british health

Analysis says no mental health risk with abortion

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 12/08/2011 - 18:02

LONDON (AP) -- Abortion does not increase a woman's chance of developing mental health problems, according to a British health agency's review of dozens of studies worldwide over 20 years....


 

Britain to lift ban on gay men donating blood

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 09/08/2011 - 08:27

LONDON (AP) -- British health officials say they will lift the ban on gay men donating blood - as long as their last sexual contact with another man was more than one year ago....


 

UK health warning after painkiller mixup

Headlines from the Associated Press  Fri, 08/26/2011 - 01:59

LONDON (AP) -- British health authorities have issued a warning after packages of an over-the-counter painkiller were found to contain antipsychotic drugs....


 

Britain to allow gay men to donate blood; policy step forward fr...

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Sun, 04/10/2011 - 09:46

British health officials said Sunday that gay men will soon be allowed to donate blood for the first time, reversing a decades-old ban.


 

UK official: Vaccine unlikely to have caused death

Headlines from the Associated Press  Tue, 09/29/2009 - 14:47

LONDON (AP) -- A British health official said Tuesday that the sudden death of 14-year-old girl was very unlikely to have been caused by the vaccine she was given hours before she died....


 

Why British Health Officials Say Swine Flu is Nothing to Party A...

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Fri, 07/03/2009 - 03:15

Reports of 'swine flu parties' have British health officials warning parents of "seriously flawed thinking", even as the country shifts its policy on treating the pandemic in the face of the virus' rapid spread