• Health & Medicine

Cutting down smoking can be first step to quitting

Cutting down on the number of cigarettes smoked can be a helpful first step on the road to giving up altogether, a review of previous studies has said. Cutting down on the number of cigarettes smoked can be a helpful first step on the road to giving up altogether, a review of previous studies has said.

7 December 2006

Red meat breast cancer increase "small"

A US study has found a possible link between high consumption of red meat and an increased risk of certain types of breast cancer before the menopause. A US study has found a possible link between high consumption of red meat and an increased risk of certain types of breast cancer before the menopause.

16 November 2006

Online cancer tests "inadequate"

Many online cancer tests fall far short of required medical standards, a researcher at Sweden's Karolinska Institute has warned. Many online cancer tests fall far short of required medical standards, a researcher at Sweden's Karolinska Institute has warned.

2 November 2006

Government calls for alcopop tax to cut drinking

Health minister Patricia Hewitt has called for added tax on alcopops to curb drinking among young people. Health minister Patricia Hewitt has called for added tax on alcopops to curb drinking among young people.

27 October 2006

Natural properties of eye could fight cancer say scientists

Researchers have identified a natural process in the human body that could one day be used to prevent tumours from stealing the nutrients they need to survive and spread. Researchers have identified a natural process in the human body that could one day be used to prevent tumours from stealing the nutrients they need to survive and spread.

20 October 2006

New Scottish calls for tanning salon licensing

Health experts and politicians have renewed calls on the Scottish Executive to require tanning salons to be licensed and regulated. Health experts and politicians have renewed calls on the Scottish Executive to require tanning salons to be licensed and regulated.

17 October 2006

• Health & Medicine

Smoking ban to be backed up by hotline says government

The government has announced that it plans to launch a hotline to help ensure that pubs and other public spaces comply with the smoking ban when it comes into effect next year. The government has announced that it plans to launch a hotline to help ensure that pubs and other public spaces comply with the smoking ban when it comes into effect next year.

11 September 2006

Government appoints 'minister for fitness'

The prime minister has appointed public health minister Caroline Flint to work across government departments and develop a strategy to increase the fitness of the nation, in what many are calling the creation of a 'minister for fitness'. The prime minister has appointed public health minister Caroline Flint to work across government departments and develop a strategy to increase the fitness of the nation, in what many are calling the creation of a 'minister for fitness'.

25 August 2006

• Health & Medicine

Big tobacco firms guilty of racketeering rules US court

A US court has found some of the world's biggest tobacco companies guilty of racketeering charges over attempts to suppress evidence about the damage caused by their products. A US court has found some of the world's biggest tobacco companies guilty of racketeering charges over attempts to suppress evidence about the damage caused by their products.

23 August 2006

3D model provides better understanding of metastatic cancer

A new imaging method has given scientists a 3-D view of how cancer cells spread around the body, a process known as metastasis. A new imaging method has given scientists a 3-D view of how cancer cells spread around the body, a process known as metastasis.

14 July 2006

Imaging could track cancer growth say scientists

A new imaging system currently entering clinical testing could allow doctors to track the process of cancer growth in real-time, scientists have said. A new imaging system currently entering clinical testing could allow doctors to track the process of cancer growth in real-time, scientists have said.

26 June 2006

• Health & Medicine

Britons among EU worst for binge drinking

The UK has one of the highest rates of binge drinking in the EU, according to groundbreaking research by the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS). The UK has one of the highest rates of binge drinking in the EU, according to groundbreaking research by the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS).

1 June 2006