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1. 1. Men shoppers 'put family health at risk'

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 02 February 2007 JUNK-FOOD loving men are putting the health of their families at risk as they take charge of the weekly grocery shop. One in three men say they now do the supermarket run, but shun healthy food choices because of a lack of `cost, education and time'.

2. 2. Men die younger in Manchester

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 22 June 2007 MANCHESTER'S men are dying younger than anywhere else in England - and women in the city have the country's second shortest female life expectancy.

3. 3. Doc urges heroin on prescription

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 10 November 2007 A SENIOR doctor is calling for heroin to be handed out on prescription to slash crime linked to its illegal trade.

4. 4. 'Pie eaters' urged to get fit

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 28 September 2007 A TOWN famous for its love of pies has launched a £350,000 fitness drive. Pies go down so well in Wigan that the World Pie Eating Championships are held in the town every year.

5. 5. Welfare benefits revolution

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 10 December 2007 ELDERLY and disabled people in Oldham have been given cash to buy their own care packages as part of a radical change to the welfare system, which is to be spread nationwide.

6. 6. Nursing family values

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 08 May 2007 THERE may be a national shortage of nurses, but one family is doing more than its fair share to solve the problem.

7. 7. 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.

8. 8. Virtual classroom for cancer care

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 February 2007 A "VIRTUAL classroom" to teach students around the world how to care for young people with cancer was launched today.

9. 9. Coroner's plea on hospital

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 30 July 2007 A CORONER is to write to hospital bosses after hearing of the `despicable and appalling' care given to a dying cancer patient.

10. 10. War on child obesity 'confused and dithering'

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 January 2007 PLANS to tackle childhood obesity were today blasted as `confused' and `dithering' by an influential group of MPs. Ministers have been slow to react to the problem and efforts to work with the food industry have failed, said the Public Accounts Committee.

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