Health

15 August 2013

HIV rules modernised to protect the public

Public protection against HIV will be strengthened under new plans to help people get diagnosed and treated earlier, Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies announced today. Outdated rules designed to ...
15 August 2013

Frankie Sandford says it's time to talk about mental health

Frankie Sandford is helping encourage the discussion of mental health problems.  The Saturdays singer is wearing her heart on her sleeve today and fronting a new campaign for Time to Change, ...
14 August 2013

Brits not doing enough exercise

Our exercise levels are just not where they are supposed to be as new research reveals that 1 in 10 of us haven’t even gone for a five minute walk ...
14 August 2013

The 3,000 calorie binge during summer

The average barbecue diner eats more than 3,000 calories in a single sitting, according to a survey. That is the equivalent of a day and half’s worth of food for a woman - ...
13 August 2013

Eating salmon once a week cuts rheumatoid arthritis risk in half

To halve your risk of rheumatoid arthritis eat just one portion of salmon a week, says new research. Scientists found that one portion of fatty fish a week can help keep ...
13 August 2013

Get a body like Pippa Middleton

Pippa Middleton is known for her fantastic body thanks to her training regime and love of multisport events such as the Highland Cross Challenge duathlon and Blenhiem Triathlon.   While we ...
13 August 2013

National Happy Gums Week

TV presenter and DJ Jo Whiley is fronting Oral-B’s National Happy Gums Week running from 19th – 25th August 2013. As a celebrity whose smile is constantly in the spotlight, ...
12 August 2013

How to boost your metabolism

You may be lethargic, or you may just need a push, and that push will come from increased energy. There is nothing like being energetic for a workout. That energy ...
12 August 2013

Children in danger of heart disease thanks to TV and fizzy drinks

Childhood obesity is a growing problem, and thanks to fizzy drinks and lack of exercise kids are preparing for a life of heart disease.  A new report has indicated that three ...
12 August 2013

Skipping breakfast leads to rage

We're all aware that 'breakfast is the most important meal of the day', yet there is still a huge number skipping it. But to what effect?  New research, commissioned by healthy ...
11 August 2013

Brits spend 32 years on a diet

It sometimes feels like we spend our lives on a diet, and it seems that is in fact true.   A new study has revealed that the average British adult could spend ...
10 August 2013

Brits going at weight loss alone

It's hard to shy away from weight loss, diet tips and exercise routines when they're so heavily featured in day-to-day like, but it would seem that is in fact what ...
9 August 2013

Eating a big breakfast could be the answer to weight loss

We’ve largely been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but why exactly is this? Well, new research indicates that eating a big breakfast that’s high in ...
9 August 2013

Keep your brain healthy with two cups of hot chocolate a day

As if we need another reason to enjoy hot chocolate, but new research has revealed that it can help to keep our brains healthy. Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a ...
8 August 2013

Relationships are the main cause of weight gain

Relationships and being in love can be pretty much perfect, if you're in love the chances are there's not much else wrong in your life, or so it would seem.  The ...
8 August 2013

Daisy Lowe: 'Fit not Thin'

Daisy Lowe this week launched a new campaign in the Sunday Times Style mag urging women it's important to be 'Fit not Thin'.  And this is definitely something that needs more ...
8 August 2013

Tips on how to ease period pain

Period pain can be a right... pain, can't it? Premenstrual symptoms occur in 95% of all women of reproductive age. And severe, debilitating symptoms (PMS) occur in about 5% of those ...
7 August 2013

Walking to walk can lower type 2 diabetes risk

Walking to work instead of driving in can help to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by around 40%, according to new research. Researchers analysed the data of 20,000 ...
7 August 2013

Heatwave ‘good for oral health’

The current heatwave may be beneficial for oral health, according to a leading charity. That’s because Vitamin D, naturally produced by your body when exposed to sunlight, may help prevent tooth ...
7 August 2013

The food cravings most likely to ruin a diet

You're doing it, you're eating well and you've resisted temptation. But yet, there are still those few things that your body craves which are bad for you. You know who you ...
6 August 2013

Summer hideaway: Dieters daunted by sunny months

Thanks to the hot summer we've been embracing it means our skin has been on show, but uncomfortable dieters have found that they've been trying their best to avoid showing ...
6 August 2013

Public ignorance to bone health

Britain is in the grip of a hidden brittle bone disease epidemic. Osteoporosis claims around three million victims each year and thousands more remain undiagnosed and untreated. Women are most in danger ...
6 August 2013

Ashton Kutcher: Jobs' Fruit Diet Was 'Misinformed'

Ashton Kutcher became seriously ill after copying Steve Jobs' diet. The 35-year-old actor was rushed to hospital with severe pancreatic pain when he adopted the late Apple founder's fruit diet, based ...
6 August 2013

The importance of sleep in your fitness routine

The importance of good sleep on your training or exercise regime is as important as having the right diet and the right equipment but is often chronically overlooked. Getting a good ...