Johnson signals support for social care insurance
Alan Johnson today signalled his support for a new form of social care insurance as he launched a national debate on future support services for the elderly
Gene sequence puts half of UK population at greater risk of obesity, researchers say
Scientists have discovered a genetic code that may help curb obesity, diabetes and heart disease
60,000 doctors to be trained to spot patients’ alcohol problems
Identification and treatment of alcohol misuse to be part of the compulsory curriculum for undergraduate doctors
Anger over peer’s ‘sex and booze’ nurses slur
A Tory peer who branded nurses 'grubby, drunken and promiscuous' during a Lords debate faces a backlash
Schools make children more obese, leading doctor says
Schools are making children more overweight, says leading GP, who blames lack of exercise and break times spent sitting by computers
GPs in standoff with government over longer surgery hours
Health secretary writes to every GP in England urging them to accept plans to extend their surgery opening hours, despite BMA objections
Overweight people could be offered cash to lose pounds
· Government health idea follows US study· Children are main focus of ministers' obesity strategy
Food labels simplified in anti-obesity fight
A promise to introduce a single, simple food labelling scheme this year, ending the contradictory and confusing systems, will form the centrepiece of the government's anti-obesity drive today.
Government’s obesity fight is toothless, MPs claim
A £372m government strategy aimed at cutting obesity in England fails to impress opposition MPs and health experts
£75m campaign to tackle child obesity
The government has pledged £75m to create an anti-obesity campaign to help tackle the problem of expanding waistlines among children. By Mark Sweney