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Jamie has the wrong recipe - The Guardian 12/09/06
Telling people what to eat is not the way to fight obesity. We supermarkets must provide more facts.
Hewitt defends NHS sell-off in face of strike - The Guardian 12/09/06
The health secretary, Patricia Hewitt, defended the privatisation of NHS Logistics today, claiming it would save £1bn over 10 years which could be reinvested in the health service, after unions yesterday raised the threat of the first strike in the NHS for 18 years.
Angry unions confront Blair on NHS reform - The Guardian 12/09/06
Strike threat over NHS supply deal - The Times 12/09/06
NHS workers vote to strike in protest at privatisation - The Telegraph 12/09/06
NHS supply staff vote to strike - BBC Health News 11/09/06
NHS external manager bill 'soars' - BBC Health News 12/09/06
The NHS in England is set to spend £172m this year on external management consultants - a rise of 83% in two years - the Conservatives have claimed.
NHS will spend £172m on private consultants - The Telegraph 12/09/06
Hewitt demands more rigour in NHS investment - The Guardian 12/09/06
Patricia Hewitt is preparing tough new rules to stop hospitals in England spending huge sums on equipment and buildings without knowing whether they can afford to use them.
Disabled girl faces threat of deportation before surgery - The Guardian 12/09/06
A teenage girl with inherited rickets could be deported to Pakistan before she can have a series of operations to relieve her pain and straighten her twisted spine, campaigners said yesterday.
Having babies boosts women's chances of longer, healthier life - The Guardian 12/09/06
Women who do not have children risk dying earlier and suffering poorer health in later life, according to research to be published today.
Small gap between children damages mothers' health - The Independent 12/09/06
Longevity link to gap between babies - The Telegraph 12/09/06
Fishing for complements - The Guardian 12/09/06
Can fish oil supplements improve GCSE results? Tim Radford looks at the evidence so far.
Cycle helmets may raise risk of accidents - The Guardian 12/09/06
Wearing a cycle helmet could be hazardous for your health, according to research from the University of Bath. The study of 2,500 overtaking motorists in Salisbury and Bristol found that drivers get 8cm closer to cyclists wearing helmets because they are seen as more experienced.
Helmeted cyclists in more peril on the road - The Times 12/09/06
Wearing helmets 'more dangerous' - BBC Health News 11/09/06
Holding the different purse strings - The Guardian 12/09/06
Tony Blair said last week he wants 'lead professionals' to help him fight social exclusion. Are they ready?
'Social exclusion' plan launched - BBC Health News 11/09/06
Heads predict lawsuits over obesity targets - The Guardian 12/09/06
Headteachers yesterday warned that litigious parents could soon sue schools for failing to prevent their children from drinking, smoking or taking drugs.
Retired nurse risks her life savings to keep wards open - The Independent 12/09/06
A former nurse has risked her life savings by launching a High Court action in an attempt to overturn the closure of two wards at the founding NHS hospital.
Ex nurse's wait for beds' verdict - BBC Health News 11/09/06
Persistent vegetative state: edge of darkness - The Independent 12/09/06
Dr Ed Walker, who helped treat victims of Hillsborough, reflects on one of modern medicine's most difficult dilemmas.
How to beat head lice - The Independent 12/09/06
Schools are back - which means so are head lice. But don't tear your hair out. With the help of a new treatment, the infernal little blighters can be beaten.
Your health questions answered - The Independent 12/09/06
As a parent of two teenagers, I am worried about their risks of contracting sexually transmitted diseases and HIV. Is there an effective "morning-after pill" for HIV which can be taken if a condom breaks and you think there is a risk from your partner?
Can chemicals in our home cause deformities? Growing numbers of boys are being born with malformed genitals. Are chemicals in our homes to blame? And what can be done about this distressing condition? - The Independent 12/09/06
At 16 weeks pregnant, Isobel Lockwood had an ultrasound and was told she was carrying a baby girl. Soon afterwards, DNA taken from the foetus during an amniocentesis showed it was a boy. The doctor, who'd never made such a mistake before, was astonished but thought nothing further of it.
Affluent boroughs show fastest rise in teenage pregnancy - The Times 12/09/06
SHIRE authorities and London suburbs top the league table for areas where teenage pregnancies are increasing fastest, according to government figures. Teenage pregnancy hotspots are to be targeted by ministers as part of wideranging measures to tackle social exclusion announced yesterday.
Speech therapy is stuttering - The Times 12/09/06
SPEECH and language therapists believe that the standard of care they provide now is significantly lower than last year, says Therapy Weekly (Sept 7).
