Concern at nutrition in hospitals
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Patient meals at Scottish hospitals need to be more nutritious, a watchdog claims.
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Researchers last night called for further investigation into whether babies born by caesarean section were at extra risk of food allergies and diarrhoea.
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WASHINGTON The World Health Organization says one in ten hospital patients are victims of sometimes fatal medical mistakes that could have been prevented.
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A hospital device used to measure carbon dioxide levels in patient tissues is being recalled after investigations revealed that the device probably caused life-threatening infections among 11 children at a Dallas hospital, the US Food and Drug
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Survey shows hospital meals are so bad that the staff themselves find them uneatable
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HOUSTON -- Nearly 70 percent of Americans say they are careful about what they eat, and even more say diet is essential to good health, according to a new nationwide health poll in which obesity ranked second among the biggest health concerns.
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Hospital visitors are being urged to improve their hygiene in an effort to crack down on infections.
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Out with stainless steel, in with copper? It might be a new hospital trend Â not for looks, but for germ-fighting.
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THURSDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- Continuing drug shortages are having far-reaching, negative impacts on patient care and hospital costs, says a survey conducted by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and pharmacy residents at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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NHS patients are to be offered a fitness and diet plan to improve national health, according to a newspaper.
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Nutritionists have cast doubt on a study which suggested avoiding "bad" carbohydrates leads to weight-loss.
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A Montgomery County hospital threatened with state fines and loss of Medicare funding after a patient's death from malnutrition is back in compliance with state and federal regulators.
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Doctors and their patients in many countries are facing increasing problems receiving lifesaving isotopes for treating a range of illnesses.
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Cleanliness inspectors are sent into two hospitals for spot checks following concerns over poor hygiene.
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Health inspectors intervene to protect patients at an NHS hospital after they discovered it was in flagrant breach of hygiene regulations.
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A new study has indicated that Caesarean section babies have a higher risk of food allergies and diarrhoea during their first year of life.
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HUNDREDS of patients are being warned they could have contracted hepatitis or HIV after undergoing a hospital procedure. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust said there was a &quot;very low&quot; risk of