NHS dentist charges rise by 5% in England

Image copyright Getty Images An inflation-busting hike in dentistry fees mean NHS patients in England will pay £1.10 extra for a routine check-up. The new charges, which begin on Monday, will also see the cost of a set of dentures rise by £12.80 to nearly £270. Dentistry leaders say charges are increasingly being relied on […]

BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen diagnosed with bowel cancer

Media captionBBC Middle East Editor on bowel cancer diagnosis BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen has revealed he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer. The former BBC Breakfast host said he was undergoing chemotherapy after noticing “funny pains in my legs and in my back” whilst in Iraq last May. April is bowel cancer awareness […]

BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen diagnosed with bowel cancer

Media captionBBC Middle East Editor on bowel cancer diagnosis BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen has revealed he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer. The former BBC Breakfast host said he was undergoing chemotherapy after noticing “funny pains in my legs and in my back” whilst in Iraq last May. April is bowel cancer awareness […]

BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen diagnosed with bowel cancer

Media captionBBC Middle East Editor on bowel cancer diagnosis BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen has revealed he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer. The former BBC Breakfast host said he was undergoing chemotherapy after noticing “funny pains in my legs and in my back” whilst in Iraq last May. April is bowel cancer awareness […]

BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen diagnosed with bowel cancer

Media captionBBC Middle East Editor on bowel cancer diagnosis BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen has revealed he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer. The former BBC Breakfast host said he was undergoing chemotherapy after noticing “funny pains in my legs and in my back” whilst in Iraq last May. April is bowel cancer awareness […]

Pregabalin/Lyrica reclassified to a class C drug

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Pregabalin, also known by the brand name Lyrica, is an anti-epileptic drug sometimes prescribed for chronic pain A prescription drug linked to 33 deaths in 2017 in Northern Ireland will now be treated as a class C drug. Pregabalin – also known by the brand name Lyrica, or […]

Pregabalin/Lyrica reclassified to a class C drug

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Pregabalin, also known by the brand name Lyrica, is an anti-epileptic drug sometimes prescribed for chronic pain A prescription drug linked to 33 deaths in 2017 in Northern Ireland will now be treated as a class C drug. Pregabalin – also known by the brand name Lyrica, or […]

Pregabalin/Lyrica reclassified to a class C drug

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Pregabalin, also known by the brand name Lyrica, is an anti-epileptic drug sometimes prescribed for chronic pain A prescription drug linked to 33 deaths in 2017 in Northern Ireland will now be treated as a class C drug. Pregabalin – also known by the brand name Lyrica, or […]

Pregabalin/Lyrica reclassified to a class C drug

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Pregabalin, also known by the brand name Lyrica, is an anti-epileptic drug sometimes prescribed for chronic pain A prescription drug linked to 33 deaths in 2017 in Northern Ireland will now be treated as a class C drug. Pregabalin – also known by the brand name Lyrica, or […]

Pregabalin/Lyrica reclassified to a class C drug

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Pregabalin, also known by the brand name Lyrica, is an anti-epileptic drug sometimes prescribed for chronic pain A prescription drug linked to 33 deaths in 2017 in Northern Ireland will now be treated as a class C drug. Pregabalin – also known by the brand name Lyrica, or […]