E-cigarettes: Many teenagers trying them, survey concludes
Many teenagers, even those who have never smoked, are experimenting with e-cigarettes, researchers in north-west England say.
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‘Dementia’ victims who are just depressed or low on vitamins: Continuing our series, the patients told it’s Alzheimer’s when their real problems could be easily cured
Being diagnosed with dementia can come as a devastating and life-changing blow. As well as getting the right treatment, the patient’s future plans have to be rethought – and often those of their nearest and dearest, too.
Anglo-Saxon cow bile and garlic potion kills MRSA
A thousand-year-old medieval remedy for eye infections which was discovered in a manuscript in the British Library has been found to kill the superbug MRSA.
More pupils have mental health issues, say school staff
More children have mental health issues than two years ago, a survey of school teachers suggests.
Meningitis B vaccine deal agreed – Jeremy Hunt
All UK babies will soon have access to a vaccine against meningitis B, after a deal with drug manufacturers, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
Parents rarely spot child obesity
Parents hardly ever spot obesity in their children, resulting in damaging consequences for health, doctors warn.
Cargenholm and Inverness care home services rated ‘weak’
Two Scots care homes – one near Dumfries and the other in Inverness – have been told to make improvements after being rated “weak” by inspectors.
Election 2015: Cameron to promise ‘seven-day NHS’ by 2020
All hospitals in England will have consultants on duty seven days a week by 2020 under a future Conservative government, David Cameron is to pledge.
Office workers ‘too sedentary’
Office workers need to get off their backsides and move around more, according to a new campaign.
Antibiotic pills ‘can hurt unborn baby’: Common drug linked to cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Researchers from Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London have linked erythromycin pills with epilepsy and cerebral palsy.