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:: Thursday, July 24, 2003 ::
International, National & Local Health & Social Care News:: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 ::
Coffee can save alcohol drinkers from cirrhosis
DRINKING three or more cups of coffee a day can almost halve the risk of cirrhosis of the liver, according to a new study in Norway.
The Times 25/07/03
End of infertility within a decade, say doctors
The end of infertility is within sight, scientists said yesterday, anticipating the possibility within a decade of solving the biggest remaining problem by growing new eggs and sperm from stem cells for people who can no longer produce them.
The Guardian 25/07/03
The Times 25/07/03
BBC Health News 25/07/03
Grief eased for euthanasia families
FAMILIES whose loved ones die as a result of euthanasia suffer less harrowing grief and fewer symptoms of stress than do those whose relations die of natural causes, according to a Dutch study.
The Times 25/07/03
BBC Health News 25/07/03
MS drug could fight Sars
A drug used to treat patients with multiple sclerosis may also be effective against the deadly Sars virus, according to scientists.
BBC Health News 25/07/03
No patient too long in tooth for dentist
Duncan Cowie examined his handiwork yesterday after being asked to provide new teeth for a 200-year-old crocodile skeleton at Aberdeen University.
The Times 25/07/03
Stress can make acne worse, researchers say
Hormones produced by raised stress levels have been found to aggravate acne. More than 85 per cent of people suffer the disorder at some point in their lives, although scientists are still unsure exactly what triggers it.
The Independent 24/0/7/03
The Priory launches do-it-yourself therapy
The Priory chain of clinics, which has helped a host of celebrities and the public triumph over problems, is launching a range of own-brand self-help products.
The Independent 24/07/03
Cheshire & Merseyside News
Concern over more maternity closures
A GOVERNMENT report has slammed the closure of small maternity units - just weeks after the decision was made to shut one in Liverpool.
Daily Post 24/07/03
Future fears for hospital
HALTON hospital is being purposely run down by its managing NHS Trust to ease £5m debts, according to an insider.
Runcorn Weekly News 24/07/03
Panic alarms for staff at hospital
PANIC alarm sensors are to be placed in all areas of a Liverpool hospital after a sharp increase in attacks on staff.
Daily Post 24/07/03
NHS to slash waiting times
Ellesmere Port & Neston Primary Care Trust (PCT) has unveiled its corporate plan, which is centred on guidelines laid down by the Government and priorities based on the needs of the towns.
Ellsmere Port Pioneer 24/07/03
Cumbria & Lancashire News
Backing grows for doctor left out in the cold
Dr Mahesh Chandra, who ran his Blackburn Road surgery on his own, handed in his resignation to Bolton's Primary Care Trust, believing he could return as a locum after 28 days.
Bolton Evening News 24/07/03
Families' vigilance over killer allergy
How to cope when nuts can be deadly for your child
Bolton Evening News 24/07/03
Hospital food is top notch
PATIENTS in Bury Hospital are getting excellent food, a new report has claimed. The national Patient Environment Action Team gave the Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust top marks -- awarding its directors £100,000 to make further improvements.
Bolton Evening News 24/07/03
Greater Manchester News
A kiss, then doctor vanished
THE frantic wife of a doctor who has been missing for four days told how she kissed him goodbye before he left for work and disappeared.
Manchester Evening News 24/07/03
Hospital where mum's the word
MUM's the word at Christie Hospital where 20 nurses have become pregnant.
The world-renowned cancer centre, in Withington, has almost five per cent of the nursing workforce on maternity leave or about to go.
Manchester Evening News 24/07/03
New breakthrough in cancer battle
MANCHESTER scientists believe they have found the way a virus triggers cancer in some people. Research carried out at the Paterson Institute, at Christie Hospital, has found that the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infects a cell and causes it to divide out of control.
Manchester Evening News 24/07/03
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International, National & Local Health & Social Care News:: Monday, July 21, 2003 ::
Acne 'made worse by stress'
The skin condition acne may be worsened by stress, research has found.
Scientists found that college students with acne were vulnerable to a worsening of their condition during examination periods.
BBC Health News 23/07/03
Dear doctor
I am becoming nervous about vaccinating my baby. She is only a month old and I am already sceptical about MMR. But now I have heard that the injections they have at two, three and four months old contain mercury. Is it true and should I avoid them?
The Guardian 22/07/03
Diet dissenters swing into Atkins
It may have worked wonders for Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Zeta-Jones and half the people in your office, but Dr Robert Atkins' high-protein, low carbohydrate diet seems to be falling from favour.
The Guardian 23/07/03
Fats ain't what they used to be
First they told us they were bad for us. Then carbohydrates were the enemy. So are fats our friends or our foes?
