March 10, 2010 / Healthy Life
Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in patients at high risk of heart disease, research suggests. A study of 25,250 patients in Germany found that only about
March 10, 2010 / Healthy Life
By Nick Triggle Health reporter, BBC News Too many patients are not getting the medicines they need in hospital, a safety watchdog says. The National Patient Safety Agency warned it was a problem in
March 10, 2010 / Healthy Life
By Nick Triggle Health reporter, BBC News Hopes of reaching a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water. The three main parties are due to take part in talks hosted by th
March 10, 2010 / Healthy Life
Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard has revealed she has been receiving treatment for depression. The 52-year-old actress, who plays Rovers landlady Liz McDonald, was absent from the soap for
March 10, 2010 / Healthy Life
The doctors' union claims that England's medical records database is being pushed through too fast, with details sometimes being uploaded without patients' knowledge. But those behind the new system
March 10, 2010 / Healthy Life
Police have been asked to investigate whether a damning report into a hospital trust could be a base for a criminal prosecution. Last year, it was revealed there were more than 400 deaths than would
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Healthy Life
VIEWPOINT Professor Tony Leeds Specialist in obesity management, Central Middlesex Hospital A big increase in obesity threatens to cause health problems for millions of people across the world. In th
March 9, 2010 / Healthy Life
The UK has donated £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy condoms in a bid to combat HIV and Aids, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup. UK ministers said South Africa had appealed for
March 9, 2010 / Healthy Life
The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut the number of high-calorie soft drinks sold in US schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity. The American Beverage Association said shipmen
March 9, 2010 / Healthy Life
Around 250 people who may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) are being screened in Rhondda Cynon Taf. It is the first time a whole community has been tested for the disease. They were asked to co
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