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Natural compounds could have the answer to treating several causes of blindness such as diabetic retinopathy and wet age-related macular degeneration.

Despite two people being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease every hour in the UK, and 145,000 individuals living with the illness across the country, nearly 80% of adults still feel that they wouldn't be able to spot the symptoms in a loved one.

The full financial cost of a heart attack or stroke is twice as much as the medical costs when lost work time for patients and caregivers is included as victims of heart attack and stroke who return to work are 25% less productive in their first year back. 

NICE has issued a Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) recommending the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) plus ipilimumab (Yervoy) to treat NHS patients in England with an advanced form of the most common type of kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma.

Poor diet is responsible for more deaths globally than tobacco, high blood pressure, or any other health risk, according to a new study. Consuming low amounts of healthy foods, such as whole grains, and too much unhealthy foods, including sweetened beverages, account for one in every five deaths globally.

A new study suggests that screening cardiovascular disease risk should be based on individual risk level and says that this could be achieved without increased health cost.

Fuel poverty affects a significant proportion of UK households and can cause or worsen many common physical and mental health problems. This article discusses the key medical consequences and how to minimise its overall burden.

Researchers have identified a common mechanism implicating adenosine in the cause of restless leg syndrome (RLS) symptoms - the periodic limb movements characteristic of RLS and the state of enhanced arousal that both disrupt sleep.

The International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) has called for greater awareness surrounding age inequalities in breast cancer care and said that late stage diagnosis of breast cancer in England is more common in adults aged over 80 years.

Although most women are aware that a lump can be a sign of breast cancer, awareness of other potential signs and symptoms among the public are poor. This article discusses risk factors and presentation of breast cancer in primary care and treatment of early disease.

More than 50,000 life-altering fractures could be avoided if preventative services were made available more widely, according to a new report released from the Royal College of Physicians.

NICE has released new patient decision aids so that women can work alongside their clinicians to pick the best course of treatment for stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse.

Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates are decreasing or stabilising in most parts of the world, with the US recording the biggest drop in incidence, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting.

Trips to the toilet at night are a sign of high blood pressure, according to results from the Watari study presented today at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society.

The British Medical Association has called on the government to end the €œsqueeze€ on public health spending as services to prevent ill-health in England are deteriorating.