Breast cancer encompasses at least four main subtypes (Nature 2012 490:61-70). Around one in five breast cancers express a gene called HER2. HER2-positive cancers grow and spread especially...
Evidence has accumulated over the last 20 years that dietary protein lowers stroke risk, in part at least by reducing blood pressure. A new meta-analysis confirms that eating 'moderate' amounts of...
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) can reduce hot flushes by 65% in menopausal women, according to a systematic review of 18...
Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst prognoses with just 3.7% of adults with the tumour in England surviving for at least five years, according to Cancer Research UK. However, regularly taking...
The effective prescribing of these methods of contraception requires counselling to ensure that each individual woman receives the most suitable option, explains Suneeta Kochhar.
Excessive exposure to sun can cause a number of harmful skin conditions. Jean Watkins describes the potential side effects and dangers.
Steve Holmes and Jane Scullion consider how best to address parental worries after their child is diagnosed with asthma.
Patients fast for a variety of reasons, including religion and lifestyle. David Morris considers the best advice for high-risk patients wishing to fast.
Primary care nurses have a crucial public health role in controlling and preventing the spread of tuberculosis, says Surinder Tamne.
Men still have poorer health outcomes than women. Ian Peate discusses how employment status can have a lasting negative impact.
Health inequalities affect patients' lives and outcomes. Gwen Moulster and Jane Iorizzo explain how using a simple framework can improve patient wellbeing.
Jean Watkins describes the various presentations of scabies, its symptoms, complications and treatment.
To mark Diabetes UK Week 2014 Professor Peter Kopelman, Principal of St George's, University of London discusses his work tackling the disease and how researchers at St George's are working to combat...
The earlier a case is flagged to district nurses, the quicker they can influence a patient's care and outcomes. Ursula Holt explains how a simple tool used by carers does just that.
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