03/08/05

HOSPITAL bosses have defended its standards of care despite falling down the NHS league table.





Hospital nightmare for mums in labour - Crewe Chronicle 04/08/05

TWO mums-to-be from South Cheshire were left facing a desperate search for beds after Leighton Hospital's maternity ward closed.





Turned away from casualty - Southport Midweek Advertiser 03/08/05

AN Ormskirk mother ended up having to give her son medical attention herself after he was knocked back from the A&E units at Ormskirk and Southport Hospital.





Ambulances fail to hit target - Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News 03/08/05

THE Mersey Regional Ambulance Service has been labelled the worst for response times in the country.





Health services ‘pleased’ with two star rating - Macclesfield Express 03/08/05

THE LATEST star ratings for NHS services across East Cheshire have brought success and failure.





More say for patients, vows new health boss Laura - Runcorn & Widnes World 03/08/05

GIVING patients more say is a top priority for Halton's new health boss.





Cumbria and Lancashire News


TB hotline bid to calm patient fears - Lancashire Evening Post 04/08/05

A special hotline set up after a tuberculosis scare at Royal Preston Hospital has received more than 50 calls since it opened, it emerged today.





Screening for bowel cancer will save lives - Carlisle News & Star 04/08/05

EVERY Cumbrian in their sixties is to be offered screening for bowel cancer by the year 2009 in a bid to cut the number deaths from the disease.





Greater Manchester News


Doctor takes stigma out of 'yuppie flu' - Manchester Evening News 04/08/05

LEADING scientist Raymond Perrin believes he has proof that chronic fatigue syndrome - once dubbed yuppie flu - has a physical cause.





Breast cancer hope - Manchester Evening News 04/08/05

SCIENTISTS today said they had pinpointed four new genes likely to be involved in the development of breast cancer.





Brothers-in-law peddle for Christie's - Bolton Evening News 03/08/05

TWO Bolton cyclists are to ride their bikes for 24 hours to raise money for the Christie Hospital.





Questions of priority [letter] - Bolton Evening News 03/08/05

WE live in a town that is so strapped for cash that its hospital has to make savings of £7.5 million.




Waiting lists blitzed - Bolton Evening News 03/08/05

THREE hundred patients are being given MRI scans over the space of just seven days to dramatically reduce waiting lists at the Royal Bolton Hospital.

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