Traveller Health
12/08/2010 - Medical tourism brings superbug to UK
UK "medical tourists" travelling to India for treatment have returned as carriers of a lethal new mutant infection, experts have warned. More
11/08/2010 - Malaria not a celebrity disease
Malaria must not be thought of as a "celebrity" disease in spite of recent high profile cases, UK health officials warned today. More
20/07/2010 - Flying safe for heart
Patients with serious heart disease are safe to fly, according to guidelines published today. More
07/07/2010 - Celeb sickness prompts malaria warning
British travellers have been urged to take precautions against malaria after A-list celebrity Cheryl Cole succumbed to the disease. More
17/06/2010 - Call for car smoking ban
Most parents would back a ban on smoking in cars with children present, campaigners said yesterday. More
11/06/2010 - WHO hits at swine flu critics
The world's most senior doctor has hit back at critics who have claimed conflicts of interest blighted the response to swine flu. More
08/06/2010 - World Cup health warning
As fans flock to South Africa for a historic World Cup, experts have warned them not to get carried away by the festival atmosphere. More
01/04/2010 - Price of package holiday era
Cheap package holidays have created a generation of British pensioners facing a massively increased risk of developing deadly skin cancer, experts warned today. More
29/03/2010 - Probe ordered into UK swine flu spending
A senior doctor is to conduct a review of Britain's handling of the swine flu scare, it has been announced. More
19/03/2010 - World Cup flu vaccine call
Football fans travelling to South Africa for the World Cup could find themselves facing infection from swine flu, British experts warned yesterday. More
09/03/2010 - Visitors urged to get Euro-card
European visitors to Britain are being urged to ensure they carry a free insurance card as the NHS tightens up on so-called health tourism. More
27/11/2009 - Doubts over swine flu trends
It is "too early" to say whether the swine flu outbreak has reached its peak in northern countries, an expert said yesterday. More
23/11/2009 - Mutant flu virus linked to deaths
An investigation is under way into a mutant swine flu virus responsible for the first Norwegian deaths from the disease. More
16/11/2009 - Call for cosmetic surgery ad crack down
Two for one offers and surgical holidays are placing people who want to look better at "great risk", experts warn today. More
09/11/2009 - Northern winter spreads flu pandemic
More than 6,000 deaths from swine flu have now been reported worldwide as the virus spreads rapidly through the northern hemisphere, it has been announced. More
03/11/2009 - Vaccine protects pregnant as flu epidemic hits new country
A swine flu vaccine works well with pregnant women - a key risk group in the pandemic - after just one dose, researchers reported last night. More
23/10/2009 - Flu surge threatens critical care
The number of cases of suspected flu in Britain doubled last week - with the greatest spread among school-aged children, according to estimates released yesterday. More
13/10/2009 - Swine flu's killer streak revealed
Two new studies highlight the threat posed by swine flu in the earliest stages of the outbreak - leading to comparisons with the deadly 1918 pandemic. More
12/10/2009 - ICU warning on swine flu
Up to 20 per cent of intensive care beds could be occupied by swine flu patients if the disease becomes a winter epidemic, according to a new analysis. More
07/10/2009 - Old flu vaccine may protect against new virus
People who were vaccinated against ordinary flu last winter may have been enjoying protection against the new swine flu virus, researchers report today. More
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