Health and care champions celebrate at Greater Manchester awards night

An outstanding group of health workers have been recognised for their contribution to the community.

Eleven winners took to the stage at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry on Thursday for the Greater Manchester Health and
Care Champion Awards. Around 250 guests heard about the tremendous work of more than 30 shortlisted candidates who make a huge difference and impact. Practice nurse, Janine Hussey, was crowned the People’s Champion after being nominated by

Are sugary drinks causing cancer?

Sugary drinks - including fruit juice and fizzy pop - may increase the risk of cancer, French scientists say.

The link was suggested by a study, published in the British Medical Journal, that followed more than 100,000 people for

five years.

The team at Université Sorbonne Paris Cité speculate that the impact of blood sugar levels may be to blame.

However, the research is far
from definitive proof and experts have called for more research. What counts as a sugary drink? The researchers defined it as a drink with more than 5% sugar. 

That included fruit juice (even with no