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Health Secretary Alan Johnson will call for a national movement to address the problem of obesity. He called for a change in lifestyles and quoted that “vilifying the extremely fat doesn’t make people change their behaviour”.
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25 July 2008
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Doctors are to face a 'five-year MOTs' and give now give more details on how this is to be accomplished.
The government has decided to set up a scheme to license all the UK’s 150,000 doctors last year and test their levels of com...
23 July 2008
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Doctors told to stop giving out antibiotics for common illnesses due to superbug fears.
Doctors will be told not to prescribe antibiotics for coughs and minor infections that could clear up on their own. NICE (National Institute of Cli...
23 July 2008
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Anti-binge law could end happy hour
Happy hours and ‘super size’ wine glasses could be prohibited in an admission that 24-hour drinking experiment is failing.
The idea behind relaxing drinking laws, three years ago, was t...
23 July 2008
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The House of Lords Intergovernmental Organisations Committee has stated that more needs to be done to protect against outbreaks of infectious diseases.
Concerns were raised on how organised the overall international effort was. The Ho...
23 July 2008
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There has been a substantial breakthrough against prostate cancer. Trials of a new pill have shown that it can reduce the tumours in up to 80 per cent of cases with few side effects and can be used to replace chemotherapy. This breakthrough may save ...
22 July 2008
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According to a report many teenagers are suffering from depression and are not enjoying their youth. Four out of ten say they are not happy with their lives and nearly half of those aged 16 and 17 said they had suffered from depression.
21 July 2008
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A government scheme to install 700 defibrillators in public places in England and Wales has been a success. Research shows 132 people were saved between 1999 and 2005. Although the numbers may be small, it was unlikely any would have survived with ou...
18 July 2008
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People are to be given more choice over where they die as ministers are to outline the plans for England’s first end of Life Care strategy due to rollout over the next three years. This follows a call for by campaigners who have been ...
16 July 2008
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According to a study by the Health Protection Agency, sex infections are again on the increase. Half the total result came from the 16 to 24 age group.
However, some of the rises have been attributed to more people being tested and better tes...
15 July 2008
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