The best diet for a healthy heart is rich in fruit and vegetables, fibre, unrefined carbohydrates such as wholegrain cereals and root vegetables, and low in fatty, sugary foods.The good ...
Life for most children is a long round of scrapes, falls, cuts and bruises as they learn to walk, climb and understand how to safely manoeuvre around dangers. Even tiny ...
Cold sores are caused by a member of the herpes virus family, called herpes simplex. They occur on the lip, or just above or below it, and are caught through ...
Over a third (37%) of all Brits regularly bite their nails, with almost half (47%) blaming the habit on stress according to a new survey.Five percent even chew their nails ...
A cancer scientist is warning that people across the UK are living with an increased risk of cancer because they are not facing up to the fact that they are ...
GPs antibiotic prescribing practices are still contributing to resistanceGPs are still prescribing antibiotics for up to 80% of cases of sore throat, otitis media, upper respiratory tract infections, and sinusitis, ...
No one likes sleeping next to someone who snores at any time but in the summer allergies and hayfever can make nasal noises even more of a nightmare.Over 41% of ...
IBS is the most common gut condition and affects one in five people at some time, mostly people aged between 25 and 45. Women are more often affected than men.Although ...
A natural process on the skin surface involving sweat causes body odour. Sweat is odourless, but if sweat is left on the skin, the bacteria that normally live on the ...
Anorexia usually starts in the mid-teens, although it can start at a younger or older age. Women are more likely than men to have anorexia - about 90 per cent ...
Diabetes is a subject that is close to the heart ofTV GP Dr Hilary Jones- his son suffers from the condition.He is now involved with a project that is set ...
Epilepsy, or recurrent seizures, is one of the most common conditions affecting the brain.The brain consists of more than 100 billion nerve cells. These all communicate with one another; some ...
The consequences of 24 hour drinking is finally being realised as the number of people visiting
A&E with alcohol related problems has increased three-fold.The study whcih was conducted by Doctor ...
A leading cancer expert has issued a stark reminder of the importance of having a healthy diet and
lifestyle as it has been revealed that in the first six months ...
For years it has been assumed that richer households consume more nourishing food than those from
poorer backgrounds.But a recent survey has shown that those living in low earning housholds do ...
US scientists have discovered that eating as little as a quarter of a grapefruit a day could raise
the risk of developing breast cancer by 30%.It's believed that the fruit ...
Scientists have discovered a link between asthma and obesity which may explain why so many overweight
people develop the condition.The study conducted by the Medical Research Council-Asthma UK centre, based in ...
Experts have warned that an alarmingly high number or women with suspected breast cancer are not being
treated quickly enough.In 1999 the two week waiting rule was inroduced by the Department ...
We all know that water is great for helping us lose weight but a new 'skinny water' has been launched which claims to work even better.With added ingredients of Chromium ...
Smokers have been given another reasont to kick the habit as results of a new study show that smokers
lose more muscle mass during old age that those who don't smoke.The ...
Drinking a pint of milk a day helps keep metabolic syndrome such as heart disease, strokes and type 2
diabetes at bay.This is the findings are part of the Caerphilly Prospective ...
New research has shown that those who have moles on their skin are more likely to stay younger for
longer.The Twin Research Unit at King's College London found a high correlation ...
An alarming report by the National Patient Saftey Agency (NPSA) has claimed that hospitals gave 24,000
patients the wrong treatmet last year. That's about 500 patients a week.Nearly 3,000 errors were ...
