First drug to reverse Huntington's disease begins human trials
The new drug, called IONIS-HTTRx, silences the gene known to be responsible for the production of a protein which causes Huntington's (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: cure trial treatment protein huntingdon's humans new drug Source Type: news

First drug to reverse Huntingdon's disease begins human trials
The new drug, called IONIS-HTTRx, silences the gene known to be responsible for the production of a protein which causes Huntingdon's (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: cure trial treatment protein huntingdon's humans new drug Source Type: news

Hepatitis C consultant named as Robert Pickard
Mr Pickard is the medic mentioned in a letter sent to more than 8000 patients treated as far back as 1982 urging them to have blood tests. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Robert Pickard Kent Lanarkshire hepatitis C NHS Source Type: news

How did Britain get so fat?
A trip to Britain's fattest town reveals why Britain's obesity epidemic shows no signs of stopping (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Fat obesity fast food data Britain Source Type: news

Anti-ageing breakthrough as scientists find enzyme for youthful skin
Finding a way to restore the enzyme 'mitochondrial complex II' should reverse the damage caused by ageing, scientists believe (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: drug wrinkles skincare anti-ageing newcastle university enzyme cosmetics cream best Source Type: news

Half a million children with asthma may not actually have condition
New research suggests that doctors are regulary misdiagnosing children and Nice is due to change guidelines so that GP carry out clinical tests (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Baby dies of meningitis after being born one month too late for jab deadline
Amelia Scudder missed out on vaccine for meningitis B made available to all babies last year by just four weeks before she died at seven months (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: amelia meningitis b essex jab vaccine scudder witham Source Type: news

Sperm grown in lab could allow infertile men to have children
Infertile men could have their own biological children after scientists announced they had created sperm in the lab for the first time (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: male scientists sperm infertility infertile china grown lab Source Type: news

Listen: Brave 999 call made by daughter after mum passes out in car
Two sisters have been praised for their bravery after calling 999 to help their mother who fell unconscious driving on a motorway (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: 999 call greater manchester police 999 audio daughter's 999 call Source Type: news

Zika crisis to 'get worse before it gets better', warns WHO chief
World Health chief Margaret Chan says virus is a "bigger menace" than any other recent major health scare in terms of its geographical spread (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Margaret Chan Zika virus update WHO Brazil better microcephaly worse Source Type: news

Crosswords and brain games do not prevent Alzheimer's for most of population
Keeping brain active can help people most at risk of Alzhimer's but does not have an impact on the rest of the population (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: cure brain game mayo clinic mutation gene treatment crossword alzhimer's therapy Source Type: news

Don't kill cancer, learn to live with it, say scientists
Controlling cancer rather than killing it could be the best way to fight the disease, according to scientists (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: cure treatment prognosis cancer breast cancer outlook therapy science Source Type: news

Talcum powder probably does raise risk of ovarian cancer, says Cambridge professor
Paul Pharoah, Professor of Cancer Epidemiology at Cambridge said it was 'biologically plausible' that talcum powder could cause cancer (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: lawsuit johnson & talcum powder fox court jury risk baby powder ovarian cancer Source Type: news

Ban lifted on abortion doctor who agreed to gender-based termination
The doctor was filmed by undercover journalists in a Telegraph investigation agreeing to perform an abortion because the baby was a girl (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: sex-selective abortion undercover investigation NHS doctor Source Type: news

Embryo 'squishing' could lead to more IVF babies
Squeezing a fertilised egg and seeing how well it bounces back is the key to improving IVF success rates, according to Stanford University (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: IVF stanford embryo treatment help babies hope squish squeeze fertility Source Type: news