If certain regulations do not make you think twice before you consume alcohol heavily, maybe the fact that one too many drinks can increase the risk of cancer will. A recent study suggests that drinking more than a pint of beer every day substantially increases the risk of developing cancer.

The government announced that the NHS will undergo some serious structural changes, despite the threats from the health unions. The Primary Care Trusts are scheduled to disappear by 2013, when the responsibilities for planning hospital care and managing budgets to pay for it will go to the general practitioners.