The dangers of internet drugs have been brought to the forefront today as the Telegraph reports how an 18-year-old A level student overdosed on tablets he bought off the internet to help him cope with the stress of exams.

The BBC reports that elderly people with dementia are more likely to have a fall if they are prescribed anti-depressants, according to a report in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

As the health and social care bill works it way through parliament, the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives have stated their opposition to the government's NHS plans and now want the entire bill dropped, the BBC reports. Reforms have also come under fire from pharmacists, reports C+D.

And they are not the only ones opposing government plans after a survey of trade union doctors found eight in 10 respondents rejected pension reform proposals. The BMA, the trade union for 130,000 doctors, is now threatening industrial action, the Telegraph reports.

Meanwhile the Telegraph reports that a new regime proposed by NHS regulator, Monitor, would see hospitals assessed by credit rating agencies to establish whether they are financially secure enough to treat patients.

Ambulance staff in Scotland will have their working week cut from 40 hours a week to 37.5 in order to resolve long-running disagreement over meal breaks, the BBC reports.

And coffee might stain your teeth but according to scientists it can also help to reduce the risk of diabetes, the Daily Mail reports.