Pregnant women in England are to be offered a budget worth £3,000 as part of a maternity services shake-up. Under new guidelines proposed by NHS England, women should be able to choose how to spend their ‘birth budget’. Pilot programmes are set to be launched later this year and come in the wake of an […]
The Royal Colleges of Physicians and Paediatrics and Child Health claim that thousands of lives are lost each year as a result of air pollution. It is estimated that around 40,000 premature deaths in the UK are linked to environmental pollution. Representatives from the colleges have suggested that diesel emissions are too high and claim […]
The number of people searching for information about HIV rocketed after Charlie Sheen appeared on television to confirm that he was HIV positive, research has shown. Analysis has reveled that 2.75 million more searches were performed in the hours after Sheen appeared on American television to tell the media he had been diagnosed with HIV. […]
A report has predicted that a 20 percent sugar tax on drinks in Britain would prevent 3.7 million people from becoming obese over the next 10 years. The report comes as the government prepares an obesity strategy, due in the coming weeks. The UK Health Forum worked with Cancer Research UK to calculate the expected […]
According to the British Heart Foundation, there is a new blood test that could help to diagnose people with inherited heart conditions. Researchers who were funded by the charity discovered that by observing a particular group of genes, they could reliably identify underlying heart problems. The new test follows the death of Sir David Frost’s […]
Every day, thousands of people across the UK visit high street cafes and coffee chains to get their caffeine fix or warm their cockles in the wintry weather. For many of us, visiting a coffee shop is just part of our daily routine, but have you ever stopped to think about what goes into your […]
A new report compiled by Public Health England suggests that over 65s are living for longer than ever before. The research claims that on average, men are living for 19 years and women for 21 years once they reach the milestone of 65 years old. Although the figures are positive, there are still concerns that […]
If you have missing teeth or have been advised to consider tooth replacement treatments, you may have come across dental implants. These innovative prostheses are rapidly changing the way we replace lost natural teeth and the good news is that they are becoming widely available. If you’re conscious of the appearance of your teeth, why […]
There was a sharp rise in the number of people having cosmetic surgery last year, according to new figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS). The figures buck the trend of preceding years, when popularity dropped as a result of financial uncertainty following the recession and growing fears related to the safety […]
Figures show that rates of death from cancer in Britain have decreased by around 10 percent in the last decade. 284 in every 100,000 people died from cancer in 2013. The figure was 312 in 2003. The death rate for men decreased by 12 percent and for women 8 percent. It is thought that the […]