The Guardian 22/07/03
Fertility watchdog to review egg donation
The fertility watchdog, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, is to review egg giving - the practice by which a woman will donate all her eggs from the first cycle of fertility treatment (when she is stimulated with powerful drugs to superovulate) to a recipient who cannot produce eggs of her own. In some clinics the donor is then offered cut-price treatment on the second cycle of fertility treatment.
The Independent 22/07/03
Go vegan and cut deadly cholesterol, say scientists
Never mind expensive drugs or new-fangled margarines, scientists say they have devised a simple diet that dramatically reduces cholesterol without any need for medication
The Independent 23/07/03
Health service IT contractors plan £700m merger
Two of the main providers of software systems to the national health service are to merge in a near-£700m deal.
The Guardian 23/07/03
I give up
In 1998 Florida University doctors announced that they were using antidepressants to help treat nicotine addiction. "This is a very, very tenacious addiction," said psychiatrist Dr Douglas Eaton. "This is as hard an addiction to beat as heroin or cocaine - it's right up there with the biggies."
The Guardian 22/07/03
Instrument sale to GSK lifts Tepnel 10%
Shares in Tepnel Life Sciences rose more than 10 per cent yesterday after the biotechnology group sold a DNA purification system to GlaxoSmithKline.
Financial Times 23/07/03
Killer in the garden
Breakfast in the back garden may not sound particularly dangerous, but for Jane Murray it was the prelude to a tragedy. Within a matter of hours of sharing breakfast with her husband, she was in a coma. The wasp took less than five seconds to deliver its deadly sting, but it was another three years before Jane Murray died. She spent the remaining time in a coma.
The Guardian 22/07/03
New study rejects MMR link to autism rise
A link between the rise in autism and the MMR jab has been comprehensively rejected by a study that claims to have found "compelling evidence" the triple vaccine is safe.
The Independent 22/07/03
NHS attacks 'must be stopped'
Action must be taken to curb the "shocking" levels of violence experienced by NHS staff, MPs have said.
BBC Health News 23/07/03
NHS 'neglecting' older nurses
The NHS is neglecting the needs of older nurses - and thus failing to make the most of their valuable experience, a report has found. The study, by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, found that NHS hospitals focus on nurturing young recruits at the expense of their more experienced colleagues.
BBC Health News 23/07/03
Rate of murder in cot deaths is far lower than alleged
The number of cot deaths caused by murder has been overestimated, a medical study says today.
The Independent 22/07/03
Regulators face Yondelis dilemma
European pharmaceutical regulators will today face an ethical dilemma as they decide whether to approve Yondelis, a controversial new cancer treatment developed by Zeltia, the Spanish biotechnology company.
Financial Times 23/07/03
Take violent patients to court - MPs
MPs want more prosecutions of violent patients who threaten NHS staff, saying the existing "zero tolerance" approach has failed to bring reductions in physical or verbal abuse and that many incidents are still not reported.
The Guardian 23/07/03
The scribes of good health in the grip of listeria
"This morning I have already written and rewritten my to-do list three times, and it still doesn't seem to be getting any shorter," complained the editor of Women's Health (August) in her introductory letter. "What's more I've started making extra lists of more important things that need doing, the idea being that I prioritise."
The Guardian 23/07/03
Wildlife fear leaves GM safety debate unresolved
The most serious potential harm from growing genetically modified crops in Britain is their effect on farmland wildlife, and this cannot yet be predicted, the Government's review of GM science said yesterday.
The Independent 22/07/03
Cheshire & Merseyside News
Foreign nurses 'exploited'
Nurses from overseas who come to work in British hospitals and care homes face racism, exploitation and isolation, a report claims.
The Liverpool Echo 22/07/03
Hospital hit by TB scare
Around 1,400 patients have been contacted after a member of staff at a top Northern Ireland hospital was diagnosed with tuberculosis.
Liverpool Post 22/07/03
MPs urge protection for NHS staff
Frontline health workers are to be taught how to deal with violence and aggression in one of the largest ever NHS training exercises.
Liverpool Echo 23/07/03
Cumbria & Lancashire News
An obsession fuelled by fear
OCD is a condition that leaves sufferers slavishly following bizarre, self-imposed rituals and routines and Paul Gascoigne himself has spoken frankly about it.
Bolton Evening News 22/07/03
Concern as hospital doctor goes missing
POLICE were today becomingly increased concerned for the safety and welfare of a doctor who has been missing from his home for 24 hours.
Bolton Evening News 22/07/03
Fattening food for thought
SO, food portions have grown so big in restaurants over the last 40 years that they're making us obese.
Bolton Evening News 22/07/03
Fluoride: Let the public vote, says MP
Bolton North-east MP David Crausby fears the chemical could be added to supplies against the people's wishes if a new bill currently going through Parliament is given the go ahead.
