English men facing cancer lottery

Men in England face a ‘postcode lottery’ in their chances of surviving prostate cancer, campaigners have said.

Scottish health secretary calls for government-funded swine flu vaccinations

Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has called on the Westminster government to pay the £100m cost of providing everyone in Scotland with swine flu vaccinations.

Government to launch national flu service

A National Pandemic Flu Service will be launched in England later this week, according to health secretary Andy Burnham.

Shortage of specialist nurses endangers the lives of children with diabetes

Children with diabetes are at increased risk of severe hypoglycaemic attacks, according to a report released today by health charity Diabetes UK.

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Call to lower obesity threshold for British Asians

The threshold for being overweight and obese should be lowered for British Asian people as they are more likely than white people to develop heart disease and diabetes, an expert has said.

New agency set to deliver government mental health policy

A new agency is set to begin work with a mandate to translate government mental health policy into better services.