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Skipping breakfast leads to rising obesity

Young people who skip breakfast and eat mid-morning snacks instead could be fuelling rising obesity rates, according to a new survey. Read

Blind man's amazing seven marathons in a week

Blind Dave' Heeley is to run seven marathons in various cities across the world in one week, with his running partner Malcolm Carr. Read

Disabled woman's last hope of getting her life back

A disabled Birmingham woman who receives less than half of her required home care is taking a healthcare trust to court. Read

Child cough medicines removed due to overdose fears

Cough and cold remedies for young children are being removed from shelves today due to fears of accidental overdose. Read

Behind the counter proposal for cigarettes

Shopkeepers could be banned from displaying cigarettes under Government plans. Read

Maternity units forced to turn away mothers to be

Two Midland maternity units were forced to close their doors to expectant mothers last year, according to figures published by the Conservatives yesterday. Read

Region's MRSA test is a world first

A Midland health trust has become the first in the world to use a new MRSA test to screen patients for the superbug before they are admitted to hospital. Read

Good Hope says failings led to patient's death

A Birmingham hospital trust has admitted a Staffordshire pensioner who died following a routine gall bladder operation was failed by medical staff and nurses. Read

NHS Trust probed over high death rates

An investigation has been launched after apparently unusually high death rates at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. Read

Superpenicillin to rescue in battle against superbugs

Midland scientists have exposed a killer microbe’s Achilles heel in a move that may restore penicillin to the front line in the superbug war. Read

Prostate cancer 'lottery' in Midlands

Midlanders are facing an "unacceptable" postcode lottery it was claimed today as Government figures found death rates from prostate cancer varied massively across the region. Read

GPs reluctantly accept longer working hours

Prime Minister Gordon Brown today welcomed a decision by GPs to accept extended opening hours despite doctors making it clear their hand had been forced. Read

Call for tougher training programmes for doctors

Doctors should expect to be put under the same rigorous training programmes as airline pilots, the Government's top health adviser told an audience in Birmingham last night. Read

Three new surgeries for deprived areas of Birmingham

Three new GP surgeries are to opened in north and east Birmingham, after it was recognised as being among the most deprived areas in the country. Read

From Ghana to Birmingham - a father's gift of life to his son

A Ghanaian teenager given just weeks to live is to receive a life-saving kidney transplant from his father at a Birmingham hospital. Read

Eating disorders best tackled at school

Birmingham expert Pam Virdi tells Jo Ind about an initiative in schools to help prevent young people from developing eating disorders. Read

Region has worst record in country for 'C diff' deaths

Health bosses are reviewing superbug-related deaths reported by Midland hospitals as Government figures revealed the region has the worst record in England. Read

Birmingham and Solihull ambulance service criticised

Ambulance services in Birmingham and Solihull are still failing to meet Government targets for responding to 999 calls - six years after the deadline set by Ministers, opposition politicians have claimed. Read

Dentist close to winning High Court battle over contract

A Birmingham orthodontist yesterday won an important High Court victory over his NHS dental services contract as a judge described rules and regulations dentists have to negotiate as "rubbish". Read

Battlefield camera turns its focus on city eye care

American technology used by troops in Afghanistan is being employed at a new Birmingham medical facility - to improve eye care. Read

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