None of the three main health screening programmes in England – bowel, breast or cervical – met their targets last year, according to a report by the National Audit Office. There were also delays in cervical screening results reaching half of women tested, with a backlog of nearly 100,000 samples. Bowel screening performed best, narrowly… Read More »
The effects of stress are not only about butterflies and sweaty palms. Left unmanaged over long periods it has devastating consequences for health, says Anna Magee As a nation, we’ve got a right to feel a little collective anxiety. With the Brexit negotiations set to go any which way, and our seasonal January pressure points… Read More »
Earlier this week, the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Singapore made an announcement that confidential information regarding 14,200 individuals diagnosed with HIV up to January 2013, and 2,400 of their contacts, has been illegally disclosed online and is in the possession of an unauthorised person. This was yet another serious case of data breach in… Read More »
Garlic, or allium, is hard to beat for health benefits. Not only is garlic healthy, it enhances the flavor of most foods. It’s no surprise that garlic is found in almost every type of cuisine across the globe. It grows easily, and has few pests in nature, making it less likely to contain chemical pesticides… Read More »