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1. 31. Schools may soon give out condoms

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 June 2006 CONDOMS could be handed out in some Greater Manchester secondary schools to cut the number of teenage pregnancies.

2. 32. Fish oil 'can help hyperactive kids'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 20 June 2006 HYPERACTIVE children could benefit more from taking fish oil supplements than stimulant drugs, new research has revealed.

3. 33. Children 'not doing enough sport'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 27 June 2006 NINE out of 10 teachers fear that children are missing out on learning vital skills because they are not playing enough sport outside school, according to a survey.

4. 34. Primary pupils told to stub it out

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 31 July 2006 CHILDREN as young as four are being targeted by an anti-smoking campaign in east Manchester. The move comes after a shock report found that one in three teenage smokers in Tameside picked up the habit before they left primary school.

5. 35. Charlton's football health kick

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 01 August 2006 UNITED legend Sir Bobby Charlton has launched a ground-breaking new project using the power of football to combat depression in young men.

6. 36. Double heart risk for home aloners

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 July 2006 PEOPLE who live alone double their risk of heart disease, according to new research. It showed that two of the strongest indicators for acute coronary syndrome, which includes severe angina, heart attacks or sudden cardiac death, were age and living alone.

7. 37. Women hit as HIV and Aids cases rise

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 05 September 2006 HIV and Aids cases among heterosexuals in the north west increased by almost a quarter last year, with women the most affected.

8. 38. Go-ahead for £20m clinic open 24-hrs a day

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 12 January 2007 PLANS for a é20 million medical centre in Oldham have been given the go-ahead. Work on the clinic, which will be built on a car park close to Oldham Civic Centre on the junction of St Mary's Street and Cheapside, is expected to start on Monday.

9. 39. Kids bite into lessons on healthy eating

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 September 2006 IT'S enough to make Jamie Oliver proud - youngsters at a Manchester school know the dangers of junk food and are even learning to cook healthy options for themselves. Children at Chorlton High School have just become the first in the north west to sign up to the British Heart Foundation's Food4Thought campaign.

10. 40. Booze warning for mums-to-be

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 25 September 2006 MIDWIVES are targeting pubs in a campaign aimed at making pregnant women think twice about drinking alcohol. They are putting up posters and distributing cards in women's cloakrooms in pubs and clubs across Manchester to highlight how drinking during pregnancy can prevent the unborn baby's healthy growth and development.

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