As per reports, it has been revealed that the Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, has been working to bring positive changes in the care that is being provided to expecting mothers. Lansley said that he wants that every pregnant lady should have individual midwife.

As per reports, it has been revealed that the UK has been witnessing a significant rise in the number of obese people. Not only adults, but children also have been suffering from it.

As per reports, it has been revealed that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has changed its stance on the advance prostate cancer drug Zytiga. Initially, they rejected the use of the drug as it costs the NHS about 3,000 a month and was said to be non cost-effective.

It has been recently revealed in a report that the figures collected recently are of the view that there has been a reduction in the rates of people dying due to cancer. The researchers are of the view that the rates of cancer related deaths have become a record low recently.

As per recent reports, it has been subjected that Mr. Andrew Lansley has been termed as a liar after he declared in an annual conference at Royal College of Nursing that clinical staff has increased far since 2010. As per his statistics, 3,000 more nurses and 4,000 doctors have been enrolled for health services since 2010.

It is not for the first time when it has come into light that IVF procedures are highly used in the UK. However, it is for the first time that it has been said that doctors use toxic drugs to increase the success rates.

As per reports, it has been revealed that long waiting lines and shortage of staff, are two main stumbling blocks in front of the Welsh Government to improve patients care. The British Medical Association Wales said that the government needs to improve its basic frame work and then only it can achieve its desired result.

The department of health launched a campaign in 2003 called five-a-day. It was aimed at uplifting the eating habits of the people living in Britain. But it seems that all their efforts have failed to yield ay result. It was recommended that Britons should eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day to have a healthy lifestyle.

According to the State of the Nation 2012 report, situation of people suffering from diabetes is getting worse in England. It has also warned that if stringent measures are not taken, then the healthcare services would drift into a state of crisis.

It seems that it would take some time before the scary winter vomiting bug would leave the turf of Highland hospitals as there are reports indicating that ten patients and 10 members of staff at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness have got infected with the bug.