In findings that will increase pressure on the Government to adopt standardised packaging, Public Health England (PHE) outlined compelling evidence for the policys effectiveness, in response to an independent review by the leading paediatrician Sir Cyril Chantler.
In 2011, more than 330,000 people in the UK were diagnosed with some form of the disease, Cancer Research UK said.
Five wards at two hospitals in the Swansea health board area have been closed by a sickness bug, adding to winter pressures, say managers.
The illegal practice of sex-selection abortion is now so prevalent that between 1,400 and 4,700 females have disappeared from the latest national census records of England and Wales, a study suggests.
Women who have been found to carry abnormal cells in their cervix are at much greater risk of later developing and dying from cervical or vaginal cancer, new research suggests.
Carers will be paid £224 a week and Leicester City Council will pay for modifications to their homes.
Doctors and nurses should apologise to patients when mistakes are made to win back trust in the NHS, the Health Secretary has said.
A woman who says she was raped more than 50 times while at an NHS psychiatric hospital has told BBC Radio 5 live such institutions are an “open playing field for predators”.
AROUND 30,200 people in Scotland are diagnosed with cancer each year, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK.
National Obesity Awareness Week begins today, aiming to improve peoples understanding of obesity and the ways it can be tackled.
