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|  | Non-surgical cosmetic procedures such as Botox(R) are becoming increasingly popular, but surgeons warn that patients should always check the credentials of professionals offering such treatments.... |
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|  | Patients with thin corneas are now able to benefit from Lasik eye surgery , despite being rejected for treatment in the past. Many people have been turned down for laser eye surgery as their corneas... |
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|  | Surgeons were today due to carry out the first ever UK non-invasive keyhole procedure to replace a patient's aortic heart valve. The procedure, which was scheduled to take place at Glenfield Hospital... |
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|  | Surgeons are currently testing a joint replacement device for the spine, which could provide relief for patients with back and leg pain. The new joint replacement could be beneficial for sufferers of... |
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|  | Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) are allowing people to go blind because they are refusing to fund a new treatment, a former Labour MP has claimed. According to Alice Mahon, who stood down at the 2005... |
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|  | Surgeons believe that a new procedure could provide an alternative to gastric bypass when used as a revision procedure following gastric banding . Between six and 15 per cent of gastric band patients... |
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|  | The number of cosmetic surgery patients seeking liposuction has nearly doubled over the last year, largely fuelled by a rise in men opting to sculpt their chest area. New figures from the British... |
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|  | A surgeon in America has developed a new cosmetic surgery technique for face-lifts that allows patients to have their operation under local anaesthetic. The speedy procedure only takes about an hour... |
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|  | A new campaign called Be Wise About Beauty, has been launched in America to help patients considering cosmetic enhancement get the information they require. The scheme intends to supply potential... |
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|  | The government's strategy to tackle childhood obesity has been "confused" and "dithering", MPs have claimed. According to the Public Accounts Committee, ministers' reaction to the... |
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|  | An increasing number of patients are opting to escape the long queues and high costs of dentistry in the UK and travelling to Poland instead. The most important factor for patients considering... |
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|  | The government is putting lives at risk by delaying a decision on whether or not to approve a national vaccination programme against cervical cancer, a charity has claimed. The vaccine Gardasil, which... |
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|  | Gastric bands should be considered a last resort in the treatment of obese children, British experts have claimed. The obesity surgery has been regarded as a success in the US and the National... |
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|  | An unusual type of medical insurance set up by AIG - whereby the customer only pays for cover against the most common conditions with long NHS waiting times- has been withdrawn, AIG Direct... |
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|  | Cancer Support Plan from AIG Direct gives you the comfort of extra financial support when you and your family need it most of all. This Cancer Support Plan can help ease the money worries that cancer... |
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|  | With to the demand for non-surgical cosmetic procedures at an all time high, Capio Mount Stuart Hospital has launched a revolutionary new treatment that leaves patients feeling lifted, improved and... |
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|  | Cromwell Hospital, one of London's premier independent hospitals with over 500 specialists covering more than 70 specialities, today announced the first treatment using the new and innovative Leksell... |
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| February sees the launch of Kinsure, a specialist provider of insurance policies for people living abroad and their families.Kinsure was set up as a result of the personal experience of its founder... |
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|  | Vanity is more important than medical advice and public health campaigns in making people do more exercise and eat better diets, according to a survey commissioned by the private medical insurer BCWA.... |
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|  | Private medical insurer BUPA and national health club chain Fitness First are joining forces in a campaign to help get Britons healthy. Throughout 2007, more than 6000 Fitness First annual... |
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