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

treatment than they can get in the West 02/09/01 M 43>44 1>4
Photographs
* Older people who have regular sex have better physical and
mental health than their chaste counterparts - see Relationships
09/09/01
* Living with Hodgkin's disease 09/09/01 M 45>46 1>4
Photograph
* A sunbed boom is offering light relief for Glaswegians - see
Glasgow 16/09/01
* Now you too can have a film star's smile… but not on the NHS
- see National Health Service 16/09/01
* Parents are being wrongly accused of child abuse by doctors
who fail to recognise the debilitating illness ME in children
16/09/01 B 3 7
* Scientists say tiny specks of dirt have been pinpointed as
causes of Parkinson's disease - see Science 23/09/01
* We all know that steroids are rife among top athletes, but now
they're routinely available at our local gyms 23/09/01 M 45>46
1>4 Photograph
* The UK has a shocking record on cardiac disease 30/09/01 M
63>64 1>4 Illustration
* New research shows health conscious consumers are cutting
down on beer, wine and spirits and turning to bottled water and
soft drinks 07/10/01 B 11 1>2 Cartoon
* People suffering from a range of cancers are getting secondclass
treatment because the breast cancer lobby has swallowed
up the vast majority of available expertise and funding 07/10/01
B 12 4>6 Photograph
* Coeliac disease is on the increase 07/10/01 M 55>56 1>4
Photograph
* Paul Wilson on the unique strains that struck down Gerard
Houllier - and so many others before him - see Sport: Football
14/10/01
* Tribunals are awarding large sums to employees suffering
from stress - see Work 14/10/01
* New research has shown that by photographing the tiny blood
vessels at the back of the eye, experts can predict if a patient is at
risk from a stroke 14/10/01 B 15 5>8 Photograph
* General Anxiety Disorder now has official recognition and the
numbers of sufferers are soaring 14/10/01 M 30>38 1>4
Illustrations, photograph
* A lack of information, a life-threatening bacterium and
misdiagnosis has left Pamela Whitby with a very real fear of
pregnancy 14/10/01 M 59>60 1>4 Photograph
* Revealing a mental-health problem can seriously damage your
job prospects, but some employers are ready to listen 21/10/01
M 57>58 1>4 Photographs
* The crisis facing BA and Virgin Atlantic will intensify with the
start of a High Court row over claims that they refused to warn
of the dangers of 'economy class syndrome' - see Aviation
Industry 28/10/01
* Harriet Lane's antenatal classes 28/10/01 R 4 1>7 Photograph,
cartoons
* Tinnitus 28/10/01 M 77>78 1>4 Illustration
* Meningitis: the after effects - see Meningitis 04/11/01
* Meningitis: the after effects 04/11/01 B 23 1>5 Photographs
* Can food-exclusion diets really help alleviate health problems?
04/11/01 M 59>60 1>4 Photograph
* Cannabis is a 'wonder drug' according to the results of the first
clinical trials of the drug 04/11/01 B 6 1>2
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* Researchers have found that breast cancer drug, tamoxifen can
trigger tumours in the womb, and cause deep vein thrombosis
04/11/01 B 7 1>2 Photograph
* Doctors have traditionally kept unsettling facts from patients,
but evidence-based medicine empowers both 11/11/01 M 63>64
1>4 Illustration
* An American dieting company is sending out junk mail
disguised as anonymous personal letters to thousands of British
people - see Advertising 18/11/01
* Few women set out to be single mothers but Stephanie Merritt
found the man in her life could not cope with the idea of her
pregnancy - see Merritt, Stephanie 18/11/01
* Sleep paralysis 18/11/01 M 73>74 1>4 Illustration
* Six people were in hospital last night after a suspected
outbreak of E.coli in the village of Eccleston in Lancashire
25/11/01 B 14 5>6
* From what we think to what we do and how we feel… every
move we make is controlled and triggered by our hormones
25/11/01 M 44>48 1>4 Photographs
* Finally, a charter is set to give Britain's six million carers the
support they deserve 25/11/01 M 65>66 1>4 Photographs
* A woman who became the world's first human guinea pig in
pioneering drug trials to find a cure for variant CJD died
yesterday - see BSE/CJD 02/12/01
* Pesticide residues in food are far more toxic than previously
thought, putting people at risk of brain damage and cancer
02/12/01 B 14 7>8
* Mothers are now less likely to have a natural birth than ever
02/12/01 M 49>50 1>4 Illustration
* The number of people paying out for private medical treatment
has reached record levels 02/12/01 B 8 7
* Scientists have taken a major step towards cloning organs for
patients suffering from cancer, Alzheimer's or diabetes - see
Cloning 09/12/01
* Controversial new evidence suggesting that ultra-sound scans
might cause mild brain damage in unborn babies is to be
discussed this week at a meeting of high-ranking scientists
09/12/01 B 14 8
* For children, recovering from an accident is hard enough, but
coping with the inner scars can be even harder 09/12/01 M
73>74 1>4 Illustration
* At least one woman in six is so terrified of giving birth that she
induces a miscarriage or avoids becoming pregnant altogether -
see Women 16/12/01
* Coping with an eating disorder in the family is particularly
difficult at Christmas - even more so when it's your mother
who's secretly fasting at the feast - see Eating Disorders
16/12/01
* In their attempt to deal with modern afflictions, medical
historians are unearthing traditional remedies 16/12/01 M 54
1>4 Illustration
HEALTH & SAFETY
* The Health and Safety Commission is expected to unveil tough
new guidelines for businesses breaching safety standards
12/08/01 N 2 3>6
* A renowned government laboratory in Oxford working with a
potentially lethal virus breached key safety laws designed to
prevent deadly bugs from escaping and infecting the public
19/08/01 B 10 4>5
HEAR'SAY
* In their short career Hear'Say can boast a No 1 single and