Health

Regulations regarding the use of certain drugs are posing to be a barrier for medical research, according to Prof David Nutt, a former government drugs adviser. Illogical laws make it very difficult to get hold of magic mushrooms, ecstasy...

A new non-emergency medical number NHS (National Health Service) 111 has been launched nationwide, to ensure quick and efficient local healthcare help. The number 111 replaces NHS Direct and it is not a 999 emergency number. Calls to 111 are not only...

In what could be seen as a major development for fertility treatment, regulators have shown support for the creation of babies via IVF treatment involving three genetic parents. This new fertility treatment could help extinguish incurable diseases that are...

Doreen Carter, an 80-year-old British grandmother, has become the first person in the world to be fitted with a revolutionary life saving device, to prevent blood clots. The operation was completed by doctors at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, during...

The University of Leicester revealed that a recent study has found that people who are at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes can reduce the odds significantly by moving around more and sitting less. Researchers discovered that by...

Prescription charges in England are about to rise by 20p as of April 1, 2013, leaving millions of patients having to ‘choose’ the medications they can afford. The increase means that one-off prescriptions will now cost £7.85, however,this information...

New research shows that an intensive campaign to fight HIV/AIDS with expensive antiretroviral drugs in rural KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa, has shown that life expectancy in South Africa has increased by 11 years. It has also significantly reduced...