Health

New research identifies Britain’s saturated fat binge culture at weekend ... [more]

A comparison of Great Britain household surveys from 1999 and 2007 show the number of people classed as clinically overweight or obese has increased. ... [more]

The legal blood alcohol limit should be reduced to zero in England for drivers aged 17 to 20, the country's chief medical officer has urged. Sir Liam ... [more]

The US health authorities think the bacteria is in tomatoes, chilli peppers and the coriander. The outbreak is deemed to be the worst food-borne illness in the US for decades. ... [more]

One in six million 16 to 65 years olds in the UK suffer from migraines out of a total, and for many of those summer means pain. The symptoms of migra ... [more]

The secret of how the cold sore virus manages to persist for a lifetime in the human body may have been cracked. Herpes viruses manage to evade the immune system by shutting down. ... [more]

Evidence has emerged that a chemical imbalance in the brain may play a key role in cot deaths. Researchers found low levels of serotonin triggered changes in heart rate. ... [more]

On 1st July 2008, it’ll be exactly a year since England introduced new legislation to make virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces smoke f ... [more]

The smoking ban, has dramatically increased the number of people giving up the habit. A survey suggests more than 400,000 people quit smoking as a result. ... [more]

Sexually transmitted infections have doubled in under a decade in people over 45. Men were most likely to be affected, with increases. ... [more]

See how the Pharmacy has helped evolve the National Health Service since 1948 On 5th July, 1948 Nye Bevan opened one of the world's first and most com ... [more]

We all worry about how we're going to look in a bikini and know that avoiding ‘naughty’ foods and working out are key to staying in shape over summe ... [more]

More than half of us are fooling ourselves that we eat and drink healthily and as a result, suffering fatigue and bad moods, according to a new study ... [more]

Research by healthcare giant Boots has uncovered that millions of British lives are at risk due to their lack of knowledge about skin cancer ... [more]

Alcohol and drug misuse means Scots are almost twice as likely as people south of the border to take their own life or kill. Research from Manchester ... [more]