Image copyright Maggie Deacon/PA Wire Image caption At one point, Alfie had 3,000 seizures and 48 hospital visits in a year The Home Office says it is considering allowing a medical cannabis trial to treat a six-year-old boy with a rare form of epilepsy. It previously turned down requests by the family of Alfie Dingley, […]
Image copyright Getty Images Taking a daily fish oil capsule during pregnancy and the first few months of breastfeeding may reduce a baby’s risk of food allergy, research suggests. According to a large analysis of past trials by Imperial College London, this led to a 30% reduction in egg allergy risk by the age of […]
Image copyright Getty Images Women with bigger waists relative to their hips are at more risk of heart attacks than men of a similar “apple shape”, research from the George Institute for Global Health says. The study showed waist-to-hip ratio to be a better heart attack predictor than general obesity – 18% stronger than body […]
Media captionGovernment must give more money to healthcare, says professor Public satisfaction with GP services has fallen to its lowest level since records began in 1983, according to the annual British Social Attitudes survey. Satisfaction dropped seven percentage points to 65% in the 2017 study, making it the first time general practice has not been […]
Image copyright Getty Images Most cannabis being sold illegally in the UK is super-strength skunk linked to a higher risk of psychotic mental health episodes, an analysis of 995 samples seized by the police suggests. In 2016, 94% of police seizures were high-potency marijuana, compared to 85% in 2008 and 51% in 2005. The drug […]
Image copyright Just Giving Image caption Faye Burdett was taken to an accident and emergency unit with a rash on her forehead but died days later A long-awaited report into how the government makes decisions about which vaccines to fund has been published. It follows calls for greater transparency about why a vaccine to protect […]
Image copyright Getty Images Child obesity is a “ticking time bomb”, according to experts, with one in three children overweight by the time they leave primary school. There has been a big focus on how the government can tackle the issue – for example, next month the sugar tax comes into force. But a report […]
Image copyright Athena Pictures A five-year-old girl with a history of asthma was turned away from seeing her doctor because she was “late” – and died that night in hospital. An inquest heard Ellie-May Clark was not seen by Grange Clinic in Newport despite having an emergency appointment because it operated a “10 minute rule”. […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Dr Anne Leonard said the findings suggest pollution affects swimmers in some of the world’s richest countries Swimming in the sea substantially increases the chance of developing stomach bugs, ear aches and other illnesses, researchers have found. The University of Exeter Medical School and Centre for Ecology and Hydrology […]
Image copyright Getty Images UK millennials are on track to be the most overweight generation since records began, health experts say. Based on population trends, more than seven in every 10 people born between the early 1980s and mid-90s will be too fat by the time they reach middle age. In comparison, about half of […]
