Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Manuka honey curbs the activity and growth of bacterial biofilms even at low dilutions, new research suggests
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Psychotropic drugs are more commonly prescribed to people with Alzheimer’s disease aged 90 years or more, compared with those diagnosed at a younger age, say researchers from the U
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Sex and relationship education in schools should be more positive, and delivered by experts who have clear boundaries with students, say researchers from the University of Bristol.
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Self-reported smoking cessation rates among hospital patients more than doubled when nurses who had undergone one hour’s training coached patients on how to quit, latest findings s
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Women who take the combined pill are 23% more likely to be prescribed an antidepressant compared to non-users, with teenage girls at the highest risk, latest findings show.
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Extending the cervical cancer screening interval beyond 5 years for women aged 40 and over who test negative for human papilloma virus (HPV) is safe, say researchers.
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In regions where cancer survival is poorer, people tend to have a lower awareness of cancer symptoms, say London researchers.
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Taking antipsychotic drugs increases the risk of pneumonia in people with Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers from the University of Eastern Finland.
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New research from Finland suggests a healthy diet is linked to better reading skills in the first three years of school.
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Patients with type 2 diabetes who live with their spouse have half the risk of being overweight compared to single patients with type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.
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Commonly-used prescription drugs for treating pain and inflammation are associated with an increased risk of hospital admission for heart failure, says a team of international rese
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Study shows consistent association between high blood sugar levels during pregnancy and increased risk of complications – but there is no clear evidence of a threshold effect.
Tailoring invitation methods for the NHS Health Check could help increase uptake among black and minority ethnic (BME) groups, suggests research.
Diet high in fruits, vegetables, nuts and whole grains could significantly reduce risk of stroke and heart attacks, say University of Cambridge researchers.
Growth in the use of e-cigarettes in England is linked with higher rate of successful attempts to stop smoking, say UK researchers.
The number of patients referred to hospital for an unnecessary endoscopy could be cut by almost a third if an additional blood test were carried out by a GP.
Current smokers survived an average 1 year and 9 months after diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Italian study found.
A cardioprotective drug could help prevent long-term heart damage in children who receive chemotherapy, say researchers in the United States.
