Researchers found that two compounds found in coffee might help slow the growth of prostate cancer cells. Although the findings are preliminary, they are encouraging
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23rd Mar 2026 | Updated at 05:23am 23rd Mar 2026
HIDDEN SALT, HIDDEN RISK
- 25 Feb 2026
It slips into our diets silently, hiding in plain sight. Salt, an everyday staple, has become one of the easiest nutrients to overconsume. The NHS recommends that adults limit their intake to no more than 6 grams per day, roughly the equivalent...
Five everyday aches physiotherapy can actually fix
- 22 Jan 2026
Most of us have at least one ache we’ve learned to live with. The stiff neck, the lower back pain, or the shoulder that hurts for no obvious reason.
A study concludes that a drug that doctors commonly prescribe to treat angina and blood pressure might increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest
A research paper says that in future an examination of the eye might be able to tell whether someone is heading toward Alzheimer's disease.
Public Health England (PHE) has launched a new national campaign, to increase the number of women attending their cervical screening across England.
Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to its lowest level for over a decade, a long-running survey suggests.
- 12 Mar 2019
Doctors have urged people in Greater Manchester to make sure they and their children are vaccinated against measles after a sharp recent increase in cases. Public Health England said there had been 32 confirmed cases across Greater Manchester...
Cuts to benefits and wider economic hardship are increasing demand for mental health care, NHS bosses say.
New guidelines on diagnosing high blood pressure could mean thousands more people benefiting from treatment in England and Wales. Health bosses say offering blood-pressure-lowering drugs to more people with stage-1 hypertension would help to...
For some women, the menopause and the years leading up to it, can be a time of troubling emotional and physical symptoms.
- 12 Mar 2019
Glaucoma is one of the four main eye conditions in the UK, affecting around 600,000 people, as we mark World Glaucoma Week from 10-16 March.
