Doctors' strike: the NHS exists to serve patients, not keep doctors happy
Jeremy Hunt must survive his battle with the BMA and the junior doctors' strikes the union has whipped up (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: doctors strike jeremy hunt nhs Source Type: news

Cancer gene mother chooses to have breasts and ovaries removed so she can see children grow up
Mother undergoes procedures after being told she has high chance of developing cancer so she could see three children 'grow up and get married' (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nagging smokers does not help them quit, say researchers
Simple activities such as helping with tasks like shopping or looking after children make it more likely smokers will cut down on cigarettes, study finds (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: cigarettes quitting smoking how to quit smoking University of Aberdeen Source Type: news

5,000 operations cancelled as junior doctors enter sustained strikes
Official figures show more than 5,000 operations have been cancelled ahead of a 48-hour strike by junior doctors (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: industrial action BMA pay strikes junior doctors Source Type: news

People labelled fat based on BMI scores could actually be healthy
New research suggests relying on Body Mass Index (BMI) scores as a measure of dangerous weight is an 'oversimplification' (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: fat obese manitoba overweight health healthy bmi unhealthy body mass index william leslie Source Type: news

Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy 'almost doubles risk of MS in children'
Harvard University study examines levels of the sunshine vitamin and risk of MS (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: increase deficiency pregnancy multiple sclerosis risk vitamin d MS Source Type: news

Chocolate makes you smarter, study suggests
People who eat chocolate at least once a week see their memory and abstract thinking improve, researchers say (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: study MLAS smarter brain function chocolate eating thinking cognitive ability Source Type: news

Preventative treatment for multiple miscarriages in sight
The 'major breakthrough' in research found a link between miscarriages and reduced stem cells in the womb (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: stem cells miscarriage Source Type: news

Teenage rugby players suffer injuries normally only seen in car crashes
Doctors say smaller boys are most at risk if they are tackled by larger classmates (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: rugby head trauma ban broken tackling injuries pelvic fractures car crashes Source Type: news

Could The Beatles be bad for your heart? Negative songs about ageing can cause health problems, say researchers
Songs about the negative connotations of growing old, like The Beatles' When I'm Sixty-Four, could cause low self esteem and problems with cardiac health (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: negative beatles growing old songs health ageing when i'm 64 Source Type: news

Patronising the overweight, unhealthy British public won't stop them eating and smoking
Public Health England's decision to spend £3.5 million offering us blindingly obvious health tips won't solve anything (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: free market iea health food chris snowden economics diet phe think-tank public health england Source Type: news

Hospital suspends consultant who stopped surgeon operating while wearing headscarf
Vladislav Rogozov is being investigated by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals' NHS Trust after going public with concerns on blog (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Muslim hijab scarf Sheffield surgeon operation Vladislav Rogozov Source Type: news

Wellcome Image Awards 2016: Winning images in science photo competition
In pics: The Wellcome Trust's most eye-catching celebration of science, medicine and life (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: awards photography wellcome image medical 2016 science Source Type: news

Car smoking ban farce as Met nets no prosecutions
Not a single fine since the law came into force five months ago (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Britons will be urged to take a mid-life MOT
Quiz aims to shake the public out of unhealthy habits (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: unhealthy habits mid-life MOT dame sally davies NHS quiz Source Type: news