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National News
New nurses work for less than minimum wage - The Guardian 15th February 2007
Newly qualified nurses desperate for a job are working for less than the minimum wage, it emerged today. The County Durham and Darlington NHS foundation trust and North Tees and the Hartlepool NHS trust are offering "honorary" training contracts to some nurses unable to secure other work.
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Drug firms urged to stop blocking blindness cure - The Guardian
The health secretary Patricia Hewitt has taken the unprecedented step of telling two drug companies that are blocking a cheap cure for blindness from use in the NHS that they should put it through clinical trials and seek a licence. Ophthalmologists in the US and the rest of Europe are successfully using a bowel cancer drug called Avastin, split into tiny doses, to save the sight of thousands of people with a common condition that quickly leads to a loss of vision.
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Stillbirths rise for women who have had Caesareans - The Times 15th February 2007
Women who have had a baby delivered by Caesarean section have a greater risk of stillbirth in later pregnancies, according to researchers. A study of 81,784 births where the mother had previously had a Caesarean found that the risk of stillbirth was 4.6 per 1,000, compared with 3.5 per 1,000 among women who had not. The data came from women in West Berkshire and Oxfordshire who gave birth between 1968 and 1989.
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Sexual health clinics divert funds from care to repay deficits - The Times 15th February 2007
Government promises to make sexual health a priority are more talk than action, a survey indicates. Many clinics are struggling to hit government targets because they lack money. Half have met the target for 48-hour access by changing the way that they book appointments.
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National sex health funding call - BBC Health 15th February 2007
Sexual health care should be funded nationally in England to ensure people do not miss out, campaigners say. They warn that government funds are not getting through because local healthcare providers need to use the money in other areas.
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Debt-hit NHS removes light bulbs - BBC Health News 15th February 2007
About 40 light bulbs have been taken down in hospital corridors to help a debt-ridden NHS trust save money. Epsom and St Helier NHS, which needs to save £24m over 18 months, said it would only know how much cash it would save when it got its next electric bill.
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Scientists expose HIV weak spot - BBC Health News 15th February 2007
Scientists have shown what happens when an infection-fighting antibody attacks a gap in HIV's formidable defences. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-led team say the work could aid HIV vaccine development.
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Thousands to police smoking ban - BBC Health News 15th February 2007
Thousands of council staff are being trained to police the smoking ban in bars, restaurants and shops in England. Ministers have given councils £29.5m to pay for staff, who will be able to give on-the-spot £50 fines to individuals and take court action against premises.
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International News
Heart risk pinned down for women - BBC Health News 15th February 2007
US researchers say they have developed a more accurate method of predicting if a woman is at risk of heart disease. Current methods were developed 40 years ago and often fail to pick up women who are at risk
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Greater Manchester News
Watercress 'can cut cancer risk' - Manchester Evening News 15th February 2007
EATING watercress could help protect against cancer, according to a study published today. The salad leaf contains ingredients that help prevent damage to the body's cells and DNA, it found.
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Metabolic disease test plan for babies - Bury News 15th February 2007
Local MP and minister in charge of maternity and baby care, Ivan Lewis, has announced plans to test babies for an inherited metabolic disease. All babies in England will be screened for Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCADD) as part of their heel prick test, which is carried out within two weeks of them being born.
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Hospital's work with blind praised - Bolton News 15th February 2007
THE Royal Bolton Hospital has been praised by Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt for its work in treating elderly blind people. Ms Hewitt is calling for full clinical trials for the drug Avastin, which is being used to treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) at the Royal Bolton Hospital.
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High cost of missing hospital appointments - Bolton News 15th February 2007
CASH-strapped health services are being deprived of millions of pounds by patients who fail to turn up for appointments. One in 10 outpatients appointments - 18,199 in total - were missed at the Royal Bolton Hospital in the nine months to the end of December.
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