3/17 Telegraph Health

Patients died due to 'appalling care' at Staffordshire hospitals Healthcare Commission March 17, 2009 at 9:52 am Healthcare Commission report exposes appalling standards of care at MidStaffordshire Hospitals trust. Optimism is the best defence aganist the recession March 17, 2009 at 7:40 am As dentists report that more people are grinding their teeth in their sleep from worry the downturn is no time for negative thinking says Peter Collett Stafford Hospital needs 'radical shakeup' after death rate concerns says MP March 17, 2009 at 7:10 am Stafford Hospital which has been at the centre of an investigation following concerns about high death rates and poor care needs a "radical shakeup" Conservative MP Bill Cash has said. Lifecoach: coping with the shock of losing your job March 17, 2009 at 6:46 am Our panel of experts answers your questions and hands out advice. Cure for peanut allergy in children 'found' March 17, 2009 at 2:39 am Doctors in America believe they have finally found a cure for potentially deadly peanut allergies among children. Doctor missed four chances to arrange caesarean hearing told March 16, 2009 at 7:32 pm A doctor missed four opportunities to arrange an emergency caesarean section for a patient whose baby daughter then died shortly after birth a disciplinary panel heard. Time for a little sober reflection on alcohol March 16, 2009 at 3:44 pm Indiscriminate taxation is no answer to Britain's drink problem. What we really need is a sense of responsibility says Max Davidson. 'My husband is in love with another woman but he insists that we stay married' March 16, 2009 at 12:15 pm In Lifeclass this week: Lesley Garner advises a reader to reclaim a life of her own in the face of her husband's infidelity. Pain suffered by NHS patients is not taken seriously enough says Sir Liam Donaldson March 16, 2009 at 11:03 am Chronic pain suffered by millions is not being taken seriously enough with specialist services remaining a 'cinderella and neglected area of healthcare' Sir Liam Donaldson said. Eating mushrooms daily 'may cut breast cancer risk by two thirds' March 16, 2009 at 9:37 am Eating a daily portion of mushrooms could cut the risk of breast cancer by up to twothirds according to new research. 'Passive drinking' is blighting the nation Sir Liam Donaldson warns March 16, 2009 at 9:36 am The nation is blighted by 'passive drinking' as the damage caused by drink drivers domestic violence crime and antisocial behaviour means innocent bystanders bear the brunt of the problem Sir Liam Donaldson the Chief Medical Officer has warned.