Mothers-to-be who eat nuts every day may increase their child's risk of developing asthma by 50%, claim researchers. ...

A doctor who left a baby boy with a 'very abnormal' penis after botching a circumcision was suspended for six months.  Anthonipillai Nicholas-Pillai was 'shivering and sweating' as he performed the operation on the four month old baby at his north London surgery.The doctor then lied to cover up his blunder, the General Medical Council found.A Fitness to Practise Panel heard a 22-week ol ...

Fibroids are the primary reason for surgical removal of the uterus, accounting for most of the hysterectomies performed. At present, two surgical procedures available to remove uterine fibroids are myomectomy (fibroid removal from the uterus) and hysterectomy (uterus removal). Uterine fibroids can become such a major health problem for women suffering from it that performing their routine task at workplace ...

 A report entitled “A Sickle Crisis” warns that treatment of sickle cell anaemia is compromised by health workers' lack of knowledge.The first national survey of the disease found seriously ill patients were not offered support from sufficiently experienced staff. ...

Research presented at the American Thoracic Society's 2008 International Conference in Toronto on Sunday, May 18, show that children with sickle cell disease (SCD) have a significantly sharper decline in lung function with age when compared to other children of the same race and age. Furthermore, that loss of function appears to be linked to a restrictive rather than obstructive pattern, contrary to previou ...

As if they didn’t already have enough problems on their hands fat people are now being blamed for global warming. British scientists say they use up more fuel to transport them around and the amount of food they eat requires more energy to produce than that consumed by those on smaller diets. ...

 The family of a boy, who died because he could not find a bone marrow donor, have called for more people to come forward, to save the lives of other children.Keiton Knight, affectionately called Keiton Bear' died on March 3 last year, aged 8, after a four-year battle with leukaemia. ...

Recent study findings that anti-depressants do not have a clinically significant effect in most cases, appear to support long-argued claims by mental health campaigners that anti-depressants are over prescribed.According to mental health charity Rethink, anti-depressants are over prescribed and millions are not getting access to the psychological therapies that could really help them recover.Most GPs admit ...

Skin whitening creams can make women infertile and sprout hair on their backs, doctors have warned. Medics fear that the creams, which are sold under the counter in cosmetics shops, have hormones that can also damage to the liver and kidneys. ...

A number of black church leaders have added their voice to the growing numbers of community leaders who have expressed shock at the rocketing number of deaths in mental health services in the last 12 months, says a London-based human rights campaign group. ...