I am Celia now, says sex-change doctor who used to be Colin - The Telegraph 12/09/06
A gynaecologist who left his hospital post in May to have a sex change returned to work yesterday as a woman.
Sex change gynaecologist returns - BBC Health News 11/09/06
Single test developed to detect bird flu - The Telegraph 12/09/06
A single test for seasonal flu and bird flu will be available in all its British laboratories this winter, the Health Protection Agency said yesterday.
Junk culture 'is poisoning our children' - The Telegraph 12/09/06
A sinister cocktail of junk food, marketing, over-competitive schooling and electronic entertainment is poisoning childhood, a powerful lobby of academics and children's experts says today.
Modern life 'poisoning' childhood - BBC Health News 12/09/06
Modern life leads to more depression among children - The Telegraph 12/09/06
New blood test could save thousands of lives - Daily Mail 11/09/06
A new genetic blood test that could save thousands of lives worldwide will be available in the next few months.
DNA blood test 'could save lives' - BBC Health News 12/09/06
£60 vaccine to prevent cervical cancer unveiled - Daily Mail 10/11/06
Women will be able to pay £180 for a vaccine to protect themselves and their daughters against cervical cancer within weeks.
MRSA cases in young children double in a year - Daily Mail 10/09/06
The number of babies and children infected with a potentially fatal form of MRSA has doubled in a year, government research has revealed.
Babies in womb exposed to 'gender-bending' chemicals - Daily Mail 10/011/06
Babies are being exposed to "gender-bending" chemical pesticides before they are even born, disturbing new evidence has showed.
Weightlifting 'link to eye risk' - BBC Health News 12/09/06
Regular weightlifting may increase the risk of the eyesight-threatening condition glaucoma, research suggests.
Inquiry into Legionnaires' cases - BBC Health News 12/09/06
Health officials are investigating a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in North East Lincolnshire after a teacher died of the illness.
Seaweed anti-obesity tablet hope - BBC Health News 12/09/06
Scientists have pinpointed a unlikely potential weapon in the war against obesity - seaweed.
Public health plans 'in disarray' - BBC Health News 12/09/06
Measures to tackle rising public health problems are being scrapped or postponed because the funds have not materialised, public health chiefs say.
Police back drug needle machine - BBC Health News 11/09/06
What is thought to be Britain's first vending machine for dispensing clean needles to drug addicts could be set up outside a police station in Colwyn Bay.
GP concerns on practice takeover - BBC Health News 11/09/06
A GP has voiced her concerns after a Derbyshire surgery was taken over by an American health firm.
Abortion bid mother case rejected - BBC Health News 11/09/06
A mother seeking compensation after giving birth following an abortion has had her £250,000 claim thrown out.
Stolen body parts 'sold to NHS' - BBC Health News 11/09/06
Potentially contaminated body parts allegedly stolen in the US may have been implanted into British patients, a government agency says.
Mandarins 'cut liver cancer risk' - BBC Health News 11/09/06
Eating mandarins may cut the risk of developing liver cancer and other diseases, research suggests.
No paramedic sent to dying man - BBC Health News 11/09/06
A man who lay dying in a North Yorkshire restaurant was sent an ambulance with no paramedics on board.
'Don't Miss Opportunity to Go Smoke Free - Medical News Today 11/09/06
BMA Cymru Wales has today renewed its call for hospital grounds to be made smoke-free.
International News
New medical research - The Times 12/09/06
People whose mothers drank three or more glasses of alcohol on any one occasion in early pregnancy have an increased risk of developing alcohol disorders by the age of 21, says a report in the Archives of General Psychiatry (Sept). The Queensland University studyof 2,138 babies who were followed for 21 years suggests that any significant drinking may adversely affect a foetus’s primary neurological development.
Glaxo pays record $3bn in tax row - BBC Health News 11/09/06
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay a record $3.1bn (£1.7bn) to end a tax row with the US government.
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (crt) Cost-Effective For Patients With Heart Failure - Medical News Today 11/09/06
According to data presented at the 2006 European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/World Congress of Cardiology (WCC), long-term treatment with Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT) or CRT-D (with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or ICD) is a cost-effective way to improve survival in patients with heart failure. In addition, further analysis of data from the CARE-HF study, which demonstrates that CRT reduces mortality in heart failure patients, have also been presented at ESC.
