General Practitioners in the who repeatedly fail to spot crucial signs of cancer are to be named and shamed under radical new plans, reports the . Jeremy Hunt has...Public Health
UK government scientific advice says people need to more than halve their intake of added sugar to tackle the obesity crisis. reports that a draft report by the ...Public Health
Excessive alcohol use accounts for one in 10 deaths among US working-age adults, ages 20-64 years. reports that research found that excessive alcohol use led to...Health Policy
Initiation schools should abide by the Children’s Act when performing circumcision on boys, the SA said. ‘Those who contravene these sections will be prosecuted,’...HIV Research
The is recommending a new type of HIV testing that utilises diagnostics that can detect infection up to three to four weeks faster, potentially preventing the spread of...Cardiovascular
Bringing clarity to a decades-long debate, researchers led from the at the found that adding clot-busting medications known as thrombolytics to conventional approaches...Dentistry
People who were treated for periodontal disease had lower healthcare costs and fewer hospitalisations for other medical conditions – type 2 diabetes; coronary artery...Environmental Health
A study suggests that pregnant women who live within a mile of spaces where commercial pesticides are applied, appear to have an increased risk of having a child with...Genetics
The genes that allow some women to naturally have children later in life also make it likely these women will live a longer life. reports that a study by the has found...Genetics
A study led by researchers has revealed that the gene Metadherin – which is implicated in promoting the spread of breast cancer tumours – only stimulates tumour...
