1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (319+ words) Swimming could be an effective treatment for chronic back pain, research has found. More than 10million Britons are estimated to suffer back pain each year, with lower back pain the leading cause of disability. Treatments range from physiotherapy to anti-inflammatory pills....

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (890+ words) By CIARAN FOREMAN, HEALTH REPORTER Experts have warned that symptoms of menopause may be masking the signs of deadly 'broken heart syndrome' – a little-known condition that can trigger stroke. While the feeling of a racing heart is associated with the…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1235+ words) At 46, Gail Hyde was hit by a barrage of perimenopause symptoms. The restless legs, aching joints and fatigue were wearing – but most debilitating were her migraines. These had become so crippling after six months that she eventually decided to give…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (269+ words) By PAT HAGAN - REPORTER A drug costing less than 2p per pill could slash the risk of painful arthritis by almost a quarter. Metformin has been used since the 1950s to treat diabetes, but a new study of 350,000 Britons, shows it reduces…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (1013+ words) By EMILY JOSHU STERNE, US ASSISTANT HEALTH EDITOR Drug-free pain relief for the millions of people who suffer from debilitating migraines could be a possibility, a study has suggested. Suffered by 12 to 15 percent of Americans - roughly 40 million people - migraines are…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (333+ words) Thousands of arthritis patients could have a hidden deadly lung disease, a study has claimed. Rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune condition that affects more than 400,000 people in the UK, is best known for causing joint pain and inflammation. But new research…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (1106+ words) The moment my dinner date left the table, I reached out and lined up our and empty drink bottles, so all four stood neatly in a row. When he returned, he looked at me, puzzled, asking: 'Do you have OCD?...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1544+ words) 'What's wrong with Dad?' was the heartbreaking question Natasha Young, 50, had been hoping one of her children would never ask. But after months of slowly watching her husband, then 51, slowly lose his spark, it was only a matter of time…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1770+ words) Joanne McShane’s migraines left her severely nauseous – once so badly she had to be sick into a bin at work. The 47-year-old health visitor was in a work meeting when she was suddenly overwhelmed by a wave of nausea and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (518+ words) An innovative ‘wonder’ drug used to treat migraines on the NHS may cause miscarriages, concerning new research has warned. The class of medication – known as calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies – are injections that have been shown to prevent the…...