Setback in fight for cancer drugs
10:34am Monday 18th August 2008
THE Government’s drugs approval agency warned last night it might not be able to meet a pledge to speed up decision- making on new treatments.
Comments (1)Drug helping 75% of smokers to quit
10:35am Monday 18th August 2008
UP to 75 per cent of North-East smokers are successfully quitting thanks to a drug that was only approved for use by the NHS last year.
Worst in country for drug poisoning
11:12am Monday 18th August 2008
NEW figures reveal that the North-East has the highest proportion of patients admitted to hospital after being poisoned by illegal drugs.
Traumatic birth leads mum to join awareness campaign
8:42am Saturday 16th August 2008
THE mother of a boy with cerebral palsy is supporting a campaign to raise awareness of the impact of birth trauma.
Shops to be funded in health food drive
7:54am Thursday 14th August 2008
A NATIONWIDE scheme which will see shopkeepers paid to promote fruit and vegetables is being launched in the North-East.
Region's mission to curb drinking
10:10am Wednesday 13th August 2008
BINGE drinking fears have prompted heath chiefs to give the go-ahead for the UK’s first alcohol control agency to be based in the North-East.
'Bold action needed if NHS is to survive'
10:12am Wednesday 13th August 2008
A LEADING North-East academic is warning that the Government needs to do more to curb lifestyle related disease or risk the NHS becoming unaffordable.
Praise for North’s health services
8:23am Tuesday 12th August 2008
HEALTH services in the region are among the best in the country and still improving, according to the annual report of the North-East Strategic Health Authority.
Doctors to develop ‘intelligent dressings’
8:12am Tuesday 12th August 2008
DOCTORS in the region are helping to develop a “smart dressing” that could change the way patients’ wounds are managed and help their recovery.
Why heart victims fail to seek help
9:09am Monday 11th August 2008
PEOPLE in the North-East take heart attack symptoms more seriously in others than themselves, in a dangerous case of double standards, according to a survey.
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Sale of three BAA airports proposed
Updated 2:58pm Wednesday 20th August 2008
Heavily-criticised airport company BAA will almost certainly have to sell three of its seven UK airports following a damning report by the Competition Commission (CC).
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Prison's failings over race tensions
A NORTH-EAST jail that houses some of the UK’s most dangerous prisoners and terrorists has been accused of not doing enough to deal with racial tension.
Archie’s a Wii menace
LITTLE Archie Lovett is unlikely to ever become a successful entrepreneur after bidding nearly £200,000 for a Nintendo Wii on eBay.
Investigators examine evidence from hotel fire
FIRE investigators will begin to examine evidence uncovered from the remains of an inferno which badly damaged a North-East hotel last week.
Hospital could lose A&E service as part of review
A LEAKED NHS document suggests that a North-East hospital’s emergency department could be downgraded.
We won’t damage henges - Tarmac
A COMPANY that submitted a plan for a controversial quarry extension close to the site of a 5,000-year-old monument has answered its critics.
House prices slowing after 161% increase
HOUSE prices are rising faster in the North-East than anywhere else in the UK, but the market has slowed as salaries continue to lag behind, according to a new report.
Manhole thieves are putting lives at risk
THIEVES are putting lives at risk by stealing manhole covers – and costing council tax payers nearly £200,000 across the region.
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