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National News
Legionnaires' disease deaths blamed on flaws in council policy - The Guardian 4th April 2007
Britain's worst outbreak of legionnaires' disease, which killed seven people and affected 180 others, could have been avoided if the local council had followed readily available safety guidelines, a report concludes today.
Firm in GM insulin breakthrough - BBC News 4th April 2007
Insulin produced by genetically modified plants - with a human gene added - could be on the market in three years, a Canadian company has claimed. Sembiosys said it has made scientific breakthroughs and found a short cut through current drug regulations
Toxic bin fumes 'drug of choice' - BBC News 4th April 2007
Setting wheelie bins on fire and sniffing the fumes is the new "drug of choice" for youths, police in South Yorkshire have said. Teenagers are thought to set the bins alight and then inhale the toxic plastic fumes to get a "high".
Hospital phone charges up 160% - BBC News 4th April 2007
A firm that provides phone services at thousands of NHS hospital bedsides is to increase the cost of calls by 160%. Previously, calls made by NHS patients through Patientline phones cost 10p per minute, but that will now rise to 26p.
Twin IVF births 'need to be cut' - BBC News 4th April 2007
The number of twins born from IVF needs to be cut because of risks to mothers and babies, a watchdog has said. The Human Fertility and Embryology Authority (HFEA) says as treatment has become more successful the number of multiple births has increased.
IVF clinics told to cut down on twins or face sanctions - The Independent 4th April 2007
Watchdog probes drug distribution - BBC News 4th April 2007
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has begun a probe into the UK supply of medicines, after changes at the world's biggest pharmaceutical firm, Pfizer. Earlier this month, Pfizer began selling its prescription drugs through just one medical wholesaler, Unichem.
Depression link with early birth - BBC News 4th April 2007
Depression during pregnancy may increase the risk of giving birth early, a UK study suggests. Mothers who were severely depressed gave birth earlier than those without depression, a small study shows.
Red meat link to higher risk of breast cancer - the Daily Mail 4th April 2007
Women who frequently eat small amounts of red meat could be massively increasing their chances of developing breast cancer, researchers say.
Red meat 'ups breast cancer risk' - BBC News 4th April 2007
So can sunshine beat heart disease? - the Daily Mail 4th April 2007
This Easter, it's not over-indulging in chocolate you should be worrying about, but your lack of exposure to the sun over the past six months.
Why is intensive care a living nightmare for so many patients? - the Daily Mail 3rd April 2007
When kidney patient Stephen Sweeney was in intensive care he became convinced that the nurses were trying to murder him. 'I thought they were gassing me through the tube in my nose, so I fought like hell.'
One in five can expect a 'lonely shameful death' - the Daily Mail 4th April 2007
One in five of us faces a lonely and shameful death in a nursing home, as medical advances leave us without family support, an academic has warned. Professor Allan Kellehear said those who imagine they will die in their sleep, surrounded by loved ones, are fooling themselves.
Home vs Hospital: The Big Debate - the Daily Mail 4th April 2007
A pledge by ministers to offer home births to all pregnant women has been dismissed as hopelessly optimistic. Critics said the Health Service financial crisis means hospitals will not be able to fulfil the promise. Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt said expectant mothers would be offered a 'full range of birthing choices' by the end of 2009, including home birth, a midwife-led birth or a consultant-led birth.
Hewitt pledges greater choice for home births - The Independent 4th April 2007
Cut-price midwives a 'risk' to babies - the Daily Mail 4th April 2007
Lives will be at risk under 'scandalous' maternity plans which mean that poorlytrained assistants could deliver babies, campaigners have warned. Ministers have reneged on an election promise to guarantee-that all mothers receive one-to-one care from a midwife during labour.
Cheshire and Merseyside News
Legion bug hits Mersey hospital - Liverpool Echo 3rd April 2007
A PATIENT in a Liverpool hospital has the potentially deadly Legionnaires’ disease. An investigation has been launched at the cardiothoracic centre in Broadgreen, where the water supply was being tested to find out whether the infection originated there.
Legionnaires bug hits heart patient - Daily Post 4th April 2007
AN INVESTIGATION is continuing today at a specialist Liverpool hospital after a patient was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. Broadgreen’s Cardiothoracic Centre is working with other organisations to establish the source of the infection, found in a patient who had been transferred to the heart and chest unit last week. It is not yet known where or how the patient contracted the disease.
Fears for NHS as skin care privatised - Daily Post 4th April 2007
KEY health services which attract thousands of pounds in funding to Liverpool hospitals are being offered up to be run by the private sector. Liverpool Primary Care Trust is planning the first deal of its kind in the city which will take control of dermatology services away from the Royal and Broadgreen hospitals.
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