Health news, Newcastle, North East & UK

Drugs ruining family

DEAR NICKY — My sister’s 19-year-old son is binge drinking and using drugs like ecstasy and cannabis.Read

Breast screening saves lives

As with many cancers, the earlier changes in the breast are detected, the better a woman’s chances of survival. Health reporter JANE PICKEN finds out more about essential breast cancer screeningRead

Drug all set to benefit patients

AROUND 5,500 pre-menopausal breast cancer patients could be offered a hormone drug that is shown to be as effective as traditional chemotherapy.Read

Dr Scott's surgery

A GOOD friend came round for a meal the other night. He had recently come back from New York, with 1,476 photos to prove it. Read

Hospital's new tests combat silent killer

Trials at a Gateshead Hospital could pave the way for a national ovarian cancer screening programme. Health reporter JANE PICKEN finds out how it could save countless lives from a disease known as the silent killer.Read

Self-testing kit gains support

Thanks to a tiny testing kit, medics are predicting a huge drop in deaths from bowel cancer. Health reporter JANE PICKEN discovers huge support for the south of Tyne screening programme.Read

Fighting fit: Water, do you drink enough?

In the past we have discussed nutrition and the different foods groups so today I am talking about the most important thing you will ever drink. Water!Read

Don’t shy away from cervical examination

Although a routine smear test could save countless women from cervical cancer many in the North East are ignoring appointment invites. Health reporter JANE PICKEN finds out how one simple examination can make all the differenceRead

Guide to life

DO YOU let your head rule your heart? Have you ever tried it the other way around?Read

Drive to cut cancer death

Charity Cancer Research UK wants the Government to screen three million people for various forms of cancer over the next five years. Health reporter JANE PICKEN has the details about their new campaignRead

Empathy so important in this role

NAME Treacey Kelly, AGE 43, JOB TITLE Continence service managerRead

60-year battle with diabetes

RON and Ruby Crawford have just celebrated 50 years of happy marriage. On Friday, the couple from Dudley, North Tyneside, enjoyed their golden wedding celebration.Read

Angela needs a new wardrobe

Hannah Davies put together the region’s answer to Trinny and Susannah and a woman who desperately needed a new look after her amazing weight loss.Read

Sports can trigger sudden death

THE incidence of sudden cardiac death in those aged 35 years or less is approximately 1 in 100,000 every year.Read

Charity Event

GENEROUS fund-raisers are being invited to get together for a charity event in memory of Mathew and in aid of the trust.Read

Killer heart condition hit without warning

TWO years ago Philip Mathew lost his 31-year-old son suddenly to coronary artery disease. He tells health reporter JANE PICKEN how he is using the tragedy to warn others who could be at risk of the killer illness.Read