BBC Health News

Stop smoking pill 'quit success'

BBC Health News - 10 hours 58 min ago
A controversial drug is boosting the success of smokers in England in kicking the habit, NHS figures suggest.
Categories: BBC Health News

Pupil 'out to lunch' diet concern

BBC Health News - 12 hours 43 min ago
More needs to be done to encourage children not to choose chips, pizzas or sweets for lunch, it is warned.
Categories: BBC Health News

'Better' end of life care pledge

BBC Health News - 12 hours 59 min ago
Moves to improve care for terminally ill patients will be made after concerns over access, the Scottish Government says.
Categories: BBC Health News

Dentists 'pull out more teeth'

BBC Health News - 13 hours 10 min ago
Dentists working under a new contract are more likely to pull teeth out or fit false ones than before, NHS figures show.
Categories: BBC Health News

Why the scent of skin may give vital clues about cancer

BBC Health News - 21 August, 2008 - 02:06
A common form of skin cancer could be diagnosed by the distinctive chemical "scent" it gives off, say US experts.
Categories: BBC Health News

Parents helped to talk about sex

BBC Health News - 21 August, 2008 - 00:25
A course helps parents to avoid feeling embarrassed when they discuss sex with their children.
Categories: BBC Health News

More teens surviving with cancer

BBC Health News - 21 August, 2008 - 00:10
Cancer survival rates for teenagers and young adults in Britain are rising, figures show.
Categories: BBC Health News

Superdoctors

BBC Health News - 20 August, 2008 - 15:37
The amazing work of the "Indiana Jones of medicine"
Categories: BBC Health News

Fruit juice 'could affect drugs'

BBC Health News - 20 August, 2008 - 13:39
Fruit juices may not be as healthy as thought - they could reduce the effectiveness of some medicines, it is claimed.
Categories: BBC Health News

Spain holds French surgeon

BBC Health News - 20 August, 2008 - 11:20
A French cosmetic surgeon accused of having mutilated dozens of patients is arrested in Spain.
Categories: BBC Health News

Gaps in diabetes care remain

BBC Health News - 20 August, 2008 - 09:30
Diabetes care is improving, but still a long way to go before the NHS is providing top quality services, a report says.
Categories: BBC Health News

Tag for aggressive bowel cancer

BBC Health News - 20 August, 2008 - 00:57
UK scientists find a marker for aggressive bowel cancers needing the most treatment.
Categories: BBC Health News

Back pain eased by good posture

BBC Health News - 20 August, 2008 - 00:56
Long-term back pain can be relieved through encouraging sufferers to adopt good posture through the Alexander technique, say researchers.
Categories: BBC Health News

Rise in free prescriptions issued

BBC Health News - 19 August, 2008 - 17:07
Official figures show the first year of free prescriptions in Wales saw the number of items dispensed rise by 5%.
Categories: BBC Health News

'Remote nurse' aids patients

BBC Health News - 19 August, 2008 - 14:36
A system which allows patients to monitor their health at home and send the results to nurses electronically is tested in Cornwall.
Categories: BBC Health News

Family anger at C. diff 'secret'

BBC Health News - 19 August, 2008 - 12:54
The family of a woman who died after contracting the C. difficile bug at Altnagelvin hospital hits out at the way she was treated.
Categories: BBC Health News

Dead certain

BBC Health News - 19 August, 2008 - 11:34
Can your risk of dying really be as high as 114%?
Categories: BBC Health News

Teddy camera catches carer thief

BBC Health News - 19 August, 2008 - 11:20
A forensic science student and her father catch a carer stealing from an elderly relative by hiding a camera in a teddy bear's eye.
Categories: BBC Health News

NHS trust fined for safety lapse

BBC Health News - 19 August, 2008 - 10:14
A Lincolnshire hospital trust is fined £18,500 for failing to protect an employee from a hazardous chemical.
Categories: BBC Health News

Skin taboo

BBC Health News - 19 August, 2008 - 08:51
Elana Kelly bares all to raise awareness for vitiligo
Categories: BBC Health News
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