30/04/2012Simplyhealth completes acquisition of Groupama HealthcareAfter announcing its intention back in August 2011, Simplyhealth has completed its acquisition of Groupama Healthcare. Simplyhealth have received approval from the High Court to acquire Groupama’s UK private...
30/04/2012Electrical treatment for heart failure to be trialled in humansDoctors are about to begin the first trial in humans using electricity to shrink the heart of patients suffering from heart failure . Heart failure affects around 900,000 people in the UK and can be the...
30/04/2012Foreign nationals can receive NHS treatment with visitor's visaCampaigners warn that the NHS risks becoming a ‘world health service’ as visitors to the country are claiming free treatment. Migration Watch UK has highlighted the risk of ‘health tourism’ as it is revealed...
30/04/2012Cancer preventing gene 'switched off' in pancreatic cancerA scientific discovery leads to hope that deadly pancreatic cancer could be treated with a new class of drugs. Researchers from Cancer Research UK have found that tumour suppressing genes are being ‘turned...
27/04/2012Healthy diet and exercise prevent cancer recurrenceNew guidelines issued in America urge doctors to talk to their cancer patients about exercising and eating healthily to prevent cancer coming back. Being overweight or obese has long been tied to an increased...
27/04/2012Strawberries and blueberries help slow cognitive ageingA daily bowl of strawberries and blueberries may help slow age-related mental decline. Earlier this month, scientists suggested that men who eat plenty of berries are less likely to develop Parkinson’s...
26/04/2012Vitamin D supplements can successfully reduce hypertensionScientists claim that vitamin D supplements could reduce high blood pressure in vitamin D deficient patients. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is known as the ‘silent killer’, because it rarely...
26/04/2012Italian herb oregano can kill prostate cancer cellsHerb oregano contains a compound that can kill prostate cancer cells, according to US researchers. Oregano, commonly used in pizza and other Italian food, has an important chemical called carvacrol....
25/04/2012Diabetes is a public health disaster that could bankrupt the NHSDiabetes is “an unfolding public health disaster” that could bankrupt the NHS within a generation, according to a shocking new report. Diabetes is an unfolding public health disaster Research...
25/04/2012An aspirin a day cuts bowel cancer death risk by a thirdYet more evidence has emerged that an aspirin a day keeps the doctor away- a new study shows that a daily aspirin can cut cancer death risk. A study in the British Journal of Cancer has found that bowel...