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For first time, doctors communicate with patient in persistent vegetative state - The Guardian 08/09/06
Brain scans showed woman was able to imagine playing tennis and walking round her flat.
Vegetative patient ‘communicates’ - BBC Health News 07/09/06
Vintage Proms - The Guardian 08/09/06
Mary Creagh (Letters, September 7) rightly salutes recent initiatives to improve the quality of school food and rightly advocates banning junk food ads. The next step should be free school meals for all children, as in Sweden, which boosts children's health and educational achievement, as well as removing the stigma still sadly associated with free school meals. A good idea for Labour's fourth term?
Warning over sugar level in sports drinks - The Independent 08/09/06
Britain has among the highest rates of obesity and lowest levels of exercise in the world, yet research shows that we are also one of the top consumers of sports drinks and foods in Europe.
Jamie Oliver rages against 'crime' of junk-food diets - The Independent 08/09/06
The television chef Jamie Oliver has fiercely criticised parents who feed their children "junk", describing some youngsters' diets as a crime.
Dieting consumers fed a poor product - The Times 08/09/06
Designer diets that claim to use genetic tests to tailor eating plans are a waste of money and could turn consumers against reputable research, scientists said yesterday.
Genetic diet tests 'of limited use' - The Independent 08/09/06
Ideals begin at home - The Telegraph 08/09/06
Government advisers are again calling for personal, social and health education for children as young as five years old. The Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy claims that early intervention of this sort would cut the number of underage pregnancies. That is questionable. But more worrying is the fact that teachers need to educate children on the meaning of relationships and how to interact in a social setting.
Doctor's diary: 'mindless game' therapy - The Telegraph 08/09/06
James Le Fanu on why PlayStation can be good for health and beta blocker side effects
Woman must prove she is sane to close account - The Telegraph 08/09/06
A high-street bank is refusing to let an elderly spinster withdraw her £7,000 life savings until she can prove to their satisfaction that she is sane.
EU judges impose overtime limit on British workers - The Telegraph 08/09/06
The European Union's highest court yesterday banned many British employees from choosing how much overtime they want to work.
Free condoms for 12-year-olds urged - The Telegraph 08/09/06
Free condoms should be handed to children — possibly as young as 12 — in sports halls, shops and swimming baths, Government advisers suggested yesterday.
'Obesity may be more dangerous than stomach stapling' - Daily Mail 07/09/06
Stomach stapling may be a radical and dangerous procedure to lose weight but it is safer than staying obese, new research suggests.
'Donor eggs for science' debated - BBC Health News 07/09/06
A fertility watchdog is seeking public opinion on women donating their eggs for scientific research.
Bupa fined over care home death - BBC Health News 07/09/06
Private healthcare firm Bupa has been fined £90,000 for failings which contributed to the death of one of its nursing home residents.
Fears over trauma patient care - BBC Health News 08/09/06
Casualty departments could be harming rather than helping patients with serious injuries, experts claim.
International News
Pill that prolongs the joy of sex - The Times 08/09/06
The first drug for treating premature ejaculation has been successfully tested in the US
Drug could end the despair of premature ejaculation - The Independent 08/09/06
Oyster ban bites as two deaths are linked to shellfish - The Telegraph 08/09/06
The multi-million-pound French oyster industry was thrown into crisis yesterday after the government said it was investigating the deaths of two people who ate the seafood delicacy.
Premature ejaculation drug hope - BBC Health News 07/09/06
The first tailor-made drug for premature ejaculation has been found to be safe and effective, a report says.
'Mermaid' girl's legs separated - BBC Health News 07/09/06
A medical team in Peru has successfully completed a second operation on a two-year-old girl born with fused legs which should allow her to walk unaided.
Key Step In Cocaine-Induced Heart Enlargement, Sudden Death Identified By Researchers - Medical News Today 08/09/06
Cocaine, in concentrations commonly sold on the street, causes the abnormal buildup of primitive proteins in heart muscle - a process causing heart enlargement that can ultimately lead to sudden death, report researchers at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital.
