Published on March 10, 2010, 3:30 am
Features
Men and women are increasingly going to further lengths than ever before to achieve what they see as beauty perfection.
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Published on March 2, 2010, 1:08 pm
News
Men who have been dumped by their partner after a long term marriage or relationship are likely to develop depression, according a group of psychiatrists.
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Published on February 15, 2010, 3:06 am
News
Young couples have been warned by sexual health advisors to 'strap up' over valentines in an attempt to prevent a rise in sexual transmitted infections (STI).
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Published on February 8, 2010, 4:01 am
Features
Diana Baynes asks whether patients with illnesses such as lupus should be given the option to have homeopathic treatments.
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Published on January 22, 2010, 8:51 am
News
A new report by the Care Quality Commission has drawn criticism from health campaigners as findings reveal the damaging impact of failing mental health services on minority communities in Britain.
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Published on December 12, 2009, 5:11 am
News
A new government campaign that encourages young people to talk about contraception has been launched in a bid to tackle high abortion rates and pregnancies among young people.
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Published on November 19, 2009, 3:23 am
News
A proposal to increase calorie intake for men and women outlined by scientists last week has been strongly criticised by healthcare professionals.
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Published on November 12, 2009, 3:54 pm
News
Children should be given priority in receiving the H1N1 vaccine to prevent an increase of swine flu cases in the UK, according to researchers.
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Published on November 5, 2009, 7:25 am
News
People who are morbidly obese have an increased risk to swine flu, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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Published on November 3, 2009, 8:25 am
News
Middle aged people who follow unhealthy diets laden with high fat foods, processed meats and fried foods have an increased risk of depression, new research reveals.
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Published on October 15, 2009, 4:58 am
News
Women who suffer from lupus are struggling to cope with the illness at work due to a lack of support from their employers, according to major charities.
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Published on October 3, 2009, 12:00 am
Features
Recent research reveals an increased risk of vitamin D deficiency for people who frequently wear veils and those with darker skin.
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Published on September 2, 2009, 12:00 am
News
Elderly people are being neglected by the NHS according to a new report highlighting the lack of respect and dignity given to patients after admission to hospital.
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Published on August 31, 2009, 12:00 am
Features
Gaining weight over the last couple of years was due to middle age spread - I told myself recently. It was inevitable.
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Published on August 12, 2009, 12:00 am
Features
Smoke fills the air and I begin to cough as I enter the room. An 18- year boy is smoking cannabis, known as weed or draw to most young people, with his friend.
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Published on July 30, 2009, 12:00 am
News
New research by the FSA which claims there are no health benefits in eating organic food ignored a major EU- funded study that found nutritional benefits, the Soil Association says.
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Published on June 24, 2009, 12:00 am
Features
"If people could find it in their hearts to save someone's life, joining the register might not just save my life; you might save that of anyone in the world."
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Published on May 10, 2009, 1:46 pm
News
The lack of media coverage on lupus is potentially costing charities millions of pounds in donations, according to a leading health trust.
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Published on April 17, 2009, 11:45 am
News
New figures out today reveal that the average wine drinker in England consumes around 2000 calories per month just from alcohol, which in one year is equivalent to eating 184 bags of crisps.
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Published on April 8, 2009, 7:39 am
News
Obesity rates are higher among black and Hispanic American children as young as four, than it is among whites and Asians, a new study has revealed.
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Published on April 7, 2009, 12:21 pm
News
Amidst increasing rates of obesity, the government has launched a new campaign that will see restaurants and catering companies taking the guesswork out of calorie counting, it was announced yesterday.
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Published on April 6, 2009, 9:33 am
Opinion
At the end of December I decided for the second time in the space of a year to give up meat, mainly to reduce the symptoms of endometriosis. I first became vegetarian in December 2007 for a mere 4 months, becoming unstuck after tucking into curry goat and rice as part of a birthday meal. It ...read more

Published on April 1, 2009, 1:00 pm
Features
By Elizabeth Walling
It started a few decades ago, when well- known health experts began recommending that people eliminate fat from their diets. A lot of people jumped on the no- fat train because some studies at the time seemed to point to fat as the villain of our modern diet. It soon became obvious to ...read more