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Mother claims baby contracted bug at UHW

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A ROW has broken out after a mother claimed her baby contracted salmonella within three days of her birth.

Row after mother claims her new baby girl picked up bug at city hospital

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A ROW has broken out after a mother claimed her baby contracted salmonella within three days of her birth.

Teen pregnancy ‘wake-up’ call

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

THE rising rate of teen pregnancies in South Wales should act as a “wake up call” for parents, the nation’s deputy chief medical officer said last night.

MP’s early-school sex education call

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

RHONDDA MP Chris Bryant has campaigned for years for better education to tackle Wales’ high teen pregnancy rate.

Praise for overhaul of social services

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A COUNCIL whose social services were slammed as “inconsistent” and “uncertain” has undergone a “sea change” of improvements in its services, a report found.

Paramedics’working excessive overtime’

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

PARAMEDICS have been working “excessive” amounts of overtime crewing 15 ambulances a day to make up for a chronic staff shortage in South East Wales, the Echo can reveal.

Wacky racers run 13 miles backwards

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

RUNNING a half-marathon in the right direction is difficult enough for most people.

There’s still a stigma about mental illness

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

SINCE her teens Julie Jones has been interested in how people’s minds work, how they behave and why.

Blood donor sessions

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

THE Welsh Blood Service will hold donor sessions at the following locations in Cardiff next week: St David’s Hall on Monday from 9am to 4pm and The Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries, The Atrium, Adam Street on Monday and Tuesday from 10am to 4.30pm.

Pensioner forced to wait an hour after suffering a stroke

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A PENSIONER who suffered a stroke waited an hour for paramedics to arrive from 15 miles away.

Hospital will treat patients to its history

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

STAFF are piecing together a catalogue of memorabilia and historical NHS bric-a-brac as part of their hospital’s 75th anniversary celebrations later this month.

Drinks holder inventors eyeing London market

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A REVELLER who invented a device so club and pub-goers could avoid having their drinks laced is targeting the lucrative London market.

Blister-causing virus strikes schoolchildren

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

SCHOOLCHILDREN across South Wales have been suffering from a virus which causes blisters on their hands, feet and mouth.

Diabetes costing £55,000 an hour to treat

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

DIABETES, which is linked to heart disease, kidney failure and blindness, is costing the NHS in Wales £55,000 an hour to treat the victims, it was claimed today.

Outbreak of measles linked to fears over MMR vaccine

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

AN OUTBREAK of measles among comprehensive school pupils has been linked to persistent fears that the MMR jab is dangerous.

Welsh scientists make TB vaccine breakthrough

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A more effective vaccine against TB is being developed following a breakthrough by Welsh scientists.

Hand foot and mouth cases hit South Wales

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A virus infection known as hand foot and mouth is affecting children across South Wales.

Hand foot and mouth cases hit South Wales

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A virus infection known as hand foot and mouth is affecting children across South Wales.

Welsh scientists make TB vaccine breakthrough

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A more effective vaccine against TB is being developed following a breakthrough by Welsh scientists.

Outbreak of measles linked to fears over MMR vaccine

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

AN OUTBREAK of measles among comprehensive school pupils has been linked to persistent fears that the MMR jab is dangerous.

Diabetes costing £55,000 an hour to treat

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

DIABETES, which is linked to heart disease, kidney failure and blindness, is costing the NHS in Wales £55,000 an hour to treat the victims, it was claimed today.

Measles outbreak in Welsh school

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:50:00 GMT

AN investigation has been launched after 15 students and adults have developed measles in Cardiff and Carmarthenshire.

Boss calls for more to feel festive spirit

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A SOUTH Wales businessman will be celebrating Christmas early this year by signing up to the British Heart Foundation’s annual fundraising Cardiff Santa Jog.

Attitudes need to change

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

JILL Grey has no doubt that her late husband’s dementia changed attitudes towards him.

Overtime cuts’ 999 deaths risk

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

PATIENTS’ lives are being put at risk because of a cut in overtime, ambulance staff have claimed.