Malaria Treatment Efficacy Compromised In Certain HIV-positive Patients - Medical News Today 11/09/06
A weakened immune response resulting from HIV infection can lead to trouble when it comes to treating malaria, according to a new study appearing in the Oct. 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online.
New Report Calls On World Leaders To Protect Human Rights Of Female Migrants - Medical News Today 11/09/06
Today, half of all international migrants - 95 million - are women and girls. Yet, despite substantial contributions to both their families at home and communities abroad, the needs of migrant women continue to be overlooked and ignored.
Fragrance Chemical Useful In Treating Head Lice Problems - Medical News Today 11/09/06
Poseidon scientists discovered that the menthol derivative, menthol propyleneglycol carbonate, is useful in eliminating lice in hair.
Adapting Intensity Of Radiation Therapy To Individual Patients And Shortening The Length Of Intensive Chemotherapy Improves Outcome - Medical News Today 11/09/06
A team of investigators led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has announced that improvements in the treatment of the childhood brain cancer medulloblastoma have significantly increased the rate of survival of children with this disease.
Commission To Launch Public Consultation On EU Framework For Health Services - Medical News Today 11/09/06
The European Commission has decided to launch a public consultation on how to ensure legal certainty regarding cross-border health services under Community law, and to support cooperation between the health systems of the Member States.
Drug Can Quickly Mobilize An Army Of Cells To Repair Injury - Medical News Today 11/09/06
To speed healing at sites of injury - such as heart muscle after a heart attack or brain tissue after a stroke - doctors would like to be able to hasten the formation of new blood vessels. One promising approach is to "mobilize" patients' blood vessel-forming cells, called angiogenic cells, so these cells can reach the injured area.
Physical Activity Helps Chances For Breast Cancer Survival - Medical News Today 11/09/06
If you have been physically active during the year leading up to a breast cancer diagnosis, and you were overweight, your chances of surviving are significantly greater, say researchers from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.
New England Journal Of Medicine Publishes Letters To Editor In Response To Preeclampsia Study - Medical News Today 11/09/06
The New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday published three letters to the editor in response to a study published in the April 27 issue of NEJM about the effects of vitamin C and E intake on a pregnant woman's risk of preeclampsia.
Reducing Nitric Oxide Gas In The Brain May Help Us Stay Awake - Medical News Today 11/09/06
People who must stay awake for long shifts - soldiers, pilots, truckers, students, doctors, parents of newborns - may take comfort from new research showing that preventing the gas nitric oxide from building up in the brain may ward off the sleep urge.
Faith-Based Groups Partnering To Fight HIV/AIDS Epidemic In Sudan's Darfur Region - Medical News Today 11/09/06
Various faith-based organizations recently have been working together to combat the spread of HIV in Sudan's Darfur region, PlusNews reports.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
MP accepts hospital challenge - Daily Post 12/09/06
A SENIOR Alder Hey nurse confronted a Government minister and challenged him "to see what she faces every day because of a lack of resources."
Scandal of the leisure centres that make you fatter - Liverpool echo 11/09/06
Parents are constantly told children need more exercise and less junk food. Yet vending machines at Merseyside leisure centres are crammed with sweets, crisps and fizzy drinks. Homa Khaleeli reports.
Hospital AGM - Widnes World 11/09/06
THE next annual general meeting of St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust will take place this week.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
100m mental health unit planned for kids - Carlisle News & Star 11/09/06
A PRIVATE health company is planning to build a £10 million unit on the outskirts of Brampton for children sectioned under the mental health act.
100 homes on hospital site - Carlisle News & Star 11/09/06
SURREY-BASED developers West Cumbria Land LLP want to build more than 100 homes on the derelict former site of a workhouse and hospital in Whitehaven.
Greater Manchester News
Retired nurse risks her life savings to keep wards open - The Independent 12/09/06
A former nurse has risked her life savings by launching a High Court action in an attempt to overturn the closure of two wards at the founding NHS hospital.
Ex nurse's wait for beds' verdict - BBC Health News 11/09/06
New Research Set To Restore Lost Sight For People With Diabetes - Medical News Today 11/09/06
Brand new research launched at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester is bringing hope to hundreds of people with diabetes who lose their sight each year as a side-effect of the disease.
Meningitis: The signs to watch for - Bolton News 11/09/06
AFTER the tragic death of two-year-old Ripley Hewitt - who died just hours after his mother was told by a doctor to give him Calpol and send him to bed - parents' fears over meningitis will not be lessened.
Service for drug users is praised - Bolton News 11/09/06
DRUGS users in Bolton are receiving "good" care according to health watchdogs.
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