A proposed change to depression’s definition could greatly expand the number of people treated, a new study says.

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Depression’s Criteria May Be Changed to Include Grieving

The government has overestimated the number of people who will be helped back into employment by its work programme, the National Audit Office says.

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Warning over back-to-work scheme

There was a 4% rise in the number of female professors at UK universities last year, figures show.

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More women become UK professors

There was a 4% rise in the number of female professors at UK universities last year, figures show.

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More women become UK professors

There has been a sharp rise in the number of elderly people being treated for drinking problems in London, new figures suggest.

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Elderly drink treatment ‘rises’

The manager of Castle Court in Belfast says that the number of people coming through the doors has increased significantly compared to the week before Christmas last year.

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Shopping footfall ’15% increase’

Throughout Medicare’s 46-year history, monitoring the cost of the government health plan for the elderly has been a bit like the old joke: No one asked if spending would jump. They only asked how high. But in early 2010, the number crunchers at Medicare headquarters in Baltimore saw something surprising: a sharp drop in the volume of doctor visits and other outpatient services. Instead of growing at the usual 4 percent a year, the number of claims was suddenly climbing by less than 2 percent. Was this a one-time blip, or a fundamental shift in how seniors were receiving care? Read full article > >

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Medicare spending growth rising slower but enrollment will rise

As more doctors and hospitals have digitized patient records, the number of reported breaches has increased 32 percent this year from last year at a cost of $6.5 billion to the industry.

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As Patient Records Are Digitized, Data Breaches Are on the Rise

The Irish government begins to outline a fresh round of austerity measures, including a 6,000 drop in the number of staff employed in the public sector.

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Budget cuts announced in Republic

The state’s crackdown on illegal immigration coincides with a surge in the number of Latinos of voting age.

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With Boom in Hispanic Voters, Obama Sees Opportunity in Arizona

A minister has defended the timing of a big announcement on housing – the day before figures suggested a drop in the number of social homes being built.

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Clash over housing stats timing

A minister has defended the timing of a big announcement on housing – the day before figures suggested a drop in the number of social homes being built.

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Clash over housing stats timing

A boost in the number of its business and European travellers helps Easyjet to report increased profits for 2011.

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Business travel boost to Easyjet

Education Secretary Michael Gove has said the number of pupils being given the top grade at A-Level could be limited in future.

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A*s could be limited at A-Level

WASHINGTON — Federal health authorities say a nationwide outbreak of listeria in Colorado cantaloupes is now responsible for 21 deaths and the number may continue to grow. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported new deaths in Indiana and New York. The CDC also confirmed a death in Wyoming that state officials reported last week. CDC said 109 people have been sickened in the outbreak — including the 21 dead — in 23 states from California to the East Coast. Read full article > >

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21 deaths now linked to listeria in cantaloupe, new deaths reported in Indiana, New York