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|  | Young people need better education on sex and relationships to help them make informed decisions about their sexual health experts have claimed. According to the Family Planning Association... |
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|  | British surgeons have created a new magnetic hip replacement that they claim can last a lifetime. According to orthopaedic surgeons Paul Lee and Michael Clarke, the MagneHip lasts for at least three... |
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|  | Obesity surgery can help to reverse type-2 diabetes, Australian researchers have found. A study at Monash University, Melbourne, found that patients who underwent obesity surgery were far more likely... |
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|  | Patients who are unable to access a treatment for age-related blindness can now get the treatment at 13 Spire Healthcare hospitals around the UK. Around one in eight people over the age of 85 suffer... |
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|  | One of the UK’s top fertility clinics has started using a groundbreaking new system to guard against IVF mix-ups. Hull IVF Unit, which was recently given a five star rating in the latest... |
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|  | Obesity surgery is the "best suitable option" for morbidly obese people, an expert in India has claimed. Dr Rajsekhar Nayak, who did much of his training in the UK, recently set up an... |
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|  | A new quick procedure not widely available on the NHS which treats age related blindness disease is now available at 13 Spire Healthcare hospitals around the UK. Age-related macular... |
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|  | A new study has identified cells that are at the root of a particular form of childhood leukaemia, paving the way for new treatments for the disease. Researchers from the charity Leukaemia Research... |
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|  | Patients undergoing surgery on the NHS may spend differing lengths of time in hospital depending on whereabouts they live in the UK, figures suggest. Research has found that the length of average... |
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|  | A new survey has revealed that more than 90 per cent of Britons do not have a full understanding of the way in which HIV is transmitted and many are putting their health at risk as a result.... |
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|  | Experts have warned consumers of the dangers of extreme sports, which often result in the need for knee surgery . Sports such as downhill ski racing and snowboarding often involve potentially... |
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|  | A growing number of people are opting to have partial knee replacement surgery , surgeons have revealed. According to a paper in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, many... |
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|  | A new study suggests that black women are likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer at an earlier age than white women. Researchers found that the average age of breast cancer diagnosis at Homerton... |
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|  | A new poll has shown that more than two thirds of British kids do not see junk food as a treat. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) found that 67 per cent of children do not consider eating fast food... |
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|  | Medical experts are calling for a national strategy to ensure all cancer patients have equal access to fully funded infertility treatment . Some forms of cancer treatment , including chemotherapy,... |
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|  | TV’s X-Factor judge Sharon Osbourne is boosting the popularity of weight-loss surgery for older women. Latest figures from private hospital group Spire Healthcare show the number of over... |
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|  | A laboratory claims to have made a breakthrough in the search for obesity treatment . Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) used an expandable balloon in volunteers' stomachs to test... |
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|  | A new study claims that a virus found in cattle and horses can help the human immune system to purge cancerous cells in the lymphatic system - and could lead to new cancer treatments. The research,... |
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|  | A drug developed by Merck could provide a new form of obesity treatment after clinical trials showed it can reduce appetite. The new weight loss drug, taranabant, was tested on 533 obese... |
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|  | Renew Medica, the market leader in non-surgical cosmetic procedures and Laser Hair Removal and Advanced Skin Treatment in London and the South East, have brought Harley Street procedures to Harrods,... |
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