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Vulnerable elderly people are being subjected to neglect, abuse, discrimination and ill-treatment in the hospitals and care homes that should be looking after them, according to a report published today by a parliamentary committee. The study by the joint committee on human rights warns that many older people are facing maltreatment ranging from physical neglect so severe they are left lying in their own faeces or urine to malnutrition and dehydration through lack of help with eating.
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Elderly people suffering abuse and neglect in residential care homes - The Times 15th August 2007
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Shameful betrayal of our care home elderly - Daily Mail 14th August 2007
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Elderly people suffering abuse and neglect in residential care homes - The Times 15th August 2007
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Shameful betrayal of our care home elderly - Daily Mail 14th August 2007
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Pregnant women who overindulge in junk food risk giving their child an addiction for a fatty, sugary and salty diet, according to researchers who studied the phenomenon in rats. The study counters the notion that mothers-to-be can safely overindulge because they are "eating for two".
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Overeating in pregnancy could lead to child obesity - The Independent 15th August 2007
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Craving for junk food ‘begins in the womb’ - The Times 15th August 2007
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Craving for junk food 'inherited' - BBC Health News 14th August 2007
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Overeating in pregnancy could lead to child obesity - The Independent 15th August 2007
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Craving for junk food ‘begins in the womb’ - The Times 15th August 2007
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Craving for junk food 'inherited' - BBC Health News 14th August 2007
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A young woman whose baby girl was found by her stabbed to death had been assessed by social services five days previously, but was found to not be suffering from any mental health disorder and allowed to keep the child. The woman, named locally as Ntsimbi Galtricia, 23, from Brazzaville in the Congo, was found with stab wounds beside the body of her daughter, believed to be aged two, at their home in Barking, east London, at 12.15am yesterday.
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Stabbed child's mother had mental health check - The Independent 15th August 2007
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Toddler found stabbed to death at home - The Times 15th August 2007
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Mother given OK before 'killing daughter' - The Telegraph 15th August 2007
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Stabbed child's mother had mental health check - The Independent 15th August 2007
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Toddler found stabbed to death at home - The Times 15th August 2007
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Mother given OK before 'killing daughter' - The Telegraph 15th August 2007
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Soldiers must expect fair treatment, respect and reward for their personal sacrifice, the military covenant says. Soldiers, families and charities have all said the covenant is being broken in many ways.
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Despite daily visits from social services, Raymond Atherton suffered the most appalling campaign of physical abuse at the hands of "feral" teenagers. They shaved clumps of hair from his head as he slept and daubed makeup on his face. They beat him, urinated in his drinks, smoked cannabis in his flat, scrawled graffiti on his walls and poured bleach over him. On May 8 last year, the 40-year-old was viciously beaten by two of his tormentors and thrown into the river Mersey in Warrington, Cheshire, where he died.
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What makes a good childhood? We know the basics, even if too many children lack them, as highlighted by a Unicef report, Child Poverty in Perspective: An Overview of Child Wellbeing in Rich Countries, published in February. The government's Every Child Matters strategy provides a good framework for tackling issues around children's safety, health and social and economic wellbeing - in part. But unless sustainable development lies at the heart of the policies we make for children, there is a strong risk that we will not achieve our aims on their behalf.
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Outdoor physical exercise is a popular therapy to boost mental health, but a group of people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression is taking the approach to new heights - literally - by scaling the UK's highest mountain.
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Your cover story was one of the saddest stories I've ever read (Living in a nowhere land, August 8). I suspect there are many other Olivias around. Mental health services are well intentioned but often do treat people differently according to their education level, class or some other superficial indicator of "normalness".
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A chief constable in Cheshire condemned parents for "turning a blind eye" to their children's behaviour after three teenagers appeared in court yesterday charged with the murder of Garry Newlove. Mr Newlove, 47, was attacked outside his home in Warrington, Cheshire, on Friday night after confronting a gang of youths who were vandalising a mechanical digger. He died in hospital on Sunday.
