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Cultural preferences and spiritual beliefs should be included in discussions about the care a person, and those close to them, want to receive, says NICE.

New figures reveal that at least 79 million ready meals and 22 million fast-food and takeaway meals are eaten weekly by adults in the UK, according to estimates in a new report by Cancer Research UK. 

Current guidelines do not distinguish between diabetic sub groups, such as that of older people, partly because of limited availability of evidence from randomised controlled trials.

The benefits of physical activity may outweigh the impact of obesity on cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and elderly people, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The observational study was conducted in more than 5,000 people aged 55 years and older who were followed-up for 15 years.

Pharmacists specialising in diabetes are being urged to become 'Clinical Champions' to help improve services in their area, with the aim of delivering better care for people with diabetes.

The benefits of physical activity may outweigh the impact of overweight and obesity on cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and elderly people, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 

A tailored preventive oral health intervention significantly improved the cleanliness of teeth and dentures among elderly home care clients. In addition, functional ability and cognitive function were strongly associated with better oral hygiene, according to a new study.

A sample of cells taken from the inside of the nose could be used to indicate the damage caused to cells in the lung by smoking, a new US study has found. 

The publication of the new report on Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2017 was the basis of a debate today in the European Parliament in Brussels.

A new report from the Public Accounts Committee says that the NHS is facing huge challenges and a united effort is required to resolve these for the long term. The report is the latest in a series from the cross-party Committee examining the growing pressure on health finances. It also sets out new and urgent recommendations to government. 

A Bristol team has used a deep brain stimulation technique to dramatically reduce a woman's high blood pressure in a world first.

Two of Europe's leading Parkinson's organisations €“ the European Parkinson's Disease Association (EPDA) and Parkinson's UK €“ have joined forces to launch a global campaign to raise international awareness of the disease, 200 years after it was first established as a health condition.

Existing drugs developed for one condition could be repurposed to treat depression, bypassing the discovery phase of drug development, thanks to a new method of studying brain cells, researchers have said.

Asthma is a common condition which produces a significant workload for general practice, hospital outpatient clinics and inpatient admissions. It is clear that much of this morbidity relates to poor management, particularly around the use of preventative medicine.

Oral bisphosphonates, such as alendronate, risedronate and etidronate, are the initial therapy advised by NICE for osteoporosis because of their efficacy and cost. They must, however, be taken under a certain set of conditions, which some patients may find difficult to adhere to.