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Heart risk ten-year-olds to be tested for cholesterol

Tens of thousands of young people in Britain are to be screened for a... More

Welsh e-mail service to include community pharmacists

Community pharmacists in Wales could in future have access to a national e-mail service... More

Poor sleep equals high blood pressure for teens

Poor sleep habits can do more than annoy parents and make teenagers drowsy in... More

Interim PPRS agreement announced

Interim arrangements for the voluntary Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme have been announced by the... More

Scientists develop potential 'blockbuster' diabetes drug

Australian researchers have reported that they have developed a drug which could potentially spell... More

NPA says Calpol 6+ reclassification 'unsafe'

The NPA believes that the reclassification of the bottle presentation of Calpol Six Plus... More

PSNC reminds contractors to use revised MUR forms

Pharmacy contractors in England and Wales should check that they have new style medicines... More

BBC News/ Health

Back pain eased by good posture

Long-term back pain can be relieved through encouraging sufferers to adopt good posture through the Alexander technique, say researchers.... More

Rise in free prescriptions issued

Official figures show the first year of free prescriptions in Wales saw the number of items dispensed rise by 5%.... More

Tag for aggressive bowel cancer

UK scientists find a marker for aggressive bowel cancers needing the most treatment.... More

BBC News/ General

Watchdog to set out plans for BAA

The Competition Commission is tipped to back the break-up of BAA, the UK's largest airports operator.... More

Russia hits back at Nato warning

Russia accuses Nato of bias after the alliance warns Moscow that normal relations are impossible while its troops remain in Georgia.... More

Thousands strike in pay dispute

Council workers are staging a 24-hour walkout over pay, disrupting schools, bin collections and ferries in Scotland.... More