“Nineteen hospital trusts are today exposed as having alarmingly high death rates in a major report that also reveals how hundreds of people are dying needlessly because of substandard NHS care,” reported The Observer.
Several newspapers have today reported that mobile phones may cause cancer, with the Daily Mail saying that after years of contradictory claims health chiefs have finally delivered ‘an authoritative verdict’...
“Deadly risk of pill used by 1m women: Every GP in Britain told to warn about threat from popular contraceptive,” reports the Mail Online. Combined hormonal contraceptives (or “the pill”) are in the news after letters were sent to doctors…
"The current death rate in England and Wales is running about one-third higher than its normal rate for this time of year," BBC News reports. A combination of flu and very cold weather may be responsible…
“Wine relaxes you, vodka gives you energy and beer boosts your confidence,” promises the Mail Online.
"Scientists discover cure for cat allergies," is the premature claim in The Daily Telegraph. Most cat allergies are caused by an abnormal immune response to what is known as dander – the microscopic particles of dead skin…
"Men and women enjoy sex just as much with condoms as they do without," the Daily Mail was delighted to report, covering a US study that appears to contradict one of the classic male excuses...
'Men who go bald by the age of 40 are more likely to get prostate cancer' is the somewhat depressing news in the Daily Mail as they report on an Australian study into male pattern baldness and cancer…
"Eating Weetabix for breakfast 'can slash your risk of dying early from any cause'," the Daily Mirror reports. A new study looking at wholegrain consumption (not just Weetabix) found a strong link between consumption and improved…