Cancer gene therapy ...

Scientists believe they may have made a "breakthrough" in using gene therapy to treat cancer tumours. Researchers at Strathclyde University in Glasgow have identified a technique for delivering genes to hard-to-reach tumours without harming healthy tissue. During lab tests the...

Call for better ther...

By Maddy SavageBBC News Some 65% of doctors say they can "rarely" offer psychological therapy to depression sufferers within two months of referral, a study suggests. The Royal College of GPs survey of 590 UK doctors also found 15% said access to psychological services was only...

Group therapy ‘...

Emma WilkinsonHealth reporter, BBC News A form of group "talking therapy" is a cheap, effective way to alleviate low back pain, a UK trial has shown. The positive effect was still seen a year after the short six-session therapy programme, The Lancet reported. The 600 patients...