Medical mistakes: doctors say the system's to blame - A recent US document published by the Institute of Medicine showed that up to 98,000 people die in the US each year due to medical error more than die...

Medical error: One in 10 harmed by mistakes in hospital - One in 10 people admitted to a hospital in Britain will be injured or harmed because of a mistake by the staff, and 40,000 die every year as a consequ...

Natural lipsticks: Are they safer - and are they as good - as their rivals? - Who wouldn’t want to be a lipsticks manufacturer? After all, lipsticks cost peanuts (only 15p) to make, and sell for 50 times that amount. Far and awa...

Breast cancer-the unkindest cut - Most breast cancer surgeons engage in surgical overkill, and many safety questions surround the new wonder drugs. ... ...

Of errors and ennui - This month may have set a record for the number of extraordinary medical mistakes. ...

Breast cancer: x-ray link - The high rate of breast cancer in the US is caused by liberal use of medical x-rays, a leading expert has claimed. ...

Fibrocystic breasts - A 50-year-old woman has had fibrocystic breasts for many years. After a mammogram eight years ago, she developed an enlarged cyst. She has now started...

Fibrocystic breasts - A 50-year-old woman has had fibrocystic breasts for many years. After a mammogram eight years ago, she developed an enlarged cyst. She has now started...