Medical LibraryBehind the Headlines provides an unbiased and evidence-based analysis of health stories that make the news. The service is intended for both the public and health professionals, and endeavours to:
- explain the facts behind the headlines and give a better understanding of the science that makes the news,
- provide an authoritative resource for GPs which they can rely on when talking to patients, and
- become a trusted resource for journalists and others involved in the dissemination of health news.
How the BtH system works
- Each day the NHS Choices team selects health stories that are making headlines.
- These, along with the scientific articles behind the stories, are sent to Bazian, a leading provider of evidence-based healthcare information.
- Bazian’s clinicians and scientists analyse the research and produce impartial evidence-based assessments, which are edited and published by NHS Choices.
Behind the Headlines aims to respond to news stories the day they appear in the media.
Monday Apr 11 2011
Scientists have developed a “wonder pill to fight the flab”, the Daily Express has today reported. The newspaper says that scientists have developed a fat-busting wonder drug that has more than double the…
Heavy metals in baby food measured
Monday Apr 11 2011
“Baby foods used to wean infants off milk have been found to contain ‘alarming’ levels of toxic contaminants including arsenic, lead and cadmium,” The Daily Telegraph has reported. The news is based on a…
Alcohol ‘a major cause of cancer’
Friday Apr 8 2011
Alcohol ’causes 13,000 cancer cases a year’, The Daily Telegraph has reported. The newspaper says that in the UK drinking is responsible for 2,500 cases of breast cancers, 3,000 bowel cancers and… iday Apr 8 2011