What’s making the news in Healthcare
The world of medicine and healthcare is constantly changing and if you want to stay ahead it pays to keep up to date.
Medical breakthroughs and groundbreaking initiatives like HealthChoice's private health insurance means it is important to keep abreast of what's happening - so you can make the choices that are right for you.
Which is why if it's making the news in healthcare, here's where you'll find it.
New technique may help heart to function better
Posted: 06/10/2009
Ailing hearts are responsible for more deaths than any other condition in the world, killing over 350,000 people a year in the UK alone. Read more...
Excess body weight 'results in 124,000 cancer cases'
Posted: 24/09/2009
Numerous studies conducted in the last ten years have linked obesity to cancer, with one of the most recent at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center showing that obesity has a substantial effect on increasing the risk of a person developing breast cancer. Read more...
Weight training 'can keep pensioners fit'
Posted: 15/09/2009
In recent months, dozens of ways to stave off the effects of ageing have been proposed by experts, ranging from computer games to memory puzzles. Read more...
Beta-blockers 'not as effective in older people'
Posted: 28/08/2009
Many people take beta-blockers in order to alleviate high blood pressure and their presence is a common sight in hundreds of medicine cabinets. Read more...
Having a stroke 'doubles fracture risk'
Posted: 07/08/2009
For many sufferers, having a stroke can damage lives permanently and affect not only the victim, but their family as well. Read more...
