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Maine health department issues norovirus advisory
In wake of numerous norovirus outbreaks in Maine, the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) issued an advisory for the state.read more
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Hospitals fail to learn from past mistakes
According to a report, it seems that hospitals are not learning from their mistakes and are repeating things that they should not. This is evident because members of the staff are risking a repeat of...
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HIV levels in gay men fail to decline
According to the recent report of the Health Protection Agency, among gay men who have sex, there is a risk of HIV. The report stated that this risk is at an all-time high. Every year the number of...
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Pubic hair removal land many in E.R.
Studies have shown that using razor on your private parts can land you in trouble as in recent years, pubic hair shaving incidents landed nearly 12,000 people in the E. R. The study states that you...
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Britian to get bouncing
By getting one million people on trampolines and make them bounce, Horsham folk are this month being asked to sign up to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. The National Get Britain Bouncing Day...
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One of Spamhaus attackers arrested
Dutch authorities have confirmed that Spanish police officials have arrested a 35-year-old man believed to be connected to cyber attack on an anti-spam site Spamhaus last month. Spanish police took the...
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Safety test for induced pluripotent stem cells
To find out if certain kind of stem cells were not safe, a test has been created by scientists from Australia. The test is intended for pluripotent (iPS) stem cells and five years have been spent by...
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Tory holds immigration responsible for A&E crisis
Immigrants have been blamed for the A&E crisis that are escalating by a prominent Conservative MP and Labour has reacted with outrage at these comments. Chris Skidmore, who sits on the Commons...
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Hospital falls cause two elderly deaths a week
A report has shown that after falling over in hospital, two deaths of elderly patients occur every week. In 2011, England hospitals recorded about 209,000 falls. A huge number of patients had to face...
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Doctors can hide their record of accomplishment from the public
For improving transparency in the NHS, league tables have been designed and hospitals doctors who do not perform well can opt out of these league tables. Managers are approaching doctors and asking...
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Massive rise in obese children cases in Britain
Britain is bringing up a really fat generation and this is evident from a number of children being admitted to hospitals for various illnesses that are linked to obesity. In just 10 years, the number...
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Menopause happens due to men
Everything related to menopause like night sweats, hot flushes, mood swings and more can be blamed on men. It was stated by evolutionary geneticists from Canada's McMaster University that older women...
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Cancer cure might be uncovered soon
The cause of cancer might be finally discovered by scientists and this can be a major advancement in developing a cure for cancer. Millions of lives could be saved by a mechanism that the scientists...
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Obesity causes throat cancer in men
Experts have warned that obesity is making things worse for men who are suffering from one of the deadliest cancers. Every year, cancer of the gullet, is developed by over 5600 men. The disease is...
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BMA doctors pass no confidence motion against Jeremy Hunt
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt got a vote of no confidence by a doctors' union recently. The motion was passed by the British Medical Association (BMA), which represents over 150,000 doctors, and that...
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St Clare Hospice's 'angels' urge people to take part in midnight walk
Angels is the term used for nurses from the inpatient unit at St Clare Hospice and they got their pink wings as they extended support for the midnight walk. A 5 km and a 10 km will be organized on July...
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‘Poor value for money’ given by surgeons’ contract
It was stated by public spending watchdogs that poor value for money was being provided by a generous new contract for hospital consultants as according to the contract, they were not required to work...
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Dementia patient not getting good quality of care
According to a new report, while in hospital, several dementia patients are still not receiving key health assessment. The latest national dementia audit states that to figure out if patients are...
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Children get junk food at Britain’s best restaurants
It has been claimed that some of the best known restaurants of Britain are not following healthy eating standards. Menus of most of these restaurants are dominated by burgers, nuggets and sausages.read...
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Alcohol deaths rise among women in their 30s and 40s
A new study has stated that women in their 30s and 40s are experiencing more alcohol related deaths and this has caused concern among experts.read more
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