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Your daughter is not disabled enough: Mother's fury as 10-year-old with prosthetic leg suffers benefits penalty for trying to be normal - Daily Mail 10th October 2009
"For ten-year-old Devon Taverner, overcoming adversity is a way of life as she fights to be just another normal little girl.
But all her bravery in dealing with being born with a severely disabled leg could not prepare her for the cruellest of blows delivered by benefits bureaucrats. "
Flu absence rate 'abnormally high' at Scottish school - The Guardian 7th October 2009
"West Lothian school remains open despite more than a quarter of pupils calling in sick, in apparent swine flu outbreak"
Russian teens to be tested for drugs at school - The Independent 8th October 2009
"Russian teenagers will be tested for drugs during their regular medical examinations at school, Russia's anti-narcotics agency chief said Wednesday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed the mandatory drug screenings last month, warning that addiction was a threat to national security."
School hit by swine flu will stay open - The Times 8th October 2009
"Authorities have refused to close a secondary school where a quarter of all pupils are off sick, including more than 100 with suspected swine flu.
Almost 300 pupils have called in sick over the past few days at Linlithgow Academy, near Edinburgh, with 135 showing flu-like symptoms. A further 40 children are off sick at Linlithgow Primary School, which has a roll of 415. An official said it is not yet known if the absentees have flu-like symptoms."
Cumbrian health chief’s backing for cervical cancer jabs - North West Evening Mail 5th October 2009
"A COUNTY health chief is reassuring parents and young girls that a cervical cancer vaccination has passed rigorous safety tests and is vital to saving lives.
Parents have been concerned about the Cervarix jab following the death of 14-year-old Coventry schoolgirl, Natalie Morton, who collapsed less than two hours after being given the vaccination at school on Monday."
Healthy reporting on the HPV vaccine - The Guardian 5th October 2009
"How did the media handle the death of Natalie Morton? Well, actually. With good science, an MMR-style panic was averted"
School asks parents to stop drinking at gates - The Observer 4th October 2009
A school governor has called for a ban on parents drinking alcohol while picking up their children.
Arthur Mitchell, chairman of the board of governors at Doncaster Road primary school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, said a street drinking ban had been proposed after police received reports that parents had been seen drinking at the school's gates."
The worries over the cervical cancer jab and the questions that must be answered - Daily Mail 2nd October 2009
"Natalie's death forced experts to stress that the cervical cancer jab is safe. The Mail supports that. But we also believe that the parents who claim it terribly damaged their daughters have a right to speak."
Girl who died after cervical cancer injection had tumour in her chest - The Guardian 1st October 2009
"Death of Natalie Morton due to underlying medical condition, inquest hears"
Private functions - The Guardian 1st October 2009
"The media may want the doctors' details, but recent events underline the value of medical confidentiality"
School delays vaccine after Coventry death - Times & Star 1st October 2009
"A WORKINGTON school has stopped giving a cancer vaccine to girl pupils after the death of a 14-year-old in Coventry, despite reassurances the jab is safe."
Cumbrian schools continue to back cervical cancer jab drive - North West Evening Mail 1st October 2009
"SCHOOLS have continued to support an immunisation campaign to protect against cervical cancer following news that a 14-year-old schoolgirl died just hours after being given the vaccine.
NHS Cumbria has confirmed all secondary schools in South Cumbria, except St Bernard’s Catholic High School, have now completed the first stage of the vaccination programme."
HPV jabs delayed in Middlewich following death of Natalie Morton - Middlewich Guardian 1st October 2009
"HPV vaccinations have been delayed in Middlewich following the death of a 14-year-old girl from Coventry.
Natalie Morton died in hospital on September 28 shortly after being given the jab. "
Girl who died after cancer jab had tumour - The Independent 2nd October 2009
"The death of a teenage girl who collapsed at school after receiving the cervical cancer jab was caused by a tumour in her chest and not a reaction to the vaccination, it was revealed yesterday. "
Cancer jab girl died of chest tumour - The Independent 1st October 2009
"Teenager Natalie Morton died from a malignant tumour in her chest and not from a reaction to the cervical cancer jab, it was revealed today.
Deputy coroner for Coventry Louise Hunt told Natalie's parents that the current indication was that the vaccine was not a contributing factor in her death. "
Cervical cancer jab girl Natalie Morton died from large chest tumour - The Times 2nd October 2009
"Natalie Morton died from a large and previously undetected tumour in her chest that could have killed her at any moment and not from a cervical cancer jab, an inquest was told yesterday.
The 14-year-old girl collapsed suddenly on Monday shortly after being given the vaccine as part of a national immunisation campaign. "
Cervical cancer jab: Natalie Morton died of chest tumour not vaccine - Daily Mail 1st October 2009
"Teenager Natalie Morton died from a malignant tumour in her chest and not from a reaction to the cervical cancer jab, it was revealed today.
Deputy coroner for Coventry Louise Hunt told Natalie's parents that the current indication was that the vaccine was not a contributing factor in her death."
Cancer jab girl 'died of tumour' - BBC Health News 1st October 200
"A girl who was vaccinated against cervical cancer died from a malignant tumour of the chest and not from a reaction to the jab, it has emerged.
Natalie Morton, 14, died after being given the injection at the Blue Coat Church of England School in Coventry. "
Cervical cancer vaccinations resume - Daily Telegraph 30th September 2009
"Schools signalled the cervical cancer vaccinations would resume again after results from the post mortem results found a serious and rare underlying condition was probably the cause of Natalie Morton's death. "
Swine flu: Schools to spread hygiene message - The Bolton News 22nd September 2009
SCHOOLS are being asked to lead the way in spreading messages on hygiene to combat a new rise in swine flu cases.
The number of people being prescribed anti-virals yesterday rose for the first time in two months.
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