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Cat registered as hypnotherapist - BBC Health News 12th October 2009
"The regulation of hypnotherapists in the UK is so lax that even a cat can become accredited, the BBC has found.
Chris Jackson, presenter of Inside Out in the North East and Cumbria, registered pet George with three industry bodies. "
Patients demand 'red tape' is cut to keep doctor at Carlisle hospital - Cumberland News 9th October 2009
"Patients are rallying round a popular Polish surgeon who they fear is being driven away from his job at Carlisle’s hospital by red tape.
Breast cancer specialist Zbigniew Obuszko would like to settle in Cumbria with his family but he wants first to get a permanent contract, according to his colleagues."
Easier transplant rules for alcoholics - The Sunday Times 4th September 2009
"Alcoholics who do not show they can stay sober outside hospital are expected to be offered liver transplants for the first time next month.
A group of experts in liver disease will propose the change despite a shortage of organs. Under current guidelines, candidates for new livers have to show they can abstain from drink, usually for six months, before doctors approve a transplant. "
First swine flu vaccine given UK go-ahead - The Independent 25th September 2009
The first swine flu vaccine was approved for use in the UK today - but it would not pass muster in America.
European regulators gave the go ahead for Pandemrix, made by GlaxoSmithKline, to be used in adults and children over six months old and pregnant women. A second vaccine, made by Baxter, is still being considered.
Swine flu vaccine approved for use - Daily Telegraph 25th September 2009
The swine flu vaccine which will form the bulk of the British immunisation programme has been approved by European drugs regulators meaning it can be used within weeks.
Hormone 'blockers' could be offered to under-16s seeking sex change - The Independent on Sunday 20th September 2009
Sex-change experts are considering reviews to current UK guidelines that could see treatment with "hormone blockers" extended to under-16s and transgender surgery to under-18s.
Doctors demand action on anorexia websites - The Independent 17th September 2009
College of Psychiatrists say 'pro-ana' sites affect girls' body image and self-esteem
Urgent action is needed to tackle the soaring number of websites encouraging adolescent girls to starve themselves, doctors say today. The proliferation of "pro-ana" and "pro-mia" websites, which promote anorexia and bulimia, is encouraging growing numbers of young women to wage war on their bodies, they say.
Call to get tough on eating sites - BBC Health News 17th September 2009
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) is calling for urgent action to protect vulnerable young people from eating-disorder websites.
It says the number of websites promoting eating disorders has soared with the growth of social networking.
Couple win battle to save frozen embryos from destruction - The Times 10th September 2009
A couple spoke of their joy and renewed desire to have children last night after ministers allowed them to keep frozen embryos that otherwise would have been destroyed.
Melanie and Robert Gladwin, from Gloucestershire, were among dozens of British couples who faced losing stored embryos before a change in the law that extends the time that fertilised eggs can be kept for future pregnancies.
New embryo hopes as rule changes - BBC Health News 9th September 2009
Women whose frozen embryos were due to be destroyed in the next few weeks have had the threat lifted.
The time limit on storing embryos is due to rise from five years to 10 from October.
Over-the-counter painkillers can cause addiction in three days - Daily Telegraph 3rd September 2009
Popular painkillers taken by millions of people can cause addiction in just three days, the Government’s drug watchdog has warned.
Swine flu vaccine arrives in UK but roll-out will have to wait - The Guardian 27th August 2009
Swine flu vaccine must sit in storage for over a month while manufacturers wait to see whether it will be given a licence
Plan to vaccinate UK population against swine flu - The Independent on Sunday 12th July 2009
Health chiefs are preparing to vaccinate the entire population against swine flu, it emerged today.
In what would be the biggest vaccination programme of the last 50 years, experts are already drawing up a priority list of patients to be given immunity before the bug becomes more virulent.
Swine flu vaccine rushed through safety checks - The Times 13th July 2009
A swine flu vaccine will be fast-tracked for use in Britain within five days once it is developed, and 130 million doses are on order.
The Department of Health expects to have enough vaccine this year to give it to half the population. Further supplies will be available if needed. Each person will need two doses of the vaccine, unless one single jab is found to provide high rates of immunity.
Swine flu vaccine to be cleared after five-day trial - The Sunday Times 12th July 2009
The path of a popular medicine from the laboratory to the chemist or doctor’s surgery can involve years of clinical trials on a select group of patients.
When the new vaccine for swine flu arrives in Britain, regulators said this weekend, it could be approved for use in just five days.
Mother tells sunbed inquiry how her 14-year-old severely burned her skin and expects to face serious damage - Daily Mail 10th July 2009
The mother of a 14-year-old girl severely burned at an unmanned tanning salon today called for a ban on under-18s using sunbeds.
Jill McRae told an inquiry how her daughter, Kirsty, suffered first-degree burns on 70per cent of her body after spending 19 minutes on a coin-operated machine.
The teenager now lives with the knowledge she may have severly damaged her skin, Mrs McRae added.
Fertility clinics told to be more transparent over costs - The Times 8th July 2009
Fertility clinics have been told to be more transparent over treatment costs.
All clinics licensed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority have been issued with a new code of practice that requires them to give each patient a costed treatment plan from the outset.
Mother fights to save frozen embryos - The Sunday Telegraph 5th July 2009
A mother faces losing 11 frozen embryos under a new law which rules they must be destroyed after five years.
Crusading mother in race to save 'death row' embryos - Daily Mail 5th July 2009
Dozens of women will be denied the chance to have children unless a mother wins her legal fight to halt the destruction of frozen embryos.\n\nMichelle Hickman, 36, will lose 11 of her own embryos if she fails to have a five-year storage limit overturned in the next three months.
Relaxing rules on GPs removing skin cancer will 'put patients at risk' - The Telegraph 4th July 2009
Patients could be put at risk as rules allowing GPs to remove cancerous moles are set to be relaxed despite evidence the treatment fails in almost half of cases, experts have warned.
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