Category: Health

Gene clue to brain tumour growth

Gene clue to brain tumour growth

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Scientists have pinpointed a mutated gene as key to the development of some types of glioma brain tumour.

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‘Parents wrong’ on child fitness

‘Parents wrong’ on child fitness

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Parents have huge misconceptions about the amount of exercise their children take part in, the British Heart Foundation says.

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Eradicating polio

Eradicating polio

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Final push to banish killer disease in India

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Lawnmowers ‘pose health danger’

Lawnmowers ‘pose health danger’

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Using a ride-on lawnmower might save energy but they land thousands of people in hospital, experts warn.

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Liver cancer drug ‘too expensive’

Liver cancer drug ‘too expensive’

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A drug that can prolong the lives of patients with advanced liver cancer is rejected for NHS use in England, Wales and N Ireland.

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Thyroid ‘risk from pre-eclampsia’

Thyroid ‘risk from pre-eclampsia’

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Pregnant women with the potentially dangerous condition pre-eclampsia may be more at risk of thyroid problems, research suggests.

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