http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/health/ The Northern Echo /news/health/ en-gb Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:54:49 +0000 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:54:49 +0000 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/health/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/1096816/?type=rsslogo http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/health/ http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/health/5065597.Anger_at_call_to_axe_quarter_of_NHS_beds/?ref=rss ONE in four NHS hospital beds in the North-East should be axed, according to a group of independent health experts. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:28:51 +0000 3463b5310a491b0096f986f988c88da7 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/health/5059961.Mother___s_Day_will_be_so_special/?ref=rss A MOTHER-TO-BE who “came back from the dead” after being struck down by swine flu is preparing to celebrate Mother’s Day with the baby son she feared she would never see. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:09:49 +0000 e23cfc0e539faaa331d7039246f52ae0 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/health/5057437.Fresh_hope_for_under_threat_hospital_unit/?ref=rss THE threat to close a North-East stroke unit appeared to be receding last night after hospital bosses said they were “much more optimistic” about the future. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:17:32 +0000 5afaa217b5ad28a4cf2990e13dafa97f http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/health/5053051.Bitter_pill_over_NHS_resources/?ref=rss LEADING doctors in the region have criticised what they claim is the waste of taxpayers’ money caused by the involvement of the private sector in NHS health care. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:18:11 +0000 03fba2ae6d13859d660d96370568e3b0 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/health/5040634.Call_for_2km_ban_on_wind_turbines/?ref=rss AN expert on sleep disorders will tell a North-East conference this weekend that wind turbines should not be built within two kilometres of homes to avoid health problems. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:09:18 +0000 be19db5db1344c79ae0d871354046fe5 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/health/5033710.Health_union_critical_of_patients____record_index/?ref=rss AN electronic patient records scheme piloted in the North- East has come under fire from the British Medical Association (BMA). Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:50:45 +0000 b019ed41b7961a57a44d8979f70fec41 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/health/5030346.Football_legend_opens_cancer_screening_unit/?ref=rss NORTH-EAST football legend Bob Moncur returned to the hospital where he was treated for bowel cancer yesterday to urge over 60s to take a new test. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:31:23 +0000 99377c143c3a4987d4457bdf8c4c922f http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/health/5027386.Call_for_more_detox_beds_to_treat_patients/?ref=rss THERE is still a “massive” shortfall in the number of detox beds available to treat alcoholics in the region, it was claimed last night. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:01:45 +0000 3e5444e0412abd9da9c9aaf6224c61ae http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/health/5017057.Home_health_reforms_outlined_by_minister/?ref=rss PLANS to give patients lifesaving treatment at home instead of in hospitals were outlined by the Health Secretary yesterday. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:32:26 +0000 b3a106c4d0cabce11a2ff18592817649 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/health/5014415.Rogue_gene_work_could_lead_to_cure_for_childhood_cancer/?ref=rss SCIENTISTS are a step closer to finding a cure for a deadly childhood cancer thanks to a breakthrough in the region. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:22:47 +0000 5a218fb7424b2944b3894c8e57efcfc9