With people across the UK enthusiastically watching the Olympics, NS&I is urging people to take encouragement from these athletes - to go out and get fit in a cost effective ...
Motorists across the UK could be risking potential health issues as they
avoid using air con (A/C) systems in an attempt to save money during the
credit crunch.Unclean and un-used A/C systems ...
Up to 80 per cent of the population – a staggering 76 million individuals - will, at some time in their lives, suffer from travel sickness. For most of us ...
New survey reveals impact of ‘age of superwoman’ on bowel healthThe vast majority of UK women are currently suffering from at least one common bowel problem, indicating 21st century ‘rush-hour’ ...
BHF Awareness Day Drives To Tackle Heart AttacksPeople take heart attack symptoms more seriously in others than themselves in a dangerous case of double standards, according to survey results released ...
LIVERPOOL, UK – 28 July 2008: A scientist at the University of Liverpool has found that hypnosis can slow down the impacts of dementia and improve quality of life for ...
Well now a solution might be on the horizon, thanks to a technique pioneered by the Chineese many years ago.Overnight Vision Correction (OVC) is the modern-day equivalent of a concept ...
Despite the male species’ frequent agonizing bouts of man flu a new survey has revealed that women experience 56 spells of aches and pains a year compared to just 41 ...
Being chained to their desks for long periods of time is clearly having an affect on the nation’s psyche this summer. Research has found that over half of men, and ...
The study, published in Neurology, found that statins - normally taken to reduce heart disease risk - may cut the risk of dementia by half. The five-year project examined 1,674 ...
A study of more than 60,000 adults also found those who are comfortably off and white were most likely to do exercise. But the figures showed a fall in the ...
‘Sat Fat’ bingeing at weekends is sending the UK spiralling into health problems new research on saturated fat consumption reveals. A study of 11,000 people in the UK demonstrates the ...
A comparison of Great Britain household surveys from 1999 and 2007 show the number of people classed as clinically overweight or obese has increased. But fewer adults now correctly class ...
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 Donaldson said in ...
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.Investigators ...
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 ...
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.Serotonin is ...
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 free. The move was designed to ...
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.Researchers say this could potentially help ...
See how the Pharmacy has helped evolve the National Health Service since 1948On 5th July, 1948 Nye Bevan opened one of the world's first and most comprehensive health services to ...
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 summer, there ...
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 commissioned by ...
A dangerous cocktail of apathy and ignorance means that over half (53%) of brits are not concerned by the threat of skin cancer and one third (32%) never check their ...