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Police chief calls drinks industry to account for yob culture - The Times 15th August 2007
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Police chief calls drinks industry to account for yob culture - The Times 15th August 2007
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A female patient has died after an attack by a man being cared for in the same psychiatric unit despite long-standing government pledges to end the use of mixed-sex wards. A 58-year-old woman was killed in the ward where she was being treated at Birch Hill Hospital in Littleborough, Greater Manchester. A 36-year-old male patient from the same ward was in custody after Greater Manchester Police began a murder inquiry.
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Patient 'strangled on mixed-sex unit' - The Telegraph 15th August 2007
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Female patient is beaten to death on a mixed-sex ward - Daily Mail 14th August 2007
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Patient 'strangled on mixed-sex unit' - The Telegraph 15th August 2007
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Female patient is beaten to death on a mixed-sex ward - Daily Mail 14th August 2007
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Fears over supermarket food safety standards were raised yesterday when a woman died after an E. coli outbreak linked to cold meat sold at two Morrisons stores. The 66-year-old disabled woman, who has not been named, died on Monday morning at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley after contracting the lethal O157 strain of the bacterium, health officials confirmed yesterday.
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Woman dies in E.coli outbreak linked to supermarket meat counters - Daily Mail 14th August 2007
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Further case of E.coli confirmed - BBC Health News 13th August 2007
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Woman dies in E.coli outbreak linked to supermarket meat counters - Daily Mail 14th August 2007
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Further case of E.coli confirmed - BBC Health News 13th August 2007
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Walking for just 30 minutes three times a week can lower blood pressure and heart disease risk, scientists say. Guidelines from the Chief Medical Officer suggest adults do moderately intense exercise five times a week.
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The Michelob Ultra London Triathlon is the largest triathlon in the world, with over 10,000 people taking part in the exhausting race each August. Nearly 50 per cent of the competitors are novices and have never completed a triathlon before. Our writer ANNA SEAMAN was one such triathlon virgin. Here she recounts her journey from fitness-phobe to finishing-line
Slimming pills have an obvious appeal for anyone struggling to lose weight, offering a quick fix with no real hardship. In the UK we spend £9 million a year on slimming aids, and the market is growing. Herbals diet pills have become increasingly popular, with their promise to help people lose weight 'naturally'.
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Men like Andrew Main Wilson don't expect to get ill. The head of the Institute of Directors, the organisation that represents the UK's top business leaders, he had every reason to believe life would run as smoothly outside the office as inside.
A machine that simulates horse riding is being used to help people suffering from back pain. Early results from trials using the iJoyRide have shown that the device — a sort of electronic bronco — can help to improve the mobility of sufferers and reduce their dependence on painkillers.
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For three hours Kieron England sat staring vacantly at his bedroom wall, oblivious to his mother Nicola and his sister Bethany, nine, pleading with him to respond. Then, suddenly, the six-year-old snapped. "Without even looking at me he snarled: 'Go away, leave me alone. You're a horrible mum,'" remembers Nicola, 31. "It was so unlike Kieron - who's normally so happy and affectionate - that it took my breath away."
Some might say that all they have to worry about is getting to work on time and the onset of a little middle-aged spread. But men in their late-30s and early-40s are the least content of all of us, it seems.
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Injecting healthy blood cells into transplant patients with cancer can improve survival, the first clinical study of the treatment suggests. Up to 10% of the 3,000 people who undergo a transplant each year are at risk of a cancer called post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD).
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A terminal cancer sufferer has hit out at what he says is a postcode lottery over the supply of a vital drug. John McNamara, 47, from Harrogate, has been refused the drug Velcade for his bone marrow cancer, as his local NHS Trust will not pay for it.
A teenager has been taken to hospital after overdosing on espresso. So how much is too much coffee? In Italy seven double espressos might be considered tame. Robbie Williams would probably class it as such, he reportedly has a 36-a-day habit.
