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Teenage girls are starving bodies of essential nutrients, warns food watchdog

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:29:34 +0000

Teenage girls are still missing out on key nutrients while consuming far too much sugar and fat, despite a decade of Government healthy eating campaigns.

'Bottom-flashing' hospital gowns replaced by new 'modesty' version

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:42:50 +0000

North Bristol NHS Trust has introduced wraparound gowns which tie up at the sides and protect the modesty of the wearer.

Willpower works better than patches if you want to quit smoking

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:06:18 +0000

Smokers desperate to quit should put their faith in willpower rather than expensive patches and gums, researchers said last night.

Autism risk rises 50% for older mothers, say scientists

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:19:13 +0000

A major study found the risk is 50 per cent higher for mothers aged 40 than for a woman in her late 20s. But the father's age has far less impact.

Anti-depressant linked to breast cancer deaths

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:42:27 +0000

Researchers have found that the anti-depressant Seroxat can interfere with tamoxifen, which is prescribed to thousands of breast cancer survivors for five years at a time.

Could bacteria have caused your back pain? (And will a simple dose of antibiotics cure it for good?)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:26:10 +0000

It's thought that up to one in four cases may actually be caused by infection and not by mechanical problems such as poor posture or improper lifting.

Would you (or your man) pass the male MOT? Take our health test - and find out whether you need a major overhaul

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:11:25 +0000

Most men take better care of their car than their body, and their health suffers as a result. Here, Victoria Lambert presents a test of your true health status.

The food allergy myth: How many are fantasies that can wreck the way you eat and even give you a REAL illness

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:24:03 +0000

A generation of Britons could be putting their health at risk by wrongly self-diagnosing a food allergy or intolerance, one of the UK’s leading experts warns.

Meals with the family can 'cut risk of child obesity by 40%'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:08:58 +0000

Children who ate an evening meal with their family more than five times a week, slept at least 10.5 hours a night and watched under two hours of TV on weekdays were much less likely to be obese.

Let's hear it for the 21st century ear trumpet

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:42:51 +0000

Eight million Britons suffer from hearing loss. Many don’t need a hearing aid, but require something to help make conversation clearer.

Ask the Doctor: The pill that can banish the mystery of restless legs

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:40:50 +0000

Dr Martin Scurr has been treating patients for more than 30 years and is one of the country's leading GPs. Here he offers advice to a patient suffering from restless legs syndrome.

Yes, Bea, boxing is a knockout way to get fitter - even at 70!

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:40:03 +0000

Novelist Joan Brady, 70, has taken up boxing in an attempt to speed her recovery from a fierce heart operation and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Me and my operation: Air conditioning made my sinuses so bad I thought my head would explode

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:43:28 +0000

Millions of Britons suffer from chronic sinusitis, which causes pain, difficulty breathing and loss of smell. David Clamp had a new, less invasive operation to cure it.

How a fat-zapping microwave could help shrink 'man boobs'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:53:11 +0000

Man boobs - or 'moobs' - may entertain social commentators, but for the men who developed them, they are often deeply embarrassing. The condition, known as gynecomastia, is a growing problem.

Under the microscope: Marie Helvin on her secret alternative to Botox

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:18:51 +0000

In this week's health quiz, the model and author, 57, talks pills, depression and her fear of falling flat on her face.

Brown ditches his KitKats for the NINE bananas a day diet

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:37:30 +0000

The Prime Minister has ditched his favourite snack - KitKat chocolate bars - and replaced them with the high energy fruit.

Good Health VIEWPOINT: Too many of us GPs care more about money than patients

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:45:15 +0000

When the new GP contract was under negotiation six years ago, GPs were in essence offered more money in return for fewer responsibilities.

British patients left in lurch as lifesaving medicines are sold abroad

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:58:02 +0000

Fury as 48 key medicines run out because of shameless profiteering by drug companies. Shortages are affecting patients with cancer, epilepsy, lung disease, and asthma.

