Male oesophageal cancer 'doubles'
2010-08-28 06:08:25
Cancers of the food pipe in Britain have doubled in men over 25 years, figures from Cancer Research UK show.
Poverty link to child tooth decay
2010-08-27 19:21:56
A third of Scots three-year-olds living in deprived areas suffer from poor dental health, a new study suggests.
Food pipe cancer 'doubles in men'
2010-08-27 19:01:40
Cancers of the food pipe in Britain have doubled in men over 25 years, figures from Cancer Research UK show.
Vocal therapy for Alzheimer’s patients
2010-08-27 14:07:55
Singers in Norfolk are feeling the benefits of a choir with a difference, one that is brought to life by members of the public affected by dementia.
MP in sex education 'attack' row
2010-08-27 12:37:29
A Tory MP is criticised after appearing to blame the rise in sexually transmitted infections on greater sex education.
Ten-fold rise in weight-loss ops
2010-08-27 03:30:34
The number of people in England undergoing surgery on the NHS to help them lose weight has increased ten-fold in less than a decade, figures show.
'How surgery helped us lose weight'
2010-08-27 01:46:53
The number of NHS patients having surgery in order to lose weight has increased by nearly 800 per cent in just five years.
Organic goods
2010-08-27 00:34:09
Could allowing the sale of body parts be the way to encourage donors?
Top eight cancer signs pinpointed
2010-08-26 22:07:20
The eight unexplained symptoms most closely linked to cancer are highlighted by health researchers.
Frog skin could beat 'superbugs'
2010-08-26 12:25:25
Frog skin may be an important source of new antibiotics to treat superbugs say researchers.
Mental challenge
2010-08-26 08:12:53
How will the Chilean miners deal with being trapped underground?
100 portraits
2010-08-26 06:42:17
The challenge one man with motor neurone disease has set himself
Men at work
2010-08-26 04:51:57
Do paternity laws undermine new dads?
Is your doctor's religion relevant?
2010-08-26 04:34:09
Professor Clive Seale and Baroness Finlay discuss a study which has found that doctors' religious beliefs affect their decision making
Nigeria warns of cholera threat
2010-08-26 02:44:59
Health authorities in Nigeria warn that the entire country is threatened by an outbreak of cholera.
Broccoli 'boosts' healthy gut
2010-08-25 21:01:36
Extracts of broccoli and banana may help in fighting stomach problems, research suggests.
Epidurals 'protect in childbirth'
2010-08-25 20:28:48
Having an epidural during labour may protect key pelvic muscles and therefore reduce the risk of incontinence in later life, a study of 400 women has found.
Faith 'impacts on doctors' care'
2010-08-25 20:04:33
Doctors with religious beliefs are less likely to take decisions which could hasten the death of those who are terminally ill, a study suggests.
Gadgets to keep new hospital clean
2010-08-25 14:50:18
Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Stirlingshire, Scotland, reveals the latest technology to keep it clean and free from infection.
New hope to restore lost vision
2010-08-25 14:36:36
Custom-made 'biosynthetic' corneas can markedly improve vision in humans as well as donor corneas, a new study reveals.