Health & Wellbeing

With recent changes in government rules, a revolution is taking place in the provision...

Bradley Wiggins has been heavily backed to become the third cyclist in five years...

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to unveil plans for new cancer screening programmes which...

Feeling lonely can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s in later life, a study suggests....

Doctors are checking elderly patients who break their wrists for early signs of dementia...

Pigments found in fruits and vegetables such as carrots, tomatoes, peppers and oranges may...

Carey Mulligan has launched a campaign promoting the awareness of Alzheimer’s, especially during the festive...

The cardiovascular system is made up of the heart, the lungs and the blood...

A healthy diet significantly reduces the chances of a second heart attack or stroke...

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The Government is to provide an extra £20 million to encourage more cycling. Projects...

The nation’s lack of physical activity is a “silent epidemic”, health officials said. Lack...

Grapefruit poses a potentially lethal health risk to increasing numbers of patients taking prescription...

Smoking and high blood pressure over the age of 50 both lead to accelerated...

Parkinson’s patients may be able to reduce their symptoms by emulating British cycle hero...

Eating cherries can reduce the risk of gout attacks in people with the disease...

New research reveals 1 in 3 Brits wake up in pain. [London, November 13th...

More fruit and vegetables are to be added to ready meals in a new...

A gene with links to late-onset dementia is also suspected of boosting people’s brains...

A nasal spray has been developed that could mean an end to daily injections...

A charity is urging Britons to stop drinking for the whole of January to...

The Prime Minister is calling on a million members of the public to provide...

A surprising link has been found between long life spans and naturally low levels...

Eating two portions of oily fish a week could help ward off a stroke,...

Healthy behaviour in middle age significantly increases the chances of staying disease-free later in...

Almost three-quarters of people would not go to hospital if they experienced the symptoms...

Research findings recommend we do 30 minutes of moderate physical activity (such as brisk...

Food labelling will be made consistent across all supermarkets so that shoppers can easily...

The largest metabolically (use of energy) active tissue in our bodies is muscle. The...

Racehorse Frankel is expected to end his career with a remarkable 14th straight win...