Health

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 f ... [more]

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. ... [more]

Sexually transmitted infections have doubled in under a decade in people over 45. Men were most likely to be affected, with increases. ... [more]

See how the Pharmacy has helped evolve the National Health Service since 1948 On 5th July, 1948 Nye Bevan opened one of the world's first and most com ... [more]

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 summe ... [more]

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 ... [more]

Research by healthcare giant Boots has uncovered that millions of British lives are at risk due to their lack of knowledge about skin cancer ... [more]

Alcohol and drug misuse means Scots are almost twice as likely as people south of the border to take their own life or kill. Research from Manchester ... [more]

Problems over botched body piercings could be a burden on the NHS. Despite the increasing popularity of body piercing in recent years, these are the f ... [more]

Consultant Urological Surgeon Prokar Dasgupta offers exclusive advice on sensitive healthcare issues for men. ... [more]

Millions of women are suffering the agony of low self esteem because they hate their own breasts, research revealed yesterday " Researchers from Ment ... [more]

An allergy is an adverse reaction to a protein in our environment, such as those found on pets, and in pollen or nuts. These proteins are called aller ... [more]

In type 1 diabetes, symptoms tend to develop rapidly, over a couple of weeks, and are more severe. In type 2 diabetes, symptoms develop slowly and are ... [more]

More and more children are tempting their chances these days and starting to drink earlier than ever. Thousands of children aged 14 and under require ... [more]

Patrick Holford, one of the UK’s top nutrition experts, explains why he thinks the new guidelines issued by Nice yesterday should be reconsidered. ... [more]