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Medilink North West is a membership-based professional organisation with a remit to stimulate growth and innovation in the medical and health technology sector throughout the North West. It is part of Medilink UK, a national network of Medilink partners working to improve innovation and technology transfer in the UK healthcare sector.

Medilink North West offers its members a practical portfolio of business support initiatives including support to convert new ideas into profitable new products, assistance with regulatory affairs, grant funding initiatives, equity investment, NHS procurement, collaborative research and a host of networking opportunities. A comprehensive calendar of events and workshops are also run throughout the year.

 

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BBC Health News

  • UK radiotherapy 'lagging behind'
    Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:50 GMT

    Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say.

  • Non-stick pan 'cholesterol link'
    Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:02:17 GMT

    Scientists are concerned that exposure to chemicals used in non-stick frying pans could raise cholesterol levels in children after finding a link.

  • ME 'virus link' found in children
    Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:23:04 GMT

    Scientists publish the results of a study on children that shows ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, could be caused by a virus.

  • Bipolar 'not linked to violence'
    Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:00:23 GMT

    People with a mental illness are no more likely to be violent unless they abuse drugs or alcohol, a study suggests.

  • Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded'
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:18:33 GMT

    A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.

  • Junior medics 'leaving training'
    Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:08:05 GMT

    Nearly one in four junior doctors drop out of their NHS training after two years, figures show.

  • Gum and heart link 'breakthrough'
    Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:42:13 GMT

    Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease.

  • Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:56:38 GMT

    Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.

  • 'No evidence' implants are toxic
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:36:41 GMT

    Tests on a type of breast implant filled with an unapproved gel have shown no evidence they are unsafe, UK experts say.

  • Research into age-related illness
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:46:22 GMT

    Edinburgh scientists are attempting to find the trigger which leads older people to develop dementia.

  • Compost sparks Legionnaire's fear
    Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:03:58 GMT

    Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost.

  • How insect brains could be used to fight MRSA
    Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:08:39 GMT

    Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.

  • Cancer treatment
    Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:44 GMT

    Experts warn that radiotherapy is wrongly perceived as 'second best'

  • Speaking the lingo
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:13:09 GMT

    Does the NHS do enough for non-English speakers?

  • Organic goods
    Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:34:09 GMT

    Could allowing the sale of body parts be the way to encourage donors?

  • ME 'could be caused by a virus'
    Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:44:30 GMT

    Scientists in Scotland have found further evidence that ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, could be caused by a virus.

  • Hip fracture 'was excruciating'
    Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:56:28 GMT

    Amy Brown, who fractured her hip four months ago, speaks to the BBC about her experience.

  • Casualty of weight loss surgery
    Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:42:47 GMT

    A man who lost 12 stone after a gastric bypass has to be fed by tube because his body cannot cope with solid food.

  • North-South split in alcohol harm
    Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:47:24 GMT

    Figures reveal stark geographical divisions in the toll alcohol takes on health in England.

  • Phone app to monitor heartbeat
    Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:05:56 GMT

    More than three million doctors have downloaded a phone application to monitor heartbeats through a phone.

  • Motion capture clue to human behaviour
    Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:23:27 GMT

    The system of digitising actors to create characters in films like Avatar is being used to measure human behaviour in real life.

  • Transplant dash driver faces ban
    Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:01:49 GMT

    An ambulance driver delivering an organ for transplant could lose his licence and his job after being booked for speeding.

  • How to spot and combat bedbugs
    Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:54:47 GMT

    Clive Boase: "Education and awareness is key" in combating bed bug infestation.

  • Medieval munchies
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:13:14 GMT

    How an ancient diet could aid healthy eating

  • Long, slow goodbye
    Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:05 GMT

    Husband speaks of the woman he lost over many years to dementia

  • More than once bitten
    Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:42:04 GMT

    Why bed-bugs are on the march again

  • Just a prop
    Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:57:23 GMT

    Does a Tony Blair-style drink habit do you any harm?

  • Mental challenge
    Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:12:53 GMT

    How will the Chilean miners deal with being trapped underground?

  • Overload on Es
    Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:34:51 GMT

    'The day I ate as many additives as possible'

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