Two key treatments do not halt diabetes in people with early signs of the disease, a large study has found.
Researchers said the results showed the only way to ensure future health in people at high risk of diabetes is exercise and a healthy diet.
Trials in more than 9,000 people also found no reduction in [...]
By Jane ElliottHealth reporter, BBC News
Doctors never discovered the mole that led to 37-year-old Katie Pratt’s skin cancer.
The first the mother-of-three knew about it was when she had developed malignant lumps in her neck.
Friends and family were inspired by her courageous fight with the disease, which she chronicled in a regular blog.
But two [...]
Successful treatment for gum disease cuts the risk of pregnant women giving birth early, US research suggests.
The preliminary research showed those whose gum disease was not treated successfully were three times more likely to give birth before 35 weeks.
The study of 160 women was presented to the annual conference of the American Association for [...]
Too many people in England receive poor quality out-of-hours doctors’ services, the Patients Association has warned.
In some areas, a fifth of patients described the service as "poor" or "very poor". Some 1.1m patients responded to the government survey.
Richmond and Twickenham and Hartlepool were among the poorest, with Central Lancashire and Plymouth among the best. [...]
By Helen BriggsHealth reporter, BBC News
Drinkers who are overweight face a "double whammy" impact on their liver, research suggests.
Two studies of over a million UK men and women suggest excess weight and alcohol act together to raise the risk of cirrhosis and other liver diseases.
Obese women who drink little more than a glass of [...]