28/08/2009Women told to be 'breast aware' A study by British scientists has found that there may be a way to stop cancerous tumours from growing and spreading. According to the team of researchers, a molecule has been identified that is used by...
28/08/2009Safe distance from swine flu patients to be researched The government has fast tracked a number of projects to fund research into swine flu. A total of 14 projects costing more than £2 million have been forwarded by the National Institute of Health...
28/08/2009Relationship 'central' to healthy life A psychologist has claimed that a good relationship is central to the health of most people. Paula Hall, a relationship psychotherapist with 15 years of experience, said, however, that balance was important....
27/08/2009'Huge ignorance' about symptoms of ovarian cancer The charity Target Ovarian Cancer has claimed that the disease needs to be given higher priority if it is to be caught in time. Annwen Jones, chief executive of the charity, said: "Unlike with breast...
27/08/2009'Bad, cruel' NHS nurses highlighted by Patients Association Some NHS patients have been facing neglectful and sometimes demeaning treatment. According to the Patients Association, appalling standards have been reported to them by relatives of people in hospitals...
26/08/2009Wiltshire man loses job after appendix surgery problem A Wiltshire man has been forced to have two appendectomies after the first attempt failed to remove the appendix. Mark Wattson was told initially that the operation went well, but had to return to the Great...
26/08/2009Rehab care for heart attack patients 'not being offered' A national clinical advisor has warned that many people are not getting essential rehabilitation care after a heart attack . Dr Jane Flint, who works for NHS Improvement, a body closely linked with the...
25/08/2009Charity claims smoking figures are 'misleading' Figures from the NHS Information Centre regarding quitting smoking are "misleading", a charity has claimed. Despite recent statistics to the contrary, an anti-smoking charity has claimed that there...
25/08/2009Nottingham hospital subject to inquiry over waiting times A hospital in England is to be the subject of an inquiry after it was discovered that there had been inaccurate reporting of the number of patients that were waiting too long for emergency treatment. The...
24/08/2009Chemotherapy best practice guidelines published All hospitals with an accident and emergency department should provide acute oncology services, the government has said. Health minister Ann Keen made the announcement, which came after a recommendation on...