Health news: Pomegranates can speed up labour, new psoriasis drug offers greater relief and a dose of herbs could banish flu

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:46:22 +0000

Pomegranates could help speed up childbirth - and may reduce the number of emergency Caesarean sections performed as a result of long labour.

The SUPER-TOMATO with double the power to fight cancer

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:30:24 +0000

It is enough to make the modest tomato blush. But today sees the introduction onto supermarket shelves of a variety described as the first 'super superfood' for its abilities to reduce the risk of prostate cancer.

Is this the cure for osteoporosis? Scientists discover daily pill that heals brittle bones

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:33:24 +0000

Given daily for six weeks, it fully cured osteoporosis in some cases and stopped it developing in others.

'Dead for 18 minutes': The miracle father revived by paramedics who refused to give up

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:56:39 +0000

Father of two Rob Waggett, 31, amazed doctors by surviving for 18 minutes after his heart stopped beating.

Schoolgirls aged just ten falling pregnant as underage pregnancies continue to rise

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:20:47 +0000

Girls as young as ten are falling pregnant, shocking new figures have revealed.

French surgeons flown in by NHS operated on the wrong toe, leaving me crippled

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:56:24 +0000

Mrs Saunders has been awarded �282,500 damages by the NHS after the surgeon, whose grasp of English was poor, operated on the wrong toe, leaving her with a permanent limp.

Want to boost your health? Then keep your finger on the pulses

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:10:43 +0000

A new extract from white kidney beans that promotes weight loss has just been launched. But the entire pulse family has an array of health benefits, says ANASTASIA STEPHENS.

Big doses of radiation work best on breast tumours

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:36:24 +0000

Breast cancer patients could be spared unnecessary treatments after experts discovered that fewer, larger doses of radiotherapy were just as effective in treating the disease.

Curry spice saffron 'could stop you going blind'

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:01:24 +0000

Test findings suggest the spice reverses age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, the most common cause of blindness in old people.

Saved by the �2m CyberKnife... and it's coming to the NHS

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:11:30 +0000

They're the �2m radiotherapy 'robots' leading the way in cancer treatment. But there are only two in Britain... and sessions cost up to �20,000.

Artificial pancreas gives hope to children with type 1 diabetes

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:27:45 +0000

An 'artificial pancreas' could dramatically improve the treatment of children with type 1 diabetes, Cambridge scientists revealed today.

The stress of my dad's divorce brought on my Crohn's disease, reveals RICK PARFITT JNR

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:01:46 +0000

The Status Quo star's son tells why he'll be confined to a hospital bed when his father receives his OBE this week... and why he won't be celebrating with a drink.

Two fizzy drinks a week 'can raise your chance of getting pancreatic cancer by 87%'

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:44:40 +0000

A study found that consumer two or more calorific soft drinks a week increases the chances of developing the disease by 87 per cent, compared to people who avoid them.

Trauma patients are dying needlessly in NHS hospitals due to poor care

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:44:58 +0000

One in 10 people needing hospital treatment for serious injuries in road accidents are dying needlessly because of poor NHS organisation, says a damning report.

Five of the best... vision boosters

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:18:08 +0000

Studies show it is hard to obtain the high levels of some nutrients needed for eye health. Here are five supplements that may help boost your vision.

Meet Oscar, the cat who knows too much...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:12:30 +0000

When a nursing home doctor heard that the resident tabby could sense when a patient was about to die, he was sceptical. But a series of spooky events convinced him the cat might really have special powers.

Boy, 3, still hoping for a heart transplant after waiting 100 days on a mechanical 'heart'

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:11:44 +0000

Aaron Vincent, 3, is being kept alive in hospital by a mechanical pump connected to his chest. His heart has been so badly damaged by a virus that he is in urgent need of a transplant.

Miracle as three-year-old girl's brain tumour simply disappears

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:03:16 +0000

A three-year old girl has stunned her parents and medics after fighting off an inoperable brain tumour all by herself.