AstraZeneca's new heart medicine Brilique has been recommended as a cost-effective treatment in Britain, marking a boost for the company ahead of a critical U.S. approval decision next month... more
Conditions such as eczema and psoriasis are often poorly managed, usually because, quite frankly, GPs aren't interested in them and don't give good treatment advice... more
Roche's cancer drug MabThera has been recommended for use on Britain's state health service as a maintenance therapy for patients with follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, expanding the market for the medicine... more
Doctors could be forced to make life-or-death decisions for patients under new proposals for the health service, the country's most senior GP said today... more
Eight out of 10 British students would pay to have their eggs harvested and frozen at a fertility clinic so they could focus on reaching the top at work... more
NEW: GPs urged to stop prescribing antibiotics for coughs and colds as overuse is increasing resistance to them, making it more difficult to tackle serious infections like hospital bugs... more
Guidelines published tell GPs they should now offer acupuncture to patients suffering from chronic back pain, but the plans are wrong, says Dr Christian Jessen... more
Thousands of osteoporosis sufferers won a victory in the High Court when judges ruled it was wrong to prevent them receiving effective NHS treatment... more
Doctors will face annual assessments so licences can be removed from poor performers, under proposals to be outlined by Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson... more
A breast cancer drug which can prolong the life of sufferers is being tested in London - with 40 per cent of women responding positively to treatment... more
London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres
With London Fashion Week kicking off on Friday, British designer Matthew Williamson tells Rosamund Urwin about breaking up with his ex, post-show partying and his new model man
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