The Observer index, January-December 2001 ... - Microform

* After three unexplained miscarriages in four years, Hilly Janes
turned to hypnotherapy for help 22/04/01 M 39>40 1>4
Photograph
* J.K. Rowling's mother died of multiple sclerosis at 45, the
bestselling author still can't write about her without tears, and is
determined to help other victims of MS - see Rowling, J.K.
29/04/01
* One of the most significant leukaemia clusters has been
discovered among children living near the Oldbury nuclear
power station on the banks of the Severn - see Nuclear Industry
29/04/01
* The shocking revelation about a child leukaemia cluster in the
Severn Valley sounds a radiation health alert for all who live
year nuclear plants - see Health 29/04/01
* Mothers-to-be will get better care during labour and more
choice about how they give birth in a multi-million pound
package of help for maternity services 29/04/01 B 2 2>3
* We are always being told to keep our fluids up, but too much
water can kill 29/04/01 M 43>44 1>4 Photographs
* Why shy people suffer in silence 06/05/01 M 47>48 1>4
Illustration
* British scientists have found that parasites can provide
protection against serious immune disorders - see Science
13/05/01
* Up to 400,000 Britons are carrying a life-threatening virus, and
most of them don't know 13/05/01 M 49>50 1>4 Illustration
* Asperger's Syndrome, a rare form of autism, and how it affects
body language 20/05/01 M 51>52 1>4 Photographs
* Women could get Viagra on the NHS after the first scientific
trial to show that the drug helps female sexual dysfunction
27/05/01 B 1 7>8
* Celebrity devotees have helped turn food supplements into a
big business, but high doses pose a risk to the 10 million Britons
taking the pills 27/05/01 B 22 1>8 Photographs
* Eczema affects 5m people in Britain - and it's still spreading
27/05/01 M 43>44 1>4 Photographs
* Britain is braced for an Aids explosion: the disease is back and
infection rates are rising in America, as the safe sex message is
forgotten - see Aids/HIV 03/06/01
* A new rival drug to Viagra is offering men hope that sex can
last longer 03/06/01 B 10 6>8 Photograph
* Lithium helped Fiona Campbell cope with her childhood
traumas, but she says, the drug brings its own problems
03/06/01 M 37>38 1>4 Photograph
* Long waits for treatment by the National Health Service are
forcing many people to consider paying for private treatment
10/06/01 C 5 1>6 Photograph
* As youth obesity and heart disease rates rise, families pay up to
enrol in special health clubs 10/06/01 B 9 1>6 Photograph
* Pharmaceutical firms stand accused of once again plundering
ancient remedies to make a fortune - the Hoodia cactus from
Africa is a potential cure for obesity - see Business & Industry
17/06/01
* 20 top health tips for you travelling 17/06/01 M 47>48 1>4
Illustrations
* Young children would be asked to diagnose their own illnesses
and treat themselves at home under a plan to be announced next
week, to cut waiting times at GPs' surgeries 17/06/01 B 5 1>7
* Leading cancer scientists and drug-firm chiefs warned that
Britain's failure to give patients new treatments is condemning
thousands to early death or poor health 24/06/01 B 6 1>3
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* Challenging science: the risk of skin cancer, the causes of
global warming, the dangers of high cholesterol - one expert says
it's all bunk - see Science 01/07/01
* Women who regularly examine their breasts for signs of
cancer are wasting their time and may be exposing themselves to
danger say researchers in Canada 01/07/01 B 13 1>2
Photograph
* Is severe colour-blindness a handicap or just a different way of
seeing the world? 01/07/01 M 39>40 1>4 Illustration
* Medicines developed by GW Pharmaceuticals' are exclusively
derived from specially-prepared cannabis plants - see Drugs &
Drug Abuse 08/07/01
* Cool coloured sunglasses are putting eyesight at risk 08/07/01
B 10 6>8 Photographs
* The alternative health A-Z 08/07/01 M 14>22 1>4
Photographs
* BUPA, the provident healthcare provider, will this week sign
two overseas deals signalling its intention to become a global
force - see Business & Industry 15/07/01
* Ignoring diabetes can destroy your eyes 15/07/01 M 51>52
1>4 Illustration, photograph
* Should the NHS embrace complementary medicine? 22/07/01
M 41>42 1>4 Illustration
* Report on the scandal of Britain's mentally ill who should be in
hospital, not prison - see Mental Health 29/07/01
* Sunday is the hardest day on which to enjoy eight hours sleep,
according to a survey carried out into British levels of stress and
insomnia 29/07/01 B 11 1>2
* In Britain, anorexia and bulimia have reached catastrophic
levels - behind the scenes of the country's biggest eating-disorder
clinic 29/07/01 M 16>22 1>4 Photographs
* New treatments for fibroids are giving women hope 29/07/01
M 39>40 1>4 Photographs
* Patients will have to pay £16 a month for the right to see a
general practitioner under plans being drawn up by the British
Medical Association 29/07/01 B 7 1>2 Photograph
* Airlines will be ordered to hand out health warnings with
tickets for long-haul flights - see Aviation Industry 05/08/01
* Unofficial health websites 05/08/01 M 47>48 1>4 Illustration
* Delivery by Caesarean section is now touted as the celebrities'
choice, disturbingly more and more women feel they are being
rushed into this - see Caesarean Births 12/08/01
* The simmering debate on the soaring rate of Caesarean births
was given new impetus when a nursing leader called for a ban on
the NHS except where there is no medical alternative - see
Caesarean Births 12/08/01
* Victims of the potentially fatal eating disorder anorexia
nervosa are being targeted by extreme pro-anorexia websites -
see Eating Disorders 12/08/01
* A 'miracle' medicine which will treat sleeping sickness that is a
bigger threat than Aids has been found by American scientists
19/08/01 B 20 1>3 Photograph
* Monty Don warns that we are now seeing the dire
consequences of putting profits before the health of the nation
19/08/01 B 23 1>5 Photographs
* A robot that can perform microsurgery on the brain could
make Parkinson's disease almost routinely treatable and
inoperable brain tumours a thing of the past 26/08/01 B 3 1>4
Photograph
* Fainting 26/08/01 M 39>40 1>4 Illustration
* Health tourists are flocking to Cuba for cheaper, often better