By BONNEVIE, Christian Rural health care under-resourced, St John ambulances struggling. -------------------- An increasing and ageing population combined with a lack of government funding is stretching ambulance services and putting lives at risk, says St John.

By Mike Blackburn Fluoride could be introduced into Stockton's water supply in a bid to address a lack of dental provision in the borough. There are currently no dentists offering NHS treatment for new adult patients in the Stockton area.

TOO many drugs are being handed out to patients before the full consequences of their side-effects are known, MPs warned today.

As healthcare PROs prepare to explain their role in medical communications to the Health Select Committee, Mark Johnson investigates claims of ghost-written articles in peer-review journals. The pharmaceutical industry is no stranger to criticism or vilification.