Health

CANCER rates are rising in some countries, but not others. Scientists believe it’s down to modern medicine – but not for the reason you’d think. Daily Express :: Health Feed

DEMENTIA – including Alzheimer’s disease – still has no effective treatment. However, the first new drugs for 14 years are likely to be approved next year – and they might just be the cure. Daily Express :: Health Feed

TRAINEE doctors are to be offered an extra £20,000 to work in parts of the country suffering from NHS recruitment shortages, Jeremy Hunt announced last night. Daily Express :: Health Feed

RHEUMATOID arthritis is a serious condition that affects the joints. Here are the causes, symptoms and treatment of the disease. Daily Express :: Health Feed

LONELINESS is as dangerous as high blood pressure, diabetes and depression, Britain’s top GP will warn today. Daily Express :: Health Feed

VITAMIN deficiencies are serious. These are the signs your body isn’t getting enough of the nutrients you need, including folate, vitamin B12 and vitamin C. Daily Express :: Health Feed

EATING spinach could lower your blood pressure for just 65p. Daily Express :: Health Feed

VAGINAL bleeding could be a symptom of a cancer that affects almost 10,000 people in the UK every year. Daily Express :: Health Feed

FUNGAL infections, like athlete’s foot and ringworm, can usually be easily treated. But invading fungus still kills more people a year than malaria. Daily Express :: Health Feed

ERECTILE dysfunction rates vary greatly across the UK, and London has been revealed as the area with the men who suffer most. Daily Express :: Health Feed