MPs have urged general practitioners in the country to work with the local councils to improve social care in the country for older and vulnerable people.

Members of Parliament from the health select committee has recommended creation og closer joint working between the NHS and local government for improving care in the country. They aim to address the issue of fragment health care system in the country.

Scientists have found a link between Y chromosome and risks of heart attacks in men in a new study that could help in the development of new treatments for men or help doctors find if patient is at a high risk of heart attack.

Scientists showed how the coronary heart disease (CHD) passes down the male line. They found that genetic variations on the Y chromosome increases the risk of siffering from a heart attack.

Tourism sector giant, Thomas Cook is planning to sell its stake in its Indian operations under a new programme to sell its non-core assets in order to reduce debts.

The company said that it is inviting bids for its 77.1 per cent shareholding in the Indian unit, Thomas Cook India. The UK giant's Indian company has been profitable and has recorded strong growth over the years.

A new government campaign in England states that people who drink just over the recommended daily limit for alcohol face an increased risk of health problems.

The campaign says that those who drink two glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day have thrice the risk of developing mouth cancer compared to those who do not drink daily. The ads under the campaign, Change4Life urges people to reduce their drinking.

A new report has criticized the Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust for not being able to provide medical service efficiently to the peple.

The repot by Monitor was critical of the trust for inadequacies in management and staffing as well as for missing patient follow-up appointments. The trust was earlier in the news after the media reported a number of deaths at Furness General Hospital's maternity unit.

The MARIE Curie Cancer Care charity is looking for volunteers to take part in its new fundraising initiative in March.

The charity is urging people in Gloucestershire to volunteer for the Great Daffodil Appeal in March. The funds raised will be used for paying nurses who provide care to terminally ill people in their homes.

The charity organizes the appeal, in which volunteers on the streets ask people to wear a daffodil in exchange of a donation, every year.

Leading UK health insurer, Axa PPP has said that it is changing its policy to include the drug, abiraterone under the policy for people suffering from late-stage prostate cancer.

The insurer changed it stance on the drug by and it now considers its eligible for the cover under the costs. The treatment under the drug costs about £3,000 a month per patient. Other insurance companies including Bupa and WPA already provides cover for treatment involving the drug.

According to a new study, the measures to reduce the rates of suicides in England and Wales in the past one decade have been successful.

The study showed very little evidence that showed that the measures have succeeded. The researchers found that continuous community crisis teams resulted in 200-300 fewer deaths from suicide every year.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that he would be ready to do 'everything he can' to encourage the Indian government to reconsider its decision to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets after defeating UK-backed Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.

The Indian authorities have finalized the Rafale fighter of Dassault Aviation for its $10.4 billion medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) deal, according to the French company.

A new government campaign is aiming to increase awareness about the symptoms of bowel cancer in the UK. The promotion titled, `Be Clear On Cancer promotion' will run until the end of March.

According to officials, the NHS will see an increase in the number of referrals as a result of the launch of the campaign. The campaign, which is the first of its type, includes Frazer Hines, who played Joe Sugden in Yorkshire soap Emmerdale for 22 years.

A new research has found that about half of the general practitioners are suffering from burnouts mainly due to increased stress. Male doctors are at a higher risk of burnout than their female counterparts. Researchers found that doctors who work in group practices and those who repeatedly see the same patients were at a higher risk of burnout. The researchers used the Maslach Burnout Inventory to access 564 out of 789 eligible GPs working in Essex in one of the largest studies of its kind in the UK.

According to a new study, about half of family doctors are suffering from burnout because of stress and male doctors are at a higher risk of burnout than their female counterparts.

Researchers found that doctors who work in group practices and those who repeatedly see the same patients were at a higher risk of burnout. The researchers used the Maslach Burnout Inventory to access 564 out of 789 eligible GPs working in Essex in one of the largest studies of its kind in the UK.

Atos has bagged a £74m contract for integrated desktop services from the Department of Health (DH).

Atos will be responsible for about 10,000 desktops and will offer service including desktop support, network services and collaboration tools along with a new datacentre infrastructure. The deal ranging five years will cover the central department and also its Arms Length Bodies including the Care Quality Commission.

A diner in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Jester's Diner is offering a special Kidz Breakfast that weighs as much as a baby.

The 9lbs breakfast includes 12 bacon rashers, 12 sausages, four slices of black pudding and an eight-egg cheese and potato omelette. The meal adding upto 6,000-calorie has been criticized as bad for health.

A charity is organizing an event in which cyclists will ride from Edinburgh to Dublin in three days to help raise money for the Marie Curie Cancer Care.

The organizers aim to raise up to £100,000 for the cancer charity. The 220-mile cycle ride will be completed in three days. The organizers are inviting up to 60 people for participating in the event that is set to begin on 12 July.

Peter Box, the leader of the Wakefield Council has said that the former chief of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust was "made a scapegoat" for the financial mess of the trust.

Julia Squire, who worked as the chief executive of the troubled Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust have resigned and will now work at a position in the NHS Confederation. Box had called for more action to restore public trust in the hospital.

London, Jan 28 Social-networking giant Facebook is planning to file papers for its Initial Public Offering as early as next week, that could value the website at 75 billion to 100 billion dollars.Under US law, Facebook will have to start disclosing its financial results from April because it has over 500 investors.

The IPO, which is expected to raise about 10 billion dollars, is set to make its founder Mark Zuckerberg a billionaire several times over.

The group is thought to be keen to list on the New York Stock Exchange, rather than the more tech heavy Nasdaq, The Telegraph reports.

Julia Squire, who worked as the chief executive of the troubled Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust have resigned and will now work at a position in the NHS Confederation.

The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has faced mounting criticism over the closure of its A&E department at Pontefract hospital. The resignation comes at a time when the trust is facing criticism the management of its finances.

According to a new study, the number of deaths linked to heart attacks has halved since 2002 and part of the reason is that people's hearts are getting stronger.

People in the country are suffering fewer heart attacks than earlier and fewer of them are fatal. Factors such as avoiding smoking, eating a healthy diet, cutting cholesterol and lowering blood pressure not only reduces the risks of heart attacks but also ensures that if they occur they are not life threatening.

The Organisisng Committee for the London Olympics 2012 has said that Dow Chemicals will remain as a sponsor for the mega sporting event that will be held in the British Capital this year, according to media reports.

The chief executive of London Olympics Organisisng Committee (Locog) expressed that the organizers are fine with the company remaining as a sponsor for the event. It also suggested that the responsibility for cleaning Bhopal, which was the site of the major industrial accident, rests with the authorities in India.