'Worried well' scans 'must stop'
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Private firms should stop offering body scans to people without any symptoms, a key government advisory panel says.
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The Cabinet secretary says he finds media coverage of the cash-for-honours probe "deeply worrying".
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Most asked to undergo a scan as part of a pilot program agreed to do so, but privacy concerns abound.
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A recent study says doctors are performing too many unwarranted CT scans, exposing patients to cancer-causing radiation
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Medical scans expose people to similar levels of radiation as atomic bombs used in Hiroshima, say experts.
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A quarter of parents say they worry about whether they are looking after their children properly, a study says.
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Some question whether it will be enough to quell the violence and worry about the impact of prolonged tours.
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To see the e-mail I get every day from readers about security issues is to develop a deep discomfort with the state of computing today. Keeping a Windows PC safe can demand a high degree of vigilance -- if cars needed the same constant care and feeding, the Beltway would revert to a country byway.
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Urgent action is needed to deal with the rise in tuberculosis cases in the UK, doctors are warning.
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Fear of what the symptoms of prostate cancer may mean stops men seeking medical help, a study suggests.
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Hospital spot checks may be conducted amid concerns on standards of elderly care, the health watchdog warns.
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People who pay for whole-body X-ray  scans in the hope of finding tumors at their earliest stages  may, ironically, be raising their overall risk of cancer,  doctors warned on Tuesday.
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The introduction of a new cervical cancer screening system could be delayed because of security concerns.
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Controls are needed to ensure genetic information for research is not used by outside parties, British warn experts.
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PATIENTS are still at risk from killer GPs such as Harold Shipman because the watchdog meant to protect them is more interested in protecting doctors, a damning report said yesterday.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It can be very daunting for a woman to have to undergo additional tests after a mammogram and then to find out there is nothing wrong.
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Â· Government failed to follow up patients at riskÂ· Danger of wider infection a 'serious problem'