For fully fifty years there has been a simple and oft repeated message from heath professionals across the world - ' Stop smoking and keep alcohol consumption to ' moderate'  levels'.

All of the ailments that tend to lead to early death - cardiac disease, strokes and the principal cancers are all strongly associated  with these two 'lifestyle' issues. The impact over the…

At the start of July, USA Today published a news story entitled, Consumers Choose Cheaper Insurance. The story went on to detail the results of a recent survey in which more…

Instead of waiting for doctor visits, Aetna have worked with smartphone technology and developed their new CarePass app in an attempt to revolutionise the way we approach healthcare in the twenty-first century. The app is designed to help Aetna's customers monitor their own healthcare data and to allow them to see the steps required to improve their overall health, thereby reducing their…

References to food served at UK hospitals are rarely kind, whether it be general complaints about overcooked, bland meals; news about budgets for hospital meals being squeezed further, or the reports from earlier this year which claimed that hospitals were supplied with meals and meat containing traces of horsemeat.

Last week, another hospital food related story gained…

Prostate cancer, and some of the intimacies associated with initial diagnosis, seems to have resulted in a reluctance among men to consult with their doctors. Convincing men - as they get older - to be alert for it and its possible consequences is an important task for men's health in general.

If you feel that something is a little wrong with a familiar body function -…

Up to this point, most policies of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been implemented according to their scheduled timeline - in 2010, existing insurance plans had…

The Chief Executive of the China Spinal Cord Injury Network (CSCIN), Dr Wise Young, has announced that stem-cell therapy trials have shown very significant results in helping immobile patients to become mobile again.  Following the second round of tests that use stem cells to regrow nerve fibres, the CSCIN has applied for regulatory approval in China for a third and final phase, which…

Spanish doctors and the Spanish public health system have come under fire from the European Commission after claims that hospitals in Spain have been breaking the rules of the European Health Insurance Card agreement (EHIC). EU law states that public health services in the participating countries must treat…

Officials from the World Health Organization warn that the new H7N9 strain of the bird flu virus that has emerged over the last month in China is one of the deadliest flu viruses so far, due to its ability to jump more easily from birds to humans than the last strain, H5N1, that wreaked havoc in 2003.

Since this new H7N9…

A survey published last week in the UK has drawn attention to the stress and pressure that General Practitioners across the country face just to perform their weekly tasks: 49% of GPs state that the level of care they provide to patients is compromised as a result.