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Patients lost an average of 12.4kg on the liquid diet (Photo: iStock)

Liquid weight-loss diet 'could replace surgery'

31 January 2013

A new low-calorie liquid diet could replace weight-loss surgery after researchers saw 'striking' res...

Patients with well-controlled BP and cholesterol were 2.5 times less likely to be hospitalised with MI or stroke

BP key to diabetes heart risk

31 January 2013

Controlling BP and cholesterol is more important than HbA1c in preventing heart disease in patients ...

The study found people in the UK were more likely to be worried about wasting their doctor's time with symptoms

Reluctance to visit GP with cancer signs 'costing lives'

30 January 2013

Lives are being lost because patients worry about wasting their GP's time with early signs of cancer...

NICE defended its methods as 'the best available'

NICE 'overvalues' expensive new drugs

25 January 2013

NICE has been criticised over the way it makes drug rationing decisions after researchers said its a...

As many as 900,000 people over 50 now take four or more drugs each day, the Audit Scotland report found

Scotland GPs slash drugs bill

24 January 2013

Better GP prescribing has saved £120m from Scotland's drug costs over the past seven years despite r...

Health organisations say a 50p minimum alcohol price per unit would avoid 20,000 hospital admissions per year

BMA tells England government to 'listen to the evidence' over alcohol pricing

24 January 2013

A coalition of medical organisations has backed plans for a minimum price for alcohol in England but...

The UK now has a uniform cervical cancer screening age across all four nations (Photo: SPL)

Wales confirms rise in cervical screening age

23 January 2013

Wales has raised the age of cervical cancer screening from age 20 to 25, bringing the country in lin...

Around one in 250 children and adolescents aged 5-18 in the UK is believed to have a psychotic disorder (Photo: Jim Varney)

GPs urged to spot psychosis in young people

23 January 2013

Signs of psychosis in children and young people need to be identified early so they and their famili...

Apixaban avoids the regular INR checks and dose adjustments required on warfarin treatment

New anticoagulant approved by NICE

23 January 2013

GPs have been handed another alternative to warfarin after NICE gave preliminary approval to a new t...

Patients may not always be aware of the consequences of such excess alcohol disclosure.

Exclusive: Ethical dilemma warning over alcohol intake assessments

22 January 2013

Assessing alcohol intake has led to conflict between doctors and patients, producing ethical dilemma...

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