Bolton Evening News 22/07/03
Parent power is simply magic
SPARE a thought for the families of chidren born with a disability the next time you're inclined to moan about tough family life.
Bolton Evening News 22/07/03
New drive to beat drugs
A CAMPAIGN to give parents and carers more information about drugs was launched in Burnley.
Bolton Evening News 22/07/03
School deserve a tanning
WE may not get massive amounts of hot sunshine in this country but when we do, look out.
Liverpool Echo 22/07/03
Support for doctor wanting to work
SUPPORT for a recently retired family doctor who was told he could not retract his resignation is gathering pace.
Bolton Evening News 22/07/03
Greater Manchester News
Lifesaver on the line
TEN minutes could have separated life and death for little Bridget Noctor. But thanks to quick-thinking `telephone nursing' by Eileen Walter, the three-year-old got the speedy treatment she needed for meningitis and meningoccocal septicaemia and she is well on the road to receovery.
Manchester Evening News 23/07/03
Mystery of missing doctor
IT LOOKS like a scene for the start of a busy working day. The jacket is on the back of the chair and the security pass lies on the desk next to piles of paperwork.
Manchester Evening News 23/07/03
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International, National & Local Health & Social Care News
Atkins dieters may lose one stone to gain another
THE weight-loss revolution that has inspired millions of women to rise up against the temptation of carbohydrates in favour of a juicy steak with a side order of spinach or rocket may not be medically safe after all, a team of doctors says.
The Times 21/07/03
Celebrities blamed for promoting irresponsible and gimmicky diets
Celebrities are being "irresponsible" in endorsing fad diets that could be harmful, the British Dietetic Association says today.
The Independent 21/07/03
Children blamed for hyperactivity 'are victims of poor parenting'
Hundreds of thousands of children prescribed the drug Ritalin for hyperactivity might simply be the victims of lax parenting, new evidence suggests.
The Independent 21/07/03
GM - the truth
Today the government publishes a report which will have a major impact on whether Britain becomes a GM nation. Ian Sample asks the vital questions - and weighs the scientific evidence
The Guardian 21/07/03
Foreign doctor rules 'to be eased'
The General Medical Council is considering scrapping its English language test for doctors who train overseas.
BBC Health News 21/07/03
Hormone fault 'causes infertility'
Scientists say a fault in how the body processes hormones could cause women to develop a condition which can cause infertility.
BBC Health News 21/07/03
Locking patient in room for days ruled unlawful
Ashworth Hospital, whose high profile patients include the Moors murderer Ian Brady, has been found in breach of government guidelines for keeping psychiatric patients locked in seclusion, often for weeks at a time.
The Independent 20/07/03
Mind games to fix your brain waves
Sitting at a desk on the 10th floor of London's Charing Cross hospital, Tobias Egner appears to be relaxing with a curious computer game. Shapes keep changing on the screen but there is no mouse or keyboard. Instead, wires trail from different points on his scalp.
The Financial Times 21/07/03
No quick fix in the pipeline for Bristol-Myers
Wall Street is only a short ride from Bristol-Myers Squibb's lamp-lit, wood-panelled headquarters on Park Avenue. But Peter Dolan, chief executive, has been the pharmaceutical industry's mystery man lately: neither Wall Street nor the public have seen or heard much of him for some time.
The Financial Times 21/07/03
Plea to ease epilepsy driving ban
Epilepsy patients should not have to wait for a year after a seizure before they can get back behind the wheel, say researchers.
BBC Health News 21/07/03
Shortage of GPs creates longer waiting times
PATIENTS are having to wait substantially longer to see their family doctor than they were five years ago, according to official figures.
The Times 21/07/03
Viagra is prescribed on NHS 1m times
The demand for impotence medicines has soared since the drug's release, but its availability on prescription is limited
The Independent 20/07/03
Cheshire & Merseyside News
Faulty freezer destroys sperm samples
A hospital has admitted that frozen sperm belonging to 28 cancer patients, whose treatment may have left them sterile. had defrosted.
The Liverpool Post 19/07/03
Cumbria and Lancashire News
Helping people live with chronic illness
A NEW course for people living with chronic illness is being launched by Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Primary Care Trust in September.
Burnley Citizen 19/07/03
Hospital chiefs relieved as pay deal ends strike
HOSPITAL bosses have breathed a sigh of relief after porters and cleaning staff called off their strike and accepted a new pay deal.
Bolton Evening News 19/07/03
Greater Manchester News
Cancer hopes dashed as key data is stolen
BREAST cancer research has suffered a setback after a world-renowned specialist was targeted by thieves who stole a laptop computer containing 20 years of "invaluable" work.
Manchester Evening News 21/07/03
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