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1. 21. Family's umbilical cord health insurance policy

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 03 November 2009 A FAMILY have become the first in the country to freeze their baby's umbilical cord - in the hope of using it if they become sick.

2. 22. Blood inquiry 'to criticise health chiefs'

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 21 February 2009 A REPORT into a contaminated blood scandal that claimed 2,000 lives will attack government ministers and call for compensation for victims' families. Manchester peer Lord Morris launched the inquiry two years ago after many years' campaigning on behalf of the haemophilia patients.

3. 23. Salfordians speak out on health divide

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 September 2009 THE people of Ordsall and Pendleton have pointed to boredom and unemployment for helping put the two areas in the bottom five of the life expectancy table.

4. 24. £11.8m deal sees health centre get new owner

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 23 November 2009 A GREATER Manchester medical centre has changed hands as part of an £11.8m deal.

5. 25. Swine flu travel worries

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 30 July 2009 KATE Ardern, executive director of public health for Wigan Borough talks about travel concerns.

6. 26. What is swine flu?

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 27 April 2009 Health watchdogs are watching developments in Mexico and the US carefully after human cases of swine flu were reported. How worried should we be about the illness?

7. 27. £2m fee to sponosor academies scrapped

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 07 September 2009 HEALTH Secretary Andy Burnham has defended moves to scrap the £2m fee for businesses to sponsor academy schools. From September 2011, private firms and voluntary organisations will instead be assessed on how well they would run an academy.

8. 28. JJB mulls gyms deal

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 09 March 2009 STRUGGLING retailer JJB Sports is reportedly mulling over a possible private equity-backed takeover bid for its health and fitness arm.

9. 29. Hospital car parking charges to be phased out

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 30 September 2009 HOSPITAL car parking charges for inpatients and their families will be phased out 'within three years' under Labour, Andy Burnham pledged .The health secretary said it was 'not right' that people did not get visitors simply because they could not afford to pay the fees.

10. 30. Top Tory backs Christie battle

    Manchester Evening News, Saturday 28 March 2009 THE M.E.N's campaign to help The Christie hospital win back £6.5m lost in a collapsed Icelandic bank has won the backing of the shadow health secretary. Take part in our online petition here.

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