Cancer found after women recalled
2010-08-13 08:22:05
Eight women are found to have breast cancer following a major review of the screening service in north Cumbria.

Mosquito hunters comb Mumbai
2010-08-13 06:29:21
The Indian monsoon season provides mosquitos with the ideal breeding ground, and in Mumbai cases of malaria are on the rise.

Campaigners voice NHS safety fears
2010-08-13 03:16:08
NHS trusts are putting people at risk by failing to implement potentially life-saving patient safety alerts, campaigners have warned.

Fears over £65bn 'NHS mortgage'
2010-08-12 20:22:43
The NHS in England is facing a £65bn bill for its new stock of hospitals, figures obtained by the BBC indicate.

NHS patient safety alert warning
2010-08-12 17:48:17
NHS trusts in England are being accused of putting lives at risk by failing to implement alerts on patient safety.

NHS missing patient safety alerts
2010-08-12 17:27:58
NHS trusts are putting people at risk by failing to implement potentially life-saving patient safety alerts, campaigners say.

India rejects UK 'superbug' claim
2010-08-12 10:44:10
India labels 'malicious propaganda' a claim by British scientists that a new superbug resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics has entered the UK from India.

'Give out statins with junk food'
2010-08-12 10:08:45
Fast food outlets should consider handing out cholesterol-lowering drugs to combat the effects of fatty food, say UK researchers.

Cattle 'cloned from dead animals'
2010-08-12 06:58:37
Some of the cattle cloned to boost food production in the US have been created from the cells of dead animals.

Cameron targeting cheap alcohol
2010-08-12 05:43:32
The prime minister says there must be a crackdown on supermarkets selling discounted alcohol if drink-fuelled disorder is to be tackled.

Fasting warning for mums-to-be
2010-08-12 04:27:00
Pregnant Muslim women are being told not to fast during the holy month of Ramadan as it could harm the health of their unborn baby

Breast cancer deaths in UK falls by third
2010-08-12 00:43:40
Death rates from breast cancer in the UK have fallen by around a third in the last 20 years, according to a report in the British Medical Journal.

UK breast cancer deaths fall by third
2010-08-12 00:43:40
Death rates from breast cancer in the UK have fallen by around a third in the last 20 years, according to a report in the British Medical Journal.

Breast cancer deaths fall in UK
2010-08-11 23:22:29
Breast cancer deaths have fallen in the UK since the 1980s, but mortality rates from the disease continue to be among the highest in Europe, a study shows.

Asthma drug ruling 'nonsensical'
2010-08-11 23:20:43
The NHS watchdog has been accused of being 'nonsensical' for denying young children with severe asthma access to a drug.

High stress 'delays pregnancy'
2010-08-11 20:08:24
A scientific study has shown for the first time that high stress levels may delay a women getting pregnant.

Pea plant grows inside man's lung
2010-08-11 12:59:21
A Massachusetts man is told a pea plant has sprouted in his chest, after being rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung.

Cancer care 'risk' in NHS squeeze
2010-08-11 05:54:48
Cancer care and infection control are at risk as the NHS prepares to make savings, a health regulator has warned.

New brain scan detects autism in 15 minutes
2010-08-10 22:44:18
Scientists say they have developed a new brain scan which can detect autism with more than 90% accuracy - and in minutes rather than hours.

New brain scan to detect autism
2010-08-10 22:44:18
Scientists say they have developed a new brain scan which can detect autism with more than 90% accuracy - and in minutes rather than hours.