NHS Choices - Behind the Headlines
- Antipsychotics 'still given to too many with dementia'
“‘Chemical cosh’ drugs given to 50pc more dementia patients than thought,” The Daily Telegraph reports,... - New 5-day morning-after pill in 'promiscuity' claims
“The promiscuity pill: £30 morning-after tablet that can be taken five days later ‘will lead to unsafe... - Multivitamins 'reduce cancer risk' in men
"Taking a daily multivitamin pill may lower the risk of developing cancer in men, US researchers... - Cranberry juice 'won't prevent' bladder infections
“It’s a myth that cranberry juice can cure bladder infections,” the Daily Mail reported today. The story... - UK facing breast cancer 'timebomb'
The Daily Mail warns of a “breast cancer timebomb due to ‘dramatic’ tripling in numbers of cases predicted... - HPV jab and teen promiscuity: 'no link'
‘Sex is not a side effect of HPV vaccine’, reports the Daily Mail, while The Guardian tells us that ‘HPV...
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- Child throat hospital cases rise
A sharp rise in children admitted to hospital with throat infections since 1999 could be due to a lack... - Doctors facing new era of checks
Five-yearly revalidation of doctors' skills will start from December, heralding the biggest shake-up in medical regulation for more than 150 years. - Science will guide me - Hunt
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised to follow scientific advice in the decisions he makes. - Nurse council's two-year backlog
The backlog in disciplinary cases for nurses and midwives will take more than two years to clear, the profession's regulator says. - Creativity 'a mental illness'
Creativity is often part of a mental illness, with writers particularly susceptible, say experts. - Mamba painkiller 'beats morphine'
A painkiller as powerful as morphine, but without most of the side-effects, has been found in the deadly...
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