Midwives will be given extra training on how to advise expectant mothers about the risks of drinking whilst pregnant. The new training scheme will be run by the National Organisation ...
Being overweight and over the age of 40* are two key risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes yet new research reveals that 41 is the average age that people ...
Dawn French, who was once touching 19 stone, has lost three stone since her split from TV funny mad, Lenny Henry.
The Vicar of Dibley star says her priorities are her ...
For years we’ve all been lead to believe that yo-yo dieting is detrimental to our health, but now new research shows that it is much better for us than previously ...
Looking after our teeth is something that we should all worry about and people often neglect and forget to remember that after the age of around 12 they're stuck with ...
Millions of people across the country still believe it is acceptable and healthy to only binge on alcohol once a week and make up for it throughout the rest of ...
As we creep closer to the bikini season we are bombarded with ways to shift those extra pounds that seem to stick around after Christmas - and never seem to ...
Women are being urged to attend test which could save their lives.
This weeks is Cervical Screen Awareness Week and more and more women are ignoring their appointments for a smear ...
A new study reveals that drinking pomegranate juice reduces stress in the workplace. Carried out at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh it investigated sixty volunteers ranging in all different working environments over ...
Around one thousand women die of cervical cancer in the UK each year. It is estimated that early detection through cervical screening and subsequent treatment can prevent up to 75 ...
Researchers found the typical adult scratches their head in despair for at least 36 minutes a day, with high cost of living, feeling out of shape and mounting debt the ...
Most people care about how they look, whether they use moisturiser to brighten their complexion or use mascara to open up their eyes. The little things that we do can ...
Obesity figures indicate just how fat the nation has become - 61 per cent of adults and 27 per cent of children are obese, yet we still can't seem to ...
Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit.
This figure include 600,000 non-smokers according to the World Health Organisation ...
Chronic pain affects eight million people in Britain - with most problems involving the back.
This costs the nation £12.3billion annually from health bills and lost productivity.
The likelihood is that when ...
The first waterproof hearing instrument has been launched.
Siemens Hearing Instruments launched the new design to enable people with an hearing impairment who use energetic activity day-to-day.
The instrument is protected from ...
We are currently in the middle of Melanoma Awareness Month so we thought we would would distinguish between the fact and the myths that people seem to have when it ...
Almost 100,000 people are diagnosed with skin cancer every year and yet we still manage to leave our homes without any protection.
New research, comissioned by leading skincare expert, La Roche-Posay ...
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Slings seem to be the only way to carry your child these days; they have also been scientifically proven to help ...
More children are being taken to hospital for minor illnesses because of doctor availability out-of-hours.
Such problems like coughs and colds are being treated in hospitals because parents don't have the ...
A new scheme will allow GPs to receive an extra payment for advising obese patients to lose weight.
As well as this they will receive further 'bonuses' for keeping a list ...
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