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....
Almost two years ago, a cancer surgeon named Joseph Meirion Thomas decided that he could no longer keep quiet about what he regarded as a major abuse of the NHS. The francis Inquiry into the...
The Government has “broken its promise” to prioritise children’s mental health by slashing funding by £50million a year. NHS England revealed in a parliamentary answer yesterday that spending on services has dropped by more than...
Six breast cancer drugs are to be made unavailable to NHS patients – sparking furious condemnation from campaigners, patients and doctors. Thousands of women in advanced stages of the disease are set to be denied...
An apple a day may keep the doctor away…. but it’s a daily avocado we need to lower bad cholesterol, a study shows. The so-called avocado diet was also found to improve other blood fat...
Vincent Moss reports in the Sunday Mirror that cancer patients miss out on the most effective treatment because new drugs are being funded at the expense of replacing old radiotherapy machines, Labour has warned. Almost...
Drinking two cans of fizzy pop can trigger a dangerous rise in blood pressure due to a chemical used in packaging. New research shows bisphenol A (BPA) – used as a lining to prevent rust...
A powerful new drug slashes “bad” cholesterol significantly, a study has found. Alirocumab could be the most important drug to tackle bad cholesterol since statins were introduced. It is being hailed as the latest weapon...
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