Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Patients with severe depression can get as much benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as those with mild or moderate depression, new study results suggest.
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A new analysis of cervical cancer mortality rates has revealed that the risk of dying from the disease is higher than previously thought, with black women most at risk.
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People who speak two or more languages cope better with the symptoms of dementia, new study results suggest.
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Long term heavy alcohol use in adolescence alters cortical excitability and functional connectivity in the brain, say researchers from the University of Eastern Finland.
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Pregnant women with mild thyroid problems who receive thyroid hormone treatment have a decreased risk of pregnancy loss, suggest US researchers.
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Just one session of interval weight training can improve blood vessel function and reduce the risk of complications in people with type 2 diabetes, say US researchers.
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Higher levels of anxiety and depression may be associated with an increased risk of death from certain cancers, new study results suggest.
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People with depression who successfully quit smoking using smoking cessation services can improve their mental health, say researchers from King’s College London and the Charles
Policies to ‘screen and treat’ people to prevent type 2 diabetes are unlikely to have a substantial impact on the growing diabetes epidemic, say researchers from the University of Oxford.
A high dietary intake of cured and processed meats is linked to worsening asthma symptoms, with four or more weekly servings having the greatest impact, new research suggests.
Older people who follow a Mediterranean diet retain more brain volume than those who do not follow the diet as closely, new study results suggest.
Moderate alcohol consumption with friends at a local pub could be linked to improved well-being, say researchers at the University of Oxford.
Experts have called for a review of the criminalisation of abortion and better access to contraception for women in Brazil after research revealed more than 50% are avoiding getting pregnant because of the Zika virus.