Study Illuminates How The Plague Bacteria Causes Disease - Medical News Today 08/09/06
The bacteria responsible for the plague and some forms of food poisoning "paralyze" the immune system of their hosts in an unexpected way, according to a new study in the September 8, 2006 issue of the journal Cell, published by Cell Press.
Sinovac Announces Its Clinical Trial Results Of A Pandemic Influenza (H5N1) Vaccine Are Published By The Lancet - Medical News Today 08/09/06
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (Sinovac) (Amex: SVA) announced that its paper of clinical trial results, named 'Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated adjuvanted whole-virion influenza A (H5N1) vaccine: a phase I randomized controlled trail", was published as an online article for The Lancet today.
Low-Dose Orlistat Provides Significant Weight Loss And Multiple Health Benefits - Medical News Today 08/09/06
Low-dose orlistat (60 mg) along with a reduced-calorie diet provides meaningful weight loss and improves cholesterol and blood pressure levels in overweight and obese individuals, according to findings presented today at the 2006 International Congress on Obesity (ICO) in Sydney, Australia.
Improved Treatment Raises Medulloblastoma Survival Rate - Medical News Today 08/09/06
A team of investigators led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital announces that improvements in the treatment of the childhood brain cancer medulloblastoma have significantly increased the rate of survival of children with this disease.
Exposure To Light Can Help Reduce Medical Errors And Improve Patient Outcomes In Hospitals; Linked To Depression And Stress - Medical News Today 08/09/06
Research evidence shows that appropriate exposure to natural and artificial light in hospitals and clinics is critical to the health and well-being of patients and staff.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Neglected OAP starved to death - Daily Post 07/09/06
A GRANDMOTHER from Warrington starved to death after a "lack of mindfulness" by welfare services, an inquest heard.
Hospitals score top marks for food and cleanliness - Daily Post 07/09/06
FOUR Merseyside hospitals have scored top marks for both food and cleanliness.
Disabled told... make your own way to hospital - Liverpool Echo 07/09/06
COST-cutting hospital managers are banning wheel-chair-bound patients from taking ambulances to appointments.
Schoolgirl weighs in for television debut - Warrington Guardian 08/09/06
TACKLING the poor eating habits of some children has long been considered a weighty issue but for one Warrington youngster it's bigger than most.
Staff fears as hospital faces £11m savings - Runcorn World 07/09/06
SAVAGE cuts of almost £11m could be painful for staff but will not harm patients, say hospital chiefs.
Woman must prove she is sane to close account - The Telegraph 08/09/06
A high-street bank is refusing to let an elderly spinster withdraw her £7,000 life savings until she can prove to their satisfaction that she is sane.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Doctor altered child's MMR jab records - Lancashire Telegraph 07/08/06
A MEDICAL watchdog asked a doctor to explain why he falsified patients' records, at a fitness-to-practise hearing yesterday.
Faith in new hospital gown - Chorley Citizen 06/09/06
A unique Inter-Faith Gown has been designed by a local health worker.
Awards for hospital staff - Chorley Citizen 06/09/06
Catering and domestic services staff at Chorley Hospital have cleaned up at two awards ceremonies to mark their success at achieving a 100 per cent attendance record.
Baby vaccine to beat deadly bug - Lancashire Evening Telegraph 06/09/06
Babies across Lancashire are to benefit from a life saving jab which wards off the deadly bug meningitis.
Greater Manchester News
Hospital crusader faces £80,000 bill - Manchester Evening News 08/09/06
A PENSIONER is risking financial ruin to save wards at her local hospital.
Hospital given top marks for cleanliness - Bolton Evening News 07/08/06
FOOD and cleanliness at the Royal Bolton Hospital have been rated as excellent.
Drug decision is good news says Amanda - Bury Times 07/08/09
BREAST cancer patient Amanda D’argue, who won her fight to receive the wonder drug Herceptin, has welcomed the decision for all women to get the same treatment.
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