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Report on drug trial disaster a whitewash, says lawyer - The Guardian 08/12/06
Experts investigating a disastrous drug trial that nearly killed six healthy volunteers in March yesterday urged the government to impose strict measures to make future clinical trials safer. Professor Gordon Duff's expert scientific group presented 22 final recommendations to the government designed to spot potentially dangerous drugs before they enter trials and to minimise the risks to volunteers.
Clinical test disaster was preventable, report says - The Independent 08/12/06
Expert drug trial safety advice - BBC Health News 07/12/06
A question of sport: half of Britons do no exercise at all - The Guardian 08/12/06
Survey's findings reveal north-south divide and disappoint sport minister
Majority of people shun exercise, survey says - The Independent 08/12/06
Couch potato nation - Daily Mail 07/12/06
Renowned cancer scientist was paid by chemical firm for 20 years - The Guardian 08/12/06
A world-famous British scientist failed to disclose that he held a paid consultancy with a chemical company for more than 20 years while investigating cancer risks in the industry, the Guardian can reveal.
Intervention in Vietnam inquiry - The Guardian 08/12/06
Company paid for published review - The Guardian 08/12/06
Lung cancer pioneer 'was on chemical firms' payroll' - The Independent 08/12/06
Hotel bar staff poisoned with polonium-210 - The Guardian 08/12/06
Concern that hundreds of members of the public may have been at risk of radioactive poisoning during the killing of Alexander Litvinenko were raised last night by the discovery that seven hotel workers have consumed polonium-210.
Cancer risk for bar staff who served spy - The Telegraph 08/12/06
'Spy hotel' workers test positive - BBC Health News 07/12/06
Letter: Tougher action on health and diet - The Guardian 08/12/06
The news that obesity can increase the risk of cancer (Obesity epidemic may trigger 12,000 cancer cases a year, December 5) has been well documented in scientific research. The link between nutrition and cancer was published in the 1997 expert report Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer by the World Cancer Research Fund.
Screening for breast cancer 'can be harmful' - The Independent 08/12/06
Screening women in their 40s for breast cancer cuts death rates from the disease by 17 per cent, but may still not be worth doing, researchers say.
Breast screening for under-50s questioned - The Telegraph 08/12/06
Jury out over young breast tests - BBC Health News 08/12/06
Infected blood threatens fresh outbreak of vCJD - The Times 08/12/06
Thousands of people are at risk from an outbreak of variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease spread by contaminated blood or infected surgical instruments.
Patients' vCJD risk 'substantial' - BBC Health News 08/12/06
Remorse option for wife beaters shelved - The Times 08/12/06
Controversial plans to let wife beaters avoid jail if they appeared genuinely remorseful were dropped yesterday.
Hospital reforms, air ambulances and 'super'-A&Es - The Times 08/12/06
You rightly argue that a reconfiguration of hospitals is needed but should have been done before (“Health check”, Dec 6). Unfortunately, the problems ahead are even greater than you suggest. The Private Finance Initiative, which has funded virtually all hospital developments for the past decade, requires hospitals to make fixed payments for 30 years or more. Any change to existing facilities during this time will incur even greater costs. Yet the new system for paying hospitals is likely to make income streams extremely volatile. Fixed outgoings and unpredictable income, both largely outside the control of hospital management, are simply incompatible.
Oh Ellie, now look who's walking . . . - The Telegraph 08/12/06
A two-year-old girl who lost her arms and legs to meningitis is taking on the world again with new prosthetic limbs.
Alive, the boy whose head was 'broken off' in crash - Daily Mail 07/12/06
When 12-year-old Chris Stewart crashed his racing car, the force of the smash was so great that his head was wrenched from the top of his neck.
Boy makes amazing crash recovery - BBC Health News 07/12/06
Man charged over hospital threats - BBC Health News 08/12/06
A hospital patient is due before a court charged after an imitation gun was used to threaten staff at a Birmingham hospital.
Nurses threatened by 'armed man' - BBC Health News 07/12/06
Baby car seat 'cot death' concern - BBC Health News 08/12/06
Babies should not be left asleep in car seats unchecked because there is a risk they will stop breathing, warn experts.
Infertility advice is 'lacking' - BBC Health News 07/12/06
Fertility clinics are failing to provide enough information to potential patients, a regulator says.
Hepatitis tests 'like witch hunt' - BBC Health News 07/12/06
A former member of the General Dental Council has likened the handling of the case of a dentist from Gwynedd infected with hepatitis C to a "witch hunt".
Councils 'face care cash crisis' - BBC Health News 07/12/06
Leaders of 45 local authorities have written an open letter warning that they are facing a growing crisis in care for the elderly.
