December - 2015

Smoker's cough 'could be sign of serious disease'

Smokers are being urged not to dismiss the early signs of a debilitating disease as simply a smoker's cough. In a new campaign, Public...

Free wi-fi to be provided in all NHS buildings - Jeremy Hunt

Free wi-fi is to be provided in all NHS buildings in England in a bid to improve services and reduce costs, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt...

Ovarian cancer: Screening may cut deaths by a fifth

Doctors say there is now "encouraging" evidence that an annual blood test may cut ovarian cancer deaths by a fifth. Ovarian tumours are...

Tobacco firms challenge plain packaging rules

Four of the world's biggest tobacco firms have begun a legal challenge to the government's new packaging rules. The regulations will ban...

Tax on sugary drinks backed by MPs

A tax on sugary drinks should be introduced as part of a "bold and urgent" set of measures to tackle child obesity in England, MPs say....

Dad of Sick Baby Warns of Devastating Consequences of Not Washing Hands

Cot deaths at lowest recorded level in England and Wales

Asthma pill 'promising' for people with severe symptoms

Pregnancy multivitamins 'are a waste of money’

E. coli outbreak: salad may be to blame

Skin cancer rise warning for over 55s

Dad of Sick Baby Warns of Devastating Consequences of Not Washing Hands

Cot deaths at lowest recorded level in England and Wales

Asthma pill 'promising' for people with severe symptoms

Pregnancy multivitamins 'are a waste of money’

E. coli outbreak: salad may be to blame

Skin cancer rise warning for over 55s

'Bath daily' advice for eczema children

Women over 50 'putting off cervical screening test'

New blood test targets depression

Scientists discover an inherited gene for MS

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