Behind the Headlines - your guide to the science that makes the news, from NHS Choices

Non-melanoma skin cancer sunbed risk

6:02pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012

Sunbeds are “linked to 100,000 cancer cases a year in the UK”, the Daily Express reports.


'No evidence' that vitamin D protects against colds

3:02pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012

There is “no proof vitamin D stops colds,” BBC News has reported, as “scientists say they can find no convincing evidence to show that taking vitamin D supplements will fend off a cold”.

Gay health: having children

3:01pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012

More and more lesbians, gay men and bisexuals are becoming parents.

Hip resurfacing 'not suitable' for women

6:02pm Tuesday 2nd October 2012

“Surgeons should stop carrying out a common type of hip replacement operation on women because of ‘unacceptably high’ failure rates,” The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported today.

'Smart drug' offers breast cancer hope

5:02pm Tuesday 2nd October 2012

“New ‘smart’ breast cancer drug gives an extra six months of life and stops loss of hair,” states the headline in the Daily Mail.

Could less sleep increase teen diabetes risk?

7:02pm Monday 1st October 2012

“Teenagers who stay up all night playing video games could be putting themselves at increased risk of diabetes,” the Daily Mail has reported.

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