29/12/2014
Do electronic cigarettes help smokers to quit?
New Cochrane review finds emerging evidence that smokers who use electronic cigarettes can stop or reduce their smoking. The first Cochrane review on...
29/12/2014
Whooping cough may be evolving to outsmart the currently used vaccine, say researchers. The BBC reports that analysis of strains from 2012 shows the ...
29/12/2014
Smoking rot highlighted in campaign
Smoking "rots" the body from within, warns this year's quit smoking campaign from Public Health England (PHE.), the BBC reports. The graphic online a...
15/12/2014
Shift workers 'sicker and fatter'
Higher rates of obesity and ill-health have been found in shift workers than the general population, the BBC reports. Health Survey for England data ...
01/12/2014
Protein structure 'holds key to heart muscle disease'
The structure of a key protein implicated in diseases affecting the heart muscle has been uncovered, scientists say. Then BBC reports that researcher...
01/12/2014
Dementia patients lack proper care, says report
Dementia sufferers are not getting the care they need because the condition is not recognised as a terminal illness, two leading charities have claime...
17/11/2014
Mediterranean Diet 'best way to tackle obesity'
A Mediterranean diet may be a better way of tackling obesity than calorie counting, reports the BBC, citing an article in the Pos...
03/11/2014
Prostate Cancer Medications 'Concerns'
A new study has found that certain prostate cancer medications are linked with an increased risk of dying from heart-related causes in men with conges...
03/11/2014
Frailty Increases Kidney Transplant Recipients’ Risk of Dying Prematurely
Regardless of age, frailty is a strong risk factor for dying prematurely after a kidney transplant. The finding, which comes from a new study publishe...
03/11/2014
Regulation needs a rethink if regenerative medicine is to fulfil its potential
Regenerative medicine (RM) therapies - including gene therapies, cell therapies and tissue engineering - promise to revolutionise healthcare, offering...
15/09/2014
Discriminating against obese 'doesn't help weight loss'
The BBC reports making people feel ashamed about obesity could lead them to gain weight, not lose it, suggests University College London. In a study ...
15/09/2014
GP patients 'sicker due to waits,' doctors' body fears
The BBC reports that patients could be getting sicker and need more expensive treatment due to GP appointment difficulties, it has been claimed. The ...
15/09/2014
Brain may 'compensate' for Alzheimer's damage
Highlighting research published in the publication 'Nature Neuroscience', the BBC reports that the human brain may be able to compensate for some of t...
17/08/2014
Being overweight or obese 'linked to 10 common cancers'
Being overweight and obese puts people at greater risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, according to research in the Lancet medical journa...
13/07/2014
Eye tests 'could spot' early Alzheimer's disease
The Telegraph reports that simple regular eye tests could be used to identify Alzheimer's disease at a very early stage, new research suggests. Early...
13/07/2014
One in four 'unaware of GP out-of-hours care'
The BBC reports one in four people has not heard of out-of-hours GP services, figures show. The National Audit Office survey of 878 people in England...
23/06/2014
Calls for "sugar tax" to cut obesity
A "sugar tax" should be introduced by the UK government to help curb obesity in childhood, a campaign group has told the BBC. According to the BBC,&n...
23/06/2014
Sharp rise in skin and liver cancer across England
The numbers of people diagnosed with skin cancer and liver cancer have risen sharply in England, the BBC reports. Between 2003 and 2012, skin ca...
10/05/2014
Tackle gives cautious welcome to NICE 'u-turn'
Prostate cancer patients’ charity, Tackle, has welcomed NICE’s announcement that the new drug Enzalutamide is to be approved for men with ...
05/05/2014
Low testosterone levels may indicate worsening of disease for men with low-risk prostate cancer
For men with low-risk prostate cancer, low levels of testosterone may indicate a worsening of their disease. That’s the conclusion of a new stud...
05/05/2014
Protein could bring hope to brittle bone disease
The BBC reports that a discovery in mice could help to treat people with a form of brittle bone disease. In an American study, mice were bred with os...
20/04/2014
Hospital infection rates 'must come down'
Doctors and nurses should do more to stop hospital patients developing infections, an NHS watchdog has told the BBC. The National Institute for...
20/04/2014
Bowel cancer screening rates ' must improve'
Bowel cancer screening uptake needs to improve, campaigners have told the BBC, after figures showed just over half of those eligible in England come f...
11/04/2014
Prostate cancer tests miss severity in half of cases
Prostate cancer tests, which predict how aggressive a tumour is, underestimate disease severity in half of cases, scientists say, the BBC reports. In...
31/03/2014
Skin cancer: Genetic mutations 'warn of risk'
Scientists say they have taken a step forward in understanding why some people are at greater risk of skin cancer because of their family history. Hi...
03/03/2014
Study reveals the household pollutants 'that may lead to middle aged asthma'
Research from Respirology reveals that middle aged men could reduce their risk of asthma by reducing exposure to mold and tobacco smoke in the home. T...
03/03/2014
Hungry for ‘Likes’: Anxiety over Facebook Photos Linked to Eating Disorders
Facebook has become a global phenomenon and an active space for social comparison. With the increase in technology use, there is a positive correlatio...
03/03/2014
Childhood nightmares may point to looming health issues
The BBC reports that regular nightmares in childhood may be an early warning sign of psychotic disorders, researchers in the UK warn. The study, in t...
17/02/2014
Rise in deaths from 'legal highs' in the UK
The BBC reports the number of UK deaths linked to so-called "legal highs" has risen in recent years - from 10 in 2009 to at least 68 in 2012, figures ...
03/02/2014
The BBC reports There has been a dramatic increase in the popularity of plastic surgery in the UK, according to figures from the British Association o...
20/01/2014
Recession and the rise of mental health problems in the young
The BBC reports that according to The Royal College of GPs, there has been a big rise in the number of young people suffering from mental health probl...
06/01/2014
Altering diet 'may ease asthma symptoms'
The BBC reports that tests on mice, published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that a high-fibre diet could reduce inflammation in the lun...
05/01/2014
Vitamin E 'beneficial' in dementia
The BBC reports A daily dose of vitamin E could help people with dementia, research suggests. A study in the journal JAMA found people with mild to m...
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