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National News
Patients put at risk by delays in cancer care - The Times 3rd April 2007
More than half of all cancer patients needing lifesaving radiotherapy are waiting longer than the Government’s “maximum acceptable delay” for treatment, according to a damning report. The Times has been told that the paper shows huge variations in the delivery of treatments around the country, with many “black holes” where services are extremely poor.
Britain's dirty cities more dangerous than an A-bomb - The Independent 3rd April 2007
Air pollution in major cities is potentially more damaging to health than being exposed to the radioactive fallout of an atomic bomb, according to a report published today. The study suggests that high levels of urban air pollution cut life expectancy by more than the radiation exposure of emergency workers sent into the 19-mile exclusion zone around the Chernobyl disaster.
Urban air pollution 'more dangerous than Chernobyl' - The Guardian 3rd April 2007
Breathing polluted city air may be worse for you than fallout from an atom bomb - The Times 3rd April 2007
Radiation risk 'less significant' - BBC News 3rd April 2007
Baby 'name test' may spot autism - BBC News 3rd April 2007
Routinely checking to see if babies can respond to their name at the age of one could help detect autism earlier than other tests, US experts believe. The disorder is usually not diagnosed until a child is three or four, as the symptoms are variable.
Babies who don't recognise their name may be autistic - the Daily Mail 3rd April 2007
Overweight 'higher asthma risk' - BBC News 3rd April 2007
People who are overweight have a 50% higher risk of developing asthma, scientists have said. US researchers reviewed seven studies involving over 330,000 adult patients, the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reported.
'Errors' led to Legionella deaths - BBC News 3rd April 2007
A catalogue of "basic failings" led to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak that killed seven people, a report says. Another 180 people were infected in Barrow, Cumbria, in 2002 because of a faulty air conditioning system at the council-run Forum 28 arts centre.
Women to get childbirth choices - BBC News 3rd April 2007
Women in England are to be given a choice of where they give birth, under plans due to be unveiled by ministers. From 2009, expectant mothers will be able to choose whether they go to hospital, a midwife-led unit or stay at home to have their children delivered.
The pain relief that can end in paralysis - the Daily Mail 2nd April 2007
Epidurals can cause serious problems including meningitis, infections and paralysis, doctors warned yesterday. They want a national database set up to identify major complications after a six-year study exposed a series of disturbing cases.
Call for smaller food packets to beat obesity - the Daily Mail 3rd April 2007
Selling fattening snacks in smaller pack sizes could be key to tackling the obesity epidemic, say watchdogs. The Food Standards Agency is urging the industry to cut the size of chocolate, crisps and snacks to improve the nation's health.
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Shock At 1bn Cost Of Hospitals - Blackburn Citizen 2nd April 2007
THE Royal Blackburn Hospital will cost taxpayers an estimated £680million in interest to the private firms which funded its construction, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal. Despite the hospital costing £113million to build, the East Lancashire NHS Trust will spend around £1.3million a month for the building over 35 years - enough to employ 1,000 nurses a year during this time.
Greater Manchester News
Christie's to open second unit - Manchester Evening News 2nd April 2007
CHRISTIE Hospital is to open a second specialist cancer centre in Greater Manchester in a move hailed as a "huge step forward" in the fight against the killer disease. Bosses at the Withington-based hospital will open a satellite unit in another part of the city-region - possibly Salford or Oldham - within two years, the M.E.N. can reveal.
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