Viral Illnesses
coming soon...
BBC Health News
- Bed-sharing 'raises cot death risk'
Sharing a bed with your newborn baby increases the risk of cot death fivefold, research suggests. - NHS urged to improve use of drips
The lives of hospital patients who are put on a drip are being placed at risk by poor attention by staff to intravenous... - Chief inspector of GPs post created
A chief inspector of GPs is to be appointed as part of a push to improve services outside of hospitals, ministers are... - Cancer risk gene testing announced
A pioneering programme to test cancer patients for nearly 100 risk genes is to start in London and could represent the... - Sunshine vitamin 'may treat asthma'
The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on their health, researchers have... - Bunions 'blame family not footwear'
The risk of developing bunions - bony growths on the big toe - is linked to your family, not your shoes, a US study has... - Breast gene test extended in Scotland
More women in Scotland will be offered a breast cancer genetic test in line with a decision south of the border, the... - Mental health 'bible' is updated
An update to one of the most important manuals in mental health - known as the bible of psychiatry - is published. ... - Scots NHS alert line takes UK calls
A third of calls to a confidential phone line which allows health workers in Scotland to raise concerns about the NHS... - Walk-to-school numbers 'falling'
Fewer children are walking to school in the UK, campaigners say. - Cleaning concern at cancer hospital
Inspectors express concern at the standard of cleaning at Scotland's largest cancer centre in Glasgow. - Rubella fears after measles epidemic
Health officials warn that action is needed to prevent a rubella outbreak, which can be particularly dangerous to... - Time-lapse imaging 'improves IVF'
Time-lapse imaging which takes thousands of pictures of developing embryos can boost the success rate of IVF, according... - Brain stimulation maths boost link
Applying high-frequency electrical noise to the brain can boost maths skills up to six months later, say Oxford... - Weight warning to young on diabetes
People under 40 are warned to watch their weight as researchers find a sharp rise in the number with type 2 diabetes. ... - Barefoot running injury concern
The trend for barefoot running could lead to injuries in some runners, a small study suggests. - Clue to why women live longer
Women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly, a study suggests. - Care of the dying 'litmus test'
People need a choice about where they die, say campaigners - Should therapists cry?
Many therapists have cried in a session, but is it right? - VIDEO: Making theatre more autism-friendly
The National Theatre of Scotland is staging an autism-friendly performance of its latest show for children. - VIDEO: NHS 'falling into chaos and crisis'
Members of Britain's largest trade union, Unite, are holding a rally outside Parliament in protest over changes to the... - VIDEO: GPs 'shouldn't blindly follow targets'
The health secretary has said that GPs should be responsible for ensuring that there is a good out of hours service for... - VIDEO: First chief social worker for children
England's first chief social worker for children has been speaking about her plans, ahead of taking up the post in... - VIDEO: Price: Jolie cancer shows bodies 'need MOT'
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer shows people should... - VIDEO: Time-lapse embryo imaging 'improves IVF'
A fertility clinic says tests on a new embryo monitoring system significantly increases the chances in IVF treatment... - AUDIO: 'We're a nation of lazy porkers'
The number of people under 40 with type 2 diabetes in the UK has risen sharply in the past 20 years, research shows. ... - VIDEO: Disability benefit assessments 'unfair'
A doctor who worked for the private company which assesses people for disability benefits says its methods are "unfair".... - What kind of NHS can Britain afford?
As costs soar, how must the health service change? - Breast cancer: What is the risk?
How high is the risk for the average woman? - VIDEO: Running barefoot in Wyoming
How barefoot Indian tribe inspired a US fitness revolution - Revision techniques - the good, the OK and the useless
The good and the useless, according to psychologists - Should we all be more psychopathic?
Should we all be more psychopathic at work? - Children 'failed on grand scale'
Many would say the UK is a child-friendly nation - but is it true? - VIDEO: Diseases become art under a microscope
The strange beauty of infections under the microscope - Study to understand teenage brain
Researchers in Cambridge have begun a study to understand the adolescent brain - Asian couples hit by UK egg shortage
Egg shortage forces Asian couples abroad
Copyright © 2013 | The Pinn Medical Centre 37 Love Lane, Pinner, Middx, HA5 3EE | Tel:020 8866 5766 | Fax: 020 8429 0251