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Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital fined £35k after legionnaires’ germ found in water supply - Liverpool Daily Post 9th October 2009
"A LIVERPOOL hospital has been fined £35,000 after high levels of the bacteria which leads to Legionnaires’ disease were found in its water supply.
Liverpool Heart and Chest hospital, in Broadgreen, was ordered to pay the money after a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation."
35k fine for Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital after Legionnaires’ germ found in water - Liverpool Echo 9th October 2009
"A LIVERPOOL hospital was fined £35,000 after high levels of the bacteria which leads to Legionnaires’ disease were found in its water supply.
Liverpool Heart and Chest hospital, in Broadgreen, was also ordered to pay £13,000 costs after a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation."
Fluoride decision delayed in East Lancs - Lancashire Telegraph 9th September 2009
ANY PLANS to put fluoride into East Lancashire’s water will be delayed until after the general election, health bosses have confirmed.
NHS North West said a legal challenge to the controversial process in Southampton put other areas in an “uncertain” position so should be postponed.
Fluoride already in the water - The Bolton News 18th March 2009
ALWYNNE Cartmell makes two common errors in the letter published in last Saturday’s Your Views.
The first is the belief that fluoride does not already exist in the water supply. It does but not in Bolton at a level which is optimal for dental health.
The second is to refer to fluoride as a toxin without any reference to its concentration.
Zimbabwe faces 55,000 more cholera cases as disease moves from town to countryside - The Times 6th February 2009
The toll from Zimbabwe’s cholera epidemic will almost double in the next few months as up to 55,000 more people contract the disease, according to private predictions by the World Health Organisation.
Zimbabwe cholera cases top 60,000 - BBC Health News 30th January 2009
More than 60,000 people in Zimbabwe have now been infected by cholera, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
This figure had been described by the UN's health agency and other agencies as being the "worst case scenario" in the epidemic which broke out in August.
Cholera moves to rural Zimbabwe - BBC Health News 22nd January 2009
The main impact of Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic has shifted from urban areas to rural areas, making its containment much harder, a medical charity says.
Medecins Sans Frontieres told the BBC that the disease was spreading to remote areas, while cases in some urban areas, like Harare, were decreasing.
Zimbabwe cholera epidemic: over 2,000 dead - The Times 13th January 2009
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe has now killed more than 2,000 people, it was confirmed today.
Almost 40,000 have also now contracted the normally preventable disease as the crisis resulting from a collapsed health service threatens the entire region.
Zimbabwe cholera epidemic kills 2,000 - The Telegraph 13th December 2009
Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic has killed more than 2,000 people since August.
Cholera deaths soar in Zimbabwe - BBC Health News 29th December 2008
The latest figures from the UN and Zimbabwe's health ministry reveal that two-thirds of the victims of the cholera outbreak have died this month.
The death toll at the end of last week stood at 1,564, with 29,131 suspected cases since August, the UN said.
Zimbabwe cholera outbreak widens - BBC Health News 18th December 2008
Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic continues to spread and has now claimed 1,111 lives among 20,581 cases since August.
Latest UN figures include a new outbreak of hundreds of cases in Chegutu, near the capital Harare, which has been worst hit by the disease.
Aid agency Oxfam has launched a £4m ($6.2m) appeal to tackle the epidemic and acute food shortage in Zimbabwe.
Cholera lays bare Zimbabwe's collapse - BBC Health News 17th December 2008
No one shakes hands anymore in Zimbabwe, such is the fear of contracting cholera.
The country that was once the jewel in Africa's crown, able to feed itself, heal its sick and educate its people to the highest standards on the continent, is now in a pitiful state.
Zimbabwe cholera deaths soar to 978 - The Telegraph 16th December 2008
The death toll from cholera in Zimbabwe has soared to 978 with another 18,413 suspected cases.
Surge in Zimbabwe cholera deaths - BBC Health News 15th December 2008
The United Nations says 978 people have now been killed by the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, an increase of 25% from the last figure given three days ago.\n\nAnother 18,413 suspected cases have been reported since August, the report said ahead of the UN Security Council's first talks on Zimbabwe since July.
South Africa declares Zimbabwe border 'disaster area' - The Guardian 11th December 2008
South African officials have declared the border with Zimbabwe a disaster area because of Zimbabweans fleeing a cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 800 people.
"The provincial government took a decision that the whole of the Vhembe district should be declared a disaster area," Mogale Nchabeleng, a spokesman for the Limpopo provincial government, said.
Dieter died after drinking too much water - The Independent 11th December 2008
A company behind a meal replacement diet today defended their programme after it emerged that a woman died after drinking four litres of water in under two hours.
LighterLife said the death of Jacqueline Henson, 40, was a tragic accident and stressed she had been given proper advice on how much water to consume.
Jacqueline Henson suffers fatal brain-swelling after drinking too much water - The Times 12th December 2008
A mother of five died after drinking too much water three weeks after she had begun a water-based diet in an attempt to lose weight, an inquest was told.
Jacqueline Henson, 40, was determined to slim down from 14st (89kg) and was “over the moon” after losing nearly 12lb (5.4kg) in one week after starting the LighterLife diet plan, Huddersfield Coroner’s Court was told yesterday.
Slimmer died in 'tragic accident' after drinking too much water during controversial diet - Daily Mail 12th December 2008
A mother of five who was desperate to lose weight drank herself to death on water while on a diet plan, an inquest has heard.
Jacqueline Henson, 40, was ‘over the moon’ when she shed 11 and a half pounds in
the first week on the Lighter-Life diet, which involves drinking four litres of water a day
Woman died from 'too much water' - BBC Health News 12th December 2008
A mother died after drinking four litres of water in under two hours, an inquest has heard
Jacqueline Henson, 40, from Huddersfield, wanted to slim down from 14st (89kg) when she started the meal replacement diet plan LighterLife.
PM urges Zimbabwe cholera action - BBC Health News 6th December 2008
Gordon Brown has urged the world to tell Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "enough is enough" amid growing concern over the country's cholera outbreak.
The prime minister said the crisis, which has claimed nearly 600 lives, had become an international emergency.
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