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E-cigarettes are revolutionising the fight against smoking addiction. Emily James from ASH looks at their safety and efficacy, as well as how they compare to other cessation methods

Vitamin D deficiency remains a hot topic and GPs can play a vital role in ensuring the patient population meets the recommended levels

Many people with learning disabilities are not getting their annual health check, facing increased risk factors to a number of diseases as a result. This article considers what more can be done to help those most at risk

Nearly half of all atrial fibrillation (AF) patients at the highest risk for stroke are not being prescribed blood thinners by their cardiologists, according to a new study by researchers. 

Women with Alzheimer's have poorer cognitive abilities than men at the same stage of the disease, reveal academics from the University of Hertfordshire in a paper published in World Journal of Psychiatry.

Up to 100,000 people in England will be offered places on the world's first nationwide programme to stop them developing Type 2 diabetes.

English schoolgirls are less satisfied with their lives than boys and feel more pressure to succeed at school, and their wellbeing drops significantly in their teenage years, a report has revealed.

NHS patients living in cold, damp homes have seen their health improve as part of a ground-breaking trial in which family doctors have been able to 'prescribe' double glazing, boilers and insulation.

Rising mortality rates among pensioners aged 85 and over are linked to reductions in spending on income support for poorer pensioners, suggests new research published today by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. The researchers suggest that austerity measures in England have affected vulnerable old-age adults.

A 'Boilers on Prescription' project, run by North East-based housing firm Gentoo Group and Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), reported a 60% reduction in the number of GP appointments needed by patients taking part in the scheme, after it investigated the impact of domestic thermal efficiency works on the health and wellbeing of NHS patients.

An HIV drug could stop one of the early changes in skin cancer cells that leads to them becoming resistant to treatment, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published in Cancer Cell.

New perinatal mental health services will be set up across Wales, with 30 new specialist staff backed by £1.5 million of new investment, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has announced.

Women are less likely to receive basic life support for cardiac arrest from members of the public then men, according to the European Society of Cardiology.

Boots UK and Tunstall Healthcare have launched a new service called 'Home Assist'. Providing round the clock support, Home Assist aims to fill a much needed gap in the provision of telecare services to the €œnon-public funded€ market. 

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has published advice accepting three new medicines for frontline use by NHS Scotland.