Gastroenterology
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How healthy living stops bowel cancer
A healthy lifestyle is closely linked to the risk of getting bowel cancer, according to the findings of a major European study today. Read more
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Row as liver virus found in donated blood
There was controversy today over a study which revealed that thousands of blood donors are infected with a usually harmless liver virus. Read more
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Sunshine vitamin boost for cancer care?
Sunshine could be a key therapy for patients with bowel cancer, researchers have revealed. Read more
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Call to find coeliac disease patients
The gluten intolerance disease, coeliac disease, is being found in increasing numbers of people – but remains largely undiagnosed, campaigners claim today. Read more
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Delays that aggravate cancer risk
Young adults and the middle-aged tend to delay dangerously before reporting symptoms of pancreatic cancer to a GP, according to a survey published yesterday. Read more
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Alarm as pensioners shun bowel screening
Bowel cancer screening programmes across England are having dramatically different success rates, campaigners claimed yesterday. Read more
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Child warning for lambing season
Public health officials have issued a seasonal warning about the risks of children contracting illness from visits to farms. Read more
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No benefit of probiotics on colic
Infants with colic may not benefit from so-called probiotics – yoghurt type foods aimed at replenishing gut bacteria, according to a new study. Read more
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Heartburn drugs risk B12 deficiency
New findings indicate that use of proton pump inhibitors and histamine 2 receptor antagonists is linked to vitamin B12 deficiency. Read more
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Study to look at health benefits of porridge and oats
Scottish scientists are hoping to discover if oats really do keep the gut healthy and can protect against heart disease. Read more