The potential to sniff out disease

2 Nov 2015

The fact diseases have a smell comes as no surprise - but finding someone or something that can detect them at an early stage could hold huge potential for medicine. Breath, bodily odours and urine...

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Prostate cancer

'Milestone' prostate cancer drug

2 Nov 2015 • 1 comment

The first drug that targets precise genetic mutations in prostate cancer has been shown to be effective in a "milestone" trial by UK scientists. The study, at the Institute of Cancer Research in...

Rising antibiotic resistance increasing risks of routine surgery – study

16 Oct 2015

Routine surgery and chemotherapy may become all but impossible unless urgent action is taken to halt the waning efficacy of antibiotic drugs, according to research. A paper says rising resistance to...

Pear-shaped women less likely to develop diabetes, new research claims

13 Oct 2015 • 2 comments

Women with a “pear-shaped” body are less likely to develop diabetes , according to new research. A pear shape refers to a woman with larger hips and previous studies have shown that women with larger...

Diabetes (Type 2)

Snoring, apnea linked to Type 2 diabetes risk in older adults

9 Oct 2015 • 1 comment

Seniors with nighttime breathing issues like snoring or sleep apnea often have high blood sugar and may be almost twice as likely as sound sleepers to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a recent...

GP practices 'offered rewards' for not referring patients to hospitals

4 Oct 2015 • 2 comments

GP practices are being offered thousands of pounds to cut the number of patients they refer to hospitals, according to an investigation. A freedom of information study found practices were being...

DWP puts reporter on blacklist over the way he reports the impact of welfare reforms

25 Sep 2015 • 5 comments

Shocking behaviour - read he full article here............... http://www.thenational.scot/news/dwp-puts-reporter-on-blacklist-over-his-research-into-impact-of-welfare-reforms.8019    ...

Firefighters to ease pressure on NHS by conducting health checks in people's homes

15 Sep 2015 • 5 comments

We already have the police expected to identify mental health issues from drunken or criminal behaviour - now the fire service are going to be called upon to do health checks on properties - read...

Jeremy Corbyn creates new dedicated 'Minister for Mental Health' in his shadow cabinet

14 Sep 2015

Jeremy Corbyn has appointed a shadow “Minister for Mental Health” to his shadow cabinet, Labour has announced.  Luciana Berger will directly work on mental health issues and consider how they can...

NHS weekend: 7-day GP opening 'unachievable'

8 Sep 2015 • 10 comments

The goal of seven-day routine GP opening in England is unachievable in this Parliament and risks destabilising care, the Royal College of GPs says. Check out the full article here - http://www.bbc.c...

97% of patients in England can now book GP appointments, amongst others, online

19 May 2015 • 6 comments

Over 55 million patients in England can now book GP appointments, order repeat prescriptions and access summary information in their medical record online. If you want to know more about this I...