Health and social care provision needs to be put in place for a large increase (33%) in the 85 year old population in the UK by 2020, according to a study published on bmj.com.
The researchers say that while “the oldest old” (individuals aged 80 or 85 years and over) are the fastest growing sector of [...]

Tactus International, a Dutch addiction treatment organisation, launches the first online addiction treatment programme in the UK today for people concerned about their drinking habits. Clients will be able to access e-therapy, anonymously if they wish, using accredited therapists in an online environment. The launch of lookatyourdrinking.com comes 4 years after the successful launch in [...]

The first cross-government strategy specifically designed to break the link between poor health and youth crime was launched today by Care Services Minister Phil Hope.
Speaking, while visiting staff at Lewisham Police Station, the Minister outlined how ‘Healthy Children, Safer Communities’, will build on existing work to prevent young people from getting involved in crime. The [...]

A study at Orebro University in Sweden indicates that mobile phones and other cordless telephones have a biological effect on the brain. It is still too early to say if any health risks are involved, but medical researcher Fredrik Söderqvist recommends caution in the use of these phones, above all among children and adolescents. Few [...]

During this month, more than 40,000 young people in Hillingdon will be receiving Chlamydia information through the post and a chance to order a free Chlamydia postal test kit. Young people can get tested for free at many sites in the borough including their GP, local Pharmacies, Contraception and sexual health clinics.