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1. 1. Spotlight on £50m health blunder

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 October 2004 HEALTH chiefs are to meet a top government minister for crisis talks on a census blunder that will cost Manchester's health service '50m.

2. 2. Cyber medicine could be bad for health

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 18 October 2004 PATIENTS using the internet to find out information about chronic disease rather than listening to their doctor could be putting their health at risk, research suggested today.

3. 3. Health worker jailed over computer scam

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 01 October 2004 A CASH-strapped NHS Trust lost over '14,000 after a stock controller ordered equipment which he then sold.

4. 4. Bridget's a picture of health

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 28 October 2004 LITTLE Bridget Noctor was 10 minutes from death. But the four-year-old is now starting school after being saved by quick-thinking experts who realised she was dangerously ill.

5. 5. Promiscuous 10% ignored

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 13 October 2004 FAILING to target the "promiscuous 10%" is at the centre of the UK's sexual health crisis, experts warned today. Soaring levels of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have led public health experts to call for greater awareness and more resources to be put into health services.

6. 6. Minority champions

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 18 October 2004 THE Black Health Agency (BHA) established in 1990 as a community response to the emergence of HIV, is now one of the leading Black community health organisations in the north west region.

7. 7. £12M for disease prevention research

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 19 October 2004 A £12 million programme to tackle major health problems through research into disease prevention was launched today. Government agencies and charities have come together to provide the funding for studies investigating the way lifestyle affects health.

8. 8. Experts call for end to routine dental check-ups

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 October 2004 ROUTINE six-monthly visits to the dentist are set to become a thing of the past as health experts today recommended tailoring the interval between check-ups to meet the needs of the individual person.

9. 9. Fire service in clear over death

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 22 October 2004 GREATER Manchester Fire Service has been cleared of breaching health and safety regulations following the death of a hero fireman.

10. 10. Fat epidemic spreads to pets

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 18 October 2004 OBESITY is on the rise in pets as the general health of the nation's animals declines, according to research today. And as with humans, the increase in the numbers of paunchy pets is being blamed mainly on overfeeding, lack of exercise and poor diet.

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