Several newspapers today have noted that doctors in the UK will be ordering unfit patients to have more sex. Rather than prescribe pills, medics are urging people who need to shed weight to get steamy between the...
The benefits of drug addicts, alcoholics and the obese could be slashed if they refuse treatment. David Cameron has personally ordered a sweeping review of the system to find ways to cut handouts to people...
Contact lenses that magnify a field of vision like wearable binoculars could help millions of visually impaired people to see clearly, scientists say. The contact lenses, developed at École Polytechnique Fėdėrale de Lausanne in Switzerland...
Drink-related deaths in Britain have fallen to there lowest in a decade, figures released have shown. However, low-paid workers such as cleaners and labourers are four times more likely to die than professionals, the Office...
People are ignoring cancer warning signs because they worry about wasting their doctor’s time, a study found. Patients displaying so-called “red flag” symptoms are routinely putting off visiting their GP. Others avoid getting checked out...
By Jonathan Owen & Jamie Merrill – The Independent on Sunday The drive by the previous government to encourage millions of people to opt for diesel cars in a bid to lower carbon emissions has...
A family stricken with a potentially deadly heart condition has inspired three schools to instal life-saving defibrillator machines. Pamela Statham and her daughters Jessica and Frankie all have Long QT syndrome, which scan disrupt heart...
One in five cancers are being diagnosed at A&E – dramatically slashing the patient’s chances of survival. GPs have been partly blamed for not spotting the warning signs early enough. But the National Audit Office...
Mark Reynolds reporting in the Daily Express – Scientists have discovered the cause of cataracts that could help in developing better treatments and diets to combat the condition. They found that ducts in the eyes...
“Not much point scientists finding treatments that end up axed and archived” Thousands of cancer patients will be denied life-prolonging medication after health chiefs decided to axe 21 drugs deemed to expensive for the NHS....
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