New figures released today by the Health Protection Agency show that 15 to 24 year olds, particularly young women, continue to be the group most affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the UK.

It is estimated that over half a million people in the UK are living with hepatitis B or C without knowing it. The Hepatitis C Trust with the support of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society is calling on health services to introduc ...

Family doctors across Northern Ireland were recently calculating the true cost of a £3.6 million cut in funding to general practice.

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has responded to the new NHS prescribing recommendations which have been published as part of a Government drive to achieve £20 billion savings in the health service by 2013. The National ...

The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland has recently launched its new Guide for Pharmacists on General Legal Requirements.

A test using a patient's breath could be developed to detect lung, breast, bowel and prostate cancers, a team of scientists have discovered.

The cost and number of drugs prescribed to treat diabetes in England has risen by more than 40 per cent in the last five years according to a new NHS report recently released.

Obese mums-to-be should be encouraged to lose weight before they become pregnant, in order to reduce the risk of major complications during pregnancy, latest NICE guidance suggests.

Cancer patients are to get greater access to cancer drugs recommended by their doctors as a result of a new £50 million fund announced by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.

The Department of Health and Social Services and Public Safety has announced its intention to raise the cervical screening age from 20 to 25. Women aged 25 to 49 will also now have the opportunity to be screened more frequently ...

In setting out to Parliament the terms of reference for the Commission on the Funding of Care and Support, Andrew Lansley made clear that it will consider a range of funding ideas including both voluntary insurance and partners ...

Detailed proposals for how the NHS will improve healthcare outcomes for patients and judge its success were recently set out in a public consultation by the Department of Health.

A pilot scheme that offers patients more choice and control over their healthcare was recently given a £4 million boost by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow.

Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley has recently set out the Government's ambitious plans to reform the NHS during this Parliament and for the long-term.

Re-offending in troubled and aggressive young people can be significantly cut using a pioneering new mental health approach known as Multisystemic Therapy, a UK conference was told this week.

Allergan have recently announced that BOTOX® (botulinum toxin type A) has been licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency(MHRA) in the UK for prophylaxis of headaches in adults who have chronic migraine ...

The independent review of the UK swine flu response led by Dame Deidre Hine has been published, focusing on the UK wide strategy used in the management of the pandemic rather than operational response aspects.

New research suggests that people who take glucosamine for chronic low back pain are unlikely to gain much relief.

Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey, has re-affirmed his commitment to tackling health inequalities

In his first speech on Public Health, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today set out his vision for a new Public Health Service that will release all of society to work together to get healthy and live longer.

Diabetes UK has recently launched a new online Type 2 diabetes risk score test that is more accurate, personal and user-friendly. The test, created in collaboration with the University of Leicester and the University Hospitals ...

Twelve new genes linked to Type 2 diabetes have been identified in the largest study yet. This brings the total number of genes known to be associated with the condition to 38.

More than one million people in the UK are now thought to have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes, double the previous estimate.

Reacting to guidance issued by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on prosecuting Medicines Act offences where a dispensing error has occurred, President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Steve Churton said: ...

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has recently published the Northern Ireland Cancer Waiting Times Statistics Release for January, February and March 2010.