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16/07/2010

What the papers say: 9 to 5 babies have higher survival rate; universal flu vaccine


The Telegraph reports that Take Care Now, the company that employed Dr Daniel Ubani who killed a pensioner by giving him ten times the normal dose of diamorphine, has been found to cut corners to save money according to a Care Quality Commission report.

The Telegraph reports that babies born outside working hours are more likely to die.

Scientists have said a vaccine that will protect against all strains of flu will be available in a few years, thanks to a two-stage vaccination approach, The Telegraph reports.
The Independent also suggests a universal flu vaccine could be only three years away.

Recovering heroin addicts have been jailed for giving a baby methadone, the Guardian reports

German medical authorities are to re-examine the competence of a German GP struck off in England for killing a patient.
 
Patients of obese children may be guilty of neglect reports the Guardian.
 
Genetically engineered mosquitoes have been designed that can't catch malaria, The Independent reports.

And experts have called for all children in London to be vaccinated against tuberculosis, the paper adds.

The Daily Mail reports on a new four-in-one diet drug to tackle cholesterol, obesity, diabetes and blood pressure.

The Mail says that a shortage of donor eggs has forced couples with fertility problems to advertise.

And the gladiatorial-style battle between cells and tumours could change the way we treat cancer, the Mail reports.



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