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27/07/2010
New Report Claims Policies Penalising Unhealthy Behaviour 'inevitable' To Save NHS


Legislation to restrict unhealthy behaviours like smoking and the consumption of
alcoh...

27/07/2010
New Funding Announced To Beat Food Poisoning Bug

 

Up to £2 Million is being made available today to tackle the most common cau...

23/06/2010
Cuppa's Could Reduce Heart Disease

People who drink several cups of tea or coffee a day could be at lower risk of heart disease. Evi...

26/05/2010
Rheumatoid Arthritis Incidence 'On The Rise' in Women


The incidence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in women has risen during the period of 1995 to ...

20/05/2010
Abdominal Fat At Middle Age Associated With Greater Risk of Dementia

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine determined that excess abdominal fat places...

19/05/2010
Altered Brain Development Found In Children With Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy


A newly published study reported that children with new/recent onset epilepsy have signific...

28/04/2010
Reactive Arthritis: "Controversial Treatment Approach Could Lead to a Cure"


Researchers from University of South Florida College of Medicine found a combination of ant...

31/03/2010
Ordinary People Tell The Story Of The NHS

A new study looking at the experiences of ordinary people and their opinions of their care over t...

31/03/2010
New Hope For AF Patients Following NICE Guidance Rethink

the Atrial Fibrillation Association and the Arrhythmia Alliance welcomed the decision by NICE to ...

23/03/2010
Do Not Forget The Person!!

“Do not forget the person!” is the key message of a new multi-agency campaign which h...

16/03/2010
Jonathan Ross Charity Marks Tenth Birthday With A Michael Jackson Legacy and New NHS Backing

The Lowe Syndrome Trust (LST), the charity dear to the heart of trustee Jonathan Ross and many ce...

16/03/2010
Dementia Strategy Minister Promises Like 'Shutting The Stable Door After The Horse Has Bolted'


Sutton and Cheam MP, Paul Burstow, called a debate today to press the Government to make a ...

12/03/2010
Occassional Bouts Of High Blood Pressure 'A Risk For Stroke'

People who incur occasional bouts of high blood pressure are more at risk of stroke than those wi...

26/02/2010
Study Shows That Suffocating Head Lice Works In New Treatment


A new non-neurotoxic treatment for head lice has been found to have an average of 91.2% tre...

24/02/2010
Prescription For Disaster As Millions Dish Out Powerful Drugs To Family & Friends

Patients are handing over millions of doses of prescription medicines to family members and frien...

17/02/2010
Young People With Mental Health Problems Spend Record Number Of Days In Hospital

16/02/2010
RSPH Acrredits New Mental Health Training

 

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has accredited a new training programme...

28/01/2010
New Study Calls Into Question Current BMI Guidelines For Older Adults

Adults aged over 70 years who are classified as overweight are less likely to die over a ten year...

28/01/2010
Rheumatoid Arthritis 'Doesn’t Hinder Computing Skills'

A recent study by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh found that workers with rheumatoi...

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