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Non-melanoma skin cancer sunbed risk

6:02pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012

Sunbeds are “linked to 100,000 cancer cases a year in the UK”, the Daily Express reports.

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'No evidence' that vitamin D protects against colds

3:02pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012

There is “no proof vitamin D stops colds,” BBC News has reported, as “scientists say they can find no convincing evidence to show that taking vitamin D supplements will fend off a cold”.

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Gay health: having children

3:01pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012

More and more lesbians, gay men and bisexuals are becoming parents.

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Hip resurfacing 'not suitable' for women

6:02pm Tuesday 2nd October 2012

“Surgeons should stop carrying out a common type of hip replacement operation on women because of ‘unacceptably high’ failure rates,” The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported today.

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'Smart drug' offers breast cancer hope

5:02pm Tuesday 2nd October 2012

“New ‘smart’ breast cancer drug gives an extra six months of life and stops loss of hair,” states the headline in the Daily Mail.

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Could less sleep increase teen diabetes risk?

7:02pm Monday 1st October 2012

“Teenagers who stay up all night playing video games could be putting themselves at increased risk of diabetes,” the Daily Mail has reported.

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