MORE than a quarter of Brits wait more than a month for cancer test results due to NHS delays. Patients with red flag symptoms should get a diagnosis or the all-clear within 28 days of being referre… [+1067 chars]
New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that rates of obesity in Danish adults have trebled over the past 34 year… [+3227 chars]
A revolutionary weight loss drug could get users the effects of bariatric surgery without the permanent changes that it entails. Weight loss supplements have become a big market in recent years. This… [+2951 chars]
It doesn't matter if you are 27 or 72, adopting certain eating habits can help you lose weight and, in the process, trim abdominal fat at any age. The critical word in that statement is "habits." Whe… [+7811 chars]
The 57-year-old patient who survived two months after undergoing a landmark pig heart transplant died of a pig virus, his transplant surgeon announced last month. In January, David Bennett, a handym… [+4676 chars]
Even before the COVID crisis, excessive use and misuse of lifesaving antibiotics had contributed to the emergence of resistant strains of disease-causing organisms. This has rendered many of the most… [+5813 chars]
MORE than a quarter of Brits wait more than a month for cancer test results due to NHS delays. Patients with red flag symptoms should get a diagnosis or the all-clear within 28 days of being referre… [+1067 chars]
In the push to get more people active, we can be guilty of overthinking exercise. Something as simple as a daily brisk walk has a myriad of mental and physical health benefits.Photo by Allen McInni… [+6585 chars]
There are now 15 countries in the European Union that have reported cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children. Health authorities are continuing to find out what is causing the surge in … [+2412 chars]
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) U.S. health officials are looking into more than 100 possible cases of a mysterious and severe liver disease in children, including five deaths. About… [+2361 chars]
A TODDLER could lose his fingertips and toes after waking up with a rash, his mum warned. Teddie Walne, 17 months, is set to lose five of each as a result of blood poisoning, caused by meningitis. … [+2277 chars]
Have you ever wondered why mosquitoes are mainly attracted to human blood over other animals? The scientists from Princeton University in the US believe that it has a lot to do with our citrusy scen… [+1707 chars]
