Conservative treatment of cin can reduce cancer - A major study involving over 12,000 women has shown that conservative treatment of CIN believed to be a precursor of cervical cancer can dramatically...

Emergency care: - It's so bad that it kills a third of patients - The health service is seriously overstretched. Patients with chronic conditions that require routine care tend to get the worst of it, so perhaps the...

Emergency or elective - It's one of the peculiar twists of medical language that any unplanned caesarean is referred to as an "emergency", even though the decision to operate...

Chinese herbs for skin conditions - Q:My niece has a very bad skin condition called pityriasis rubra pilaris. It began with mild eczema on her face and hands and three months later deve...

Lasers for other eye conditions - Laser surgery - though not necessarily on the cornea - is used in the treatment of other eye conditions, including: * Longsightedness (hyperopia):

Injury: Emergency drugs could be killing the patient - Hospital accident and emergency units are routinely treating injuries with untested therapies that may kill the patient, a leading consultant has said...

Fetal origin of adult high blood pressure disputed - The theory that adult health is determined to a significant degree by conditions in the womb before birth has recently been challenged.

Exercise: The best time is after a meal, not before - When’s the best time to exercise? Despite the general belief that it’s best to exercise before a meal and on an ‘empty stomach’, the truth is – of co...