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22/05/2017 - 09:32
Research conducted by Vitality Health has concluded that Londoners who endure long commutes to work every day are more likely to suffer from stress and depression.
19/05/2017 - 11:26
Researchers from the Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research at Lancaster University have highlighted that an online self-management support for parents with Bipolar Disorder leads to improvements in parenting and child behaviour.
19/05/2017 - 11:02
A study presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Porto, Portugal has shown that eating mindfully, without the distraction of computers and televisions, can help people lose weight.
19/05/2017 - 10:47
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) and the Young Health Movement (YHM) have published a new report, examining the effects of social media on young people’s health, with instagram as ranked worst for inspiring negative feelings.
19/05/2017 - 09:50
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has advised people and organisations to check public access defibrillators for a technical fault.
19/05/2017 - 09:34
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot, has set out plans to invest in a new £90 million hospital on the site.
18/05/2017 - 12:18
Cheshire Police has launched an investigation into the review of neonatal services at The Countess of Chester Hospital following the deaths of a number of babies.
18/05/2017 - 12:08
Cancer Research UK has reported that patients who take capecitabine after surgery for bile duct cancer live for almost a year and a half longer than those not given the drug.
18/05/2017 - 11:27
A gastric device called an Elipse balloon that can be swallowed and then filled with water while in the stomach can help obese people to lose large amounts of weight, a new study presented at the European Congress on Obesity has shown.
18/05/2017 - 11:02
A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, led by the University's of Bath’s Department for Health and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) has show the dramatic effect of a newly-devised exercise programme in reducing overall injuries for youth rugby.
18/05/2017 - 09:59
Age UK has called on political parties to put social care at the heart of their election manifestos as research has revealed that a third of over 80s are receiving inadequate care and support.
17/05/2017 - 12:47
Following the well-publicised case of Ian Paterson, the RCS has called for a review of the way private hospitals are regulated.
17/05/2017 - 10:48
The European Congress on Obesity has heard that the concept that people can be overweight but medically fit is a myth.
16/05/2017 - 14:07
The Royal College of Nurses (RCN) has advised that nurses who have dementia should be supported to continue their work for as long as they are able, following a vote at its annual Congress in Liverpool.
16/05/2017 - 12:59
Cancer Research UK has outlined that almost 5,000 cases of bowel cancer in Scotland over the last decade have been caused by obesity.
16/05/2017 - 11:49
A new report by the Royal College Nursing (RCN) has shown that plummeting numbers of health visitors and school nurses and cuts to public health funding are putting children’s health at risk.
16/05/2017 - 11:04
Researchers from the University of California, Berkley, have identified two chemicals found in anti-fertility folk medicines which block fertilisation and may make effective alternatives to current hormone-based contraceptives, which sometimes cause side effects.
16/05/2017 - 10:18
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released international data indicating that road injuries were the leading cause of adolescent death among 10–19-year-olds, resulting in approximately
115,000 teenage deaths in 2015.
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