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1. 1. Health chiefs warn of swine flu surge

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 28 September 2009 HEALTH bosses say they are bracing themselves for a surge in swine flu cases.

2. 2. PMI does health deal with Kellogg's

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 23 September 2009 CHESHIRE-based PMI Health Group has been signed up by Trafford Park cereal giant Kellogg's to provide medical insurance services for over 500 staff. 

3. 3. 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. 4. £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.

5. 5. 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.

6. 6. Uni cancer deaths not linked to radiation

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 30 September 2009 THE cancer deaths of six former University of Manchester employees was not due to radiation contamination, an independent report has concluded. Professor David Coggon said he was 'pretty confident' there were only 'small' health risks to people who worked in a building.

7. 7. 'Serious failure' led to death plunge at car park

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 September 2009 A YOUNG woman who repeatedly spoke of killing herself was able to leave a mental health unit - and minutes later plunged to her death.

8. 8. Opinion: Dr Kailash Chand

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 21 September 2009 THE rising tide of obesity in this country is fuelling the diabetes timebomb. Nationally, there are 2.3m people with Type 2 diabetes - a condition where obesity is the key factor. Furthermore, the estimated annual cost to the north west for health issues related to obesity is £680m.

9. 9. Pensioner couple in 'murder suicide'

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 12 September 2009 A PENSIONER with mental health problems is believed to have strangled his sick wife and then hanged himself. Neighbours raised the alarm and police found the bodies of retired miner John Darbyshire, 70, and his wife Jean, 69, at their home in Hindley, near Wigan.

10. 10. Brown's pledge to fight for Britain

    Manchester Evening News, Sunday 27 September 2009 GORDON Brown has pledged to 'fight for Britain's future' after being forced to deny rumours about his health.

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