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One in 1000 of us will develop a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and every year 25,000 people in the UK die from preventable hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (VTE).

Lung cancer is the UK's biggest cancer killer. It kills almost 35,000 people each year€”that is 96 people every day or one person every 15 minutes.

NHS hospitals and clinics should become completely smoke-free to create a culture where smoking is no longer considered the norm, says NICE.

NHS hospitals and clinics should become completely smoke-free to create a culture where smoking is no longer considered the norm, says NICE.

A new survey by Age UK estimates that 13.7 million people aged 50 years or over in Great Britain (63% of those interviewed) think the Government treats older people badly

People living in nursing homes are frail, vulnerable and frequently ignored by society. They have many complex medical needs including dysphagia, yet residents are frequently denied access to NHS care.

Exercise may improve people with dementia's cognitive function and ability to carry out everyday tasks

Mobile medical apps have become a prominent part of many doctors' practices. From viewing x-ray results to tracking symptoms and vital statistics, these apps help doctors to diagnose, monitor and treat many common diseases, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph. 

US-based CR Bard has completed the acquisition of Rochester Medical Corp, which has become part of Crawley-based Bard Medical, a leader in urology and continence care. The combination of strong product development knowledge and manufacturing capabilities between Bard and Rochester Medical make this a natural fit with positive implications for all patients, healthcare providers and employees. The businesses will be integrated with minimum disruption, ensuring business as usual. For more information please visit www.bardmedical.com

Winter deaths and serious injuries due to accidents are not inevitable, says Tom Mullarkey, chief executive of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

A new research study has that gum disease could increase the chances of a person having asthma. 

Bisphosphonate-related side effects have become newsworthy of late including bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw.

Prostate cancer was the most common cancer in men in 2011 and represented 25.6% of male cancer diagnoses.

Breast cancer has been the most common cancer in the UK since 1997. There are approximately 50,000 new cases of breast cancer each year in the UK, with a one in eight lifetime risk of a woman developing breast cancer.

Palliative care has a core and essential component in the form of multidisciplinary holistic management of the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial problems of the patients suffering from terminal and other life-limiting illnesses.