Statins are widely used as a preventative treatment for those judged to be at risk of heart attacks or stroke. UK authorities are now proposing the drug treatment be extended to take in those at an even lower risk.

The World Health Organization is asking for input on a set of draft guidelines that recommend adults consume no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar per day.

As the benefits of India’s low-income public insurance scheme grow, critics say that more can be done to keep the nation’s poorest citizens healthy.

For some of us, cold weather is not just a matter of comfort – it’s a matter of health.

Techniques are being trailed to find new ways to repair scarred heart tissue and improve heart function after the damaging effects of a heart attack.

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…

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…

With the ability to travel across the world getting easier every year, one thing many people do not take into account is the price of getting home should an accident occur. Cases like Carrie-Anne Dudbridge and Ryan Elley are sad illustrations of the necessities of travel insurance in the modern age. There have been a number of incidents this year involving…

Issuing of the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) will no longer be the responsibility of the state of residence of a person linked to the Social Security System of an EU Member State. This change in the European Law becomes effective on 01 May 2010.

Politicians and Doctors in Spain have recently joined forces to speak out against certain British 'health tourists' who are receiving free-of-charge medical treatment which is ultimately being paid for by taxpayers.