22/1/10 - Obesity treatment in crisis
Treatment of obesity in Britain was in crisis last night as a common
drug was banned and surgeons complained about lack of support for surgical
procedures. More
22/1/10 - Welcome for Dads' Guide
Parent and midwife groups welcomed plans, published yesterday, to boost
support for families, including an official guide for fathers. More
22/1/10 - Combined approach best for women's cancer
Women with cervical cancer fare best when treated with a combination of
drugs and radiotherapy, researchers have reported. More
21/1/10 - Swine
flu infected thousands of children in UK - study
Only about one in ten of the children infected with swine flu were identified
during the peak of the outbreak in Britain last summer, researchers reported
today. More
21/1/10 - MS
drug hope
A new drug for multiple sclerosis is set to "change the lives"
of people with the condition, British researchers announced last night.
More
20/1/10 - Johnson's
alcohol pledge
A pledge of "tough" new powers to tackle alcohol abuse in England
failed to satisfy health campaigners yesterday. More
20/1/10 - Let
women eat and drink in labour - new analysis
There is no good reason to prevent women from eating and drinking while
giving birth, experts say today. More
20/1/10 - Safety of electronic cigarettes remains unclear
The jury is still out on the safety of electronic cigarettes, experts
say today. More
19/1/10 - Doctors
struggle against Haiti devastation
The medical relief charity Medecins Sans Frontieres was finally able to
begin construction of an inflatable field hospital in earthquake-shattered
Haiti yesterday. More
19/1/10 - Scans
help save women's misery
Growing numbers of women are being spared harrowing breast operations
because of improved scanning techniques, researchers reported today. More
19/1/10 - Children's
ward drug errors warning
One in five drug prescriptions in children's wards may be administered
wrongly by nurses, researchers warned today. More
18/1/10 - Smoking
main threat to Euro-cancer success
Cutting smoking rates - especially among women - will make the biggest
difference to cutting deaths from cancer, researchers have reported. More
18/1/10 - Doctors
urged to learn about driving fitness
Doctors need more training in the need to tell patients they may have
to give up driving, researchers have warned. More