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It is now officially bad for you to eat, let alone drink or smoke. A report published yesterday pointed out that people with pot bellies - ie, almost every man over the age of 35 - are at greater risk of developing heart disease. The extra fat, stored near vital organs, apparently blocks the blood vessels that feed the heart.
A device that filters out bad cholesterol from the blood is being used to treat patients with heart failure. The cylinder sits by the patient's bed and takes the bad LDL cholesterol from the blood, soaking it up for disposal later.
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A fall in breast cancer cases has been triggered by women giving up HRT, researchers are claiming. Millions worldwide have abandoned hormone replacement therapy to treat menopausal symptoms since safety scares five years ago.
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A MOTHER-of-two who underwent a double mastectomy after being given an 85% chance of developing invasive breast cancer has recorded an internet podcast about her experiences.
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INCREASING levels of alcohol abuse are now cancelling out the public health improvements created by reducing the number of people who smoke, senior medics warned last night. High levels of deprivation within the North West means the region has more alcohol-related deaths and ill health than any other region, a new report for the chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has revealed.
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A CHIEF constable condemned parents tonight for "turning a blind eye" to their children's underage drinking and anti-social behaviour.
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Chief Constable blames bad parents and cheap booze for youth disorder - Widnes and Runcorn World 14th August 2007
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Police chief calls drinks industry to account for yob culture - The Times 15th August 2007
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Chief Constable blames bad parents and cheap booze for youth disorder - Widnes and Runcorn World 14th August 2007
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CHESHIRE County Council could close down a centre that helps care for Vale Royal residents with Alzheimer's and dementia. Bexton Court, in Knutsford is to undergo a review, which will ascertain the size, location and demand for services at the centre.
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Despite daily visits from social services, Raymond Atherton suffered the most appalling campaign of physical abuse at the hands of "feral" teenagers. They shaved clumps of hair from his head as he slept and daubed makeup on his face. They beat him, urinated in his drinks, smoked cannabis in his flat, scrawled graffiti on his walls and poured bleach over him. On May 8 last year, the 40-year-old was viciously beaten by two of his tormentors and thrown into the river Mersey in Warrington, Cheshire, where he died.
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WITH reference to the comments of Ian Woolley, a former local health trust chairman, regarding the hospital reorganisation, I can assure him that there is virtually total opposition in Burnley and Pendle to these awful plans.
Education official Atefa Zaman has been named as a new non-executive director for East Lancashire NHS Primary Care Trust.
A MAJOR effort to help people look after their health and welfare is reaping dividends with hundreds getting involved. Thousands of people have been joining a series of weekly walks put on by public health professionals at East Lancashire Primary Care Trust in partnership with Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CVS.
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LANCASHIRE will receive additional funding to improve mental health services for children. The government has announced that funding will be introduced over three years to build more effective early intervention services in and around schools, building on existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
A PUB regular is facing prosecution after challenging the smoking ban by lighting up in his local in protest over the legislation and how it is policed. John Murphy, a smoker, who drinks at the Swan Hotel, in Bacup, lit up in the pub on Saturday night - but first emailed Rossendale Council to tell them what he planned to do and at what time.
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LANCASHIRE shoppers have been reassured that they are not affected by the E.coli outbreak believed to have started in Morrisons stores in Scotland. Health bosses launched a probe after a 66-year-old disabled woman died on Monday and two other people were taken seriously ill following the spread of the E.coli O157 infection.
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CAR exclusion zones could be introduced around Bolton's school in a bid to cut childhood obesity. A report has been drawn up by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), claiming banning cars from around schools could dramatically increase exercise in youngsters as well as having a beneficial effect on the environment.
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A female patient has died after an attack by a man being cared for in the same psychiatric unit despite long-standing government pledges to end the use of mixed-sex wards. A 58-year-old woman was killed in the ward where she was being treated at Birch Hill Hospital in Littleborough, Greater Manchester. A 36-year-old male patient from the same ward was in custody after Greater Manchester Police began a murder inquiry.
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Female patient is beaten to death on a mixed-sex ward - Daily Mail 14th August 2007
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