Chicken gene 'clue' to conditions - BBC Health News 07/12/06
A faulty gene in chickens could shed light on heart disease, diabetes and even human infant mortality, according to new research.
International News
Malaria and HIV are linked by scientists - The Times 08/12/06
Malaria could be contributing to the spread of HIV in sub- Saharan Africa by making carriers more likely to pass it on to their sexual partners.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Superbug scare - Liverpool Echo 07/12/06
A HOSPITAL ward is in quarantine after the superbug MRSA was found on a dozen patients.
Water unfit for thousands costs company £35,000 - Liverpool Daily Post 07/12/06
WATER company United Utilities was yesterday fined £35,000 after pleading guilty to providing water unfit for human consumption.
Social care serves most people well - Ellesmere Port Pioneer 07/12/06
CHESHIRE County Council's social care services are 'serving most people well', according to Government performance assessors.
MP discusses cancer service - Ellesmere Port Pioneer 07/12/06
BOROUGH MP Andrew Miller has met breast cancer patient Celia Webber to discuss services for people with the disease.
Focus on healthy futures - Ellesmere Port Pioneer 07/12/06
AN ESTIMATED 132,400 people in Cheshire are obese, according to a county council report.
£700,000 facelift for fertility unit - Ellesmere Port Pioneer 07/12/06
WORK has begun on a £700,000 revamp of the Countess of Chester Hospital's fertility unit.
Ward closures will ensure 'better care' - Runcorn Weekly News 07/12/06
BITTERLY-FOUGHT moves to axe five wards at Runcorn hospital are vital to save lives, according to a key report handed to Tony Blair.
Residents unaware of carbon monoxide risk - Runcorn Weekly News 07/12/06
NEARLY half the homes in Halton have failed to take any measures against deadly carbon monoxide fumes, dubbed 'the silent killer'.
New chairman with a wealth of experience - Ormskirk Advertiser 07/12/06
THE health body which has taken over from the former West Lancashire Primary Care Trust has appointed its new chairman.
I'm still waiting - St Helens Star 07/12/06
I WOULD like to ask Ann Marr, Chief Executive of St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust how she answered a letter in the St Helens Star within 21 days It's our biggest ever investment in healthcare' (Dear Star November 30) when I have been waiting for months for a reply from her regarding a complaint about the way my husband Derek died in Whiston Hospital. How Whiston Hospital received the highest score for quality of services I will never know - they couldn't have been on the ward Derek was on.
Healthy living is just the tonic for pupils at Thelwall - Warrington Guardian 07/12/06
FROM road safety to yoga and walking to eating, children at Thelwall Junior School enjoyed a whole week of healthy activity.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
The 33 heroes ready to help save your life - Carlisle News & Star 07/12/06
ANYONE who suffers a heart attack in Whitehaven can rest assured they are in safe hands with 33 fully-trained first responders ready to spring into action and administer lifesaving help using one of the town’s five defibrillators.
Fight for bus straight to new super hospital - Lancashire Telegraph 07/12/06
AN MP has joined the fight to reinstate the only bus from Hyndburn to Blackburn's new super hospital.
Recipes for good health - The Chorley Citizen 07/12/06
Two Chorley businesses have been rewarded for standards in food safety, quality and choice in a new county-wide scheme designed to raise standards for customers.
End of an era for baby clinic - The Blackpool Citizen 07/12/06
The days of babbling babies and talking tots have come to an end at the Fleetwood baby clinic in Trinity Methodist Church.
Greater Manchester News
Gran's ordeal with a 12-inch wound - Manchester Evening News 07/12/06
A GRANDMOTHER says she was was left with a 12-inch gaping wound in her chest for two-and-a-half hours while hospital staff tried to find a surgeon to close it.
'Chaotic' hospital reveals action plan - Manchester Evening News 07/12/06
TAMESIDE General Hospital has apologised and drawn up a 26-point action plan to improve patient care after it was severely criticised by coroner John Pollard.
Horror wards 'tip of the iceberg' - Manchester Evening News 06/12/06
Diabetes killed Daniella, 13 - The Bolton News 07/12/06
A TEENAGE diabetic died from massive brain damage after her blood sugar dropped to dangerously low levels.
£3.5 million for hospital equipment - Bury Times 07/12/06
FAIRFIELD Hospital is set to benefit from a funding boost as the Pennine Acute Trust announced a £3.5 million equipment spending plan.
Mum and baby unit decision tomorrow - Bury Times 07/12/06
A DECISION on the future of Fairfield Hospital's maternity department and special care baby unit is expected to be made tomorrow - ending more than two years of uncertainty.
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