Obesity can be a risk factor for several chronic conditions including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis and some cancers.
Reports estimate, external obesity and being overweight costs the UK economy approximately £126bn per year, including £12bn...
Daniel Murphy thought he was taking a safe and tested dietary supplement that would help him put on muscle in the gym.
But over the following two years, his mental health spiralled to such a degree he ended up in...
The morning-after pill, known as emergency contraception, external, is medication designed to prevent unwanted pregnancies. It usually has to be taken within three to five days of having unprotected sex. The sooner it is taken, the more effective it...
Resident doctors in England have called off strikes which were scheduled to begin on Monday.
The British Medical Association (BMA) said the government had "made a new offer" at the last minute which would be put to its members for...
The trials, in 39 people, were designed to assess if such vaccines were safe. A second study – involving around 200 people – will give a greater understanding of how well it is training the immune system.The findings detailed...
Sleep deprivation can impact appetite hormones, which means tired people crave carbs.One day of inhaling chips and ice cream might not have long-term impacts for most people without health conditions, but it is best to stick to a balanced,...
Dr Stuart Lavery, consultant of reproductive medicine at University College Hospital in London, said: "People are understandably using this technology to try to get a greater understanding, and to try and pick up things as early as possible because...
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK - more than 64,000 are diagnosed each year, and about 12,000 die from the disease.A £60m trial is looking at the best way to introduce targeted prostate...
Herefordshire is the place in the UK for "people who want to spiritually develop themselves", a monk says. Venerable Dhammaloka, a senior Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka, says he can "feel" the county has the right "state of balance"....
The test uses a sample of blood taken in a heel prick shortly after birth.Nelson said: "After years of campaigning, it means so much."Today is a day of hope. Knowing that future families will have access to early diagnosis...
The Oxford Covid vaccine was estimated to have saved six million lives in the first year it was used around the world and hundreds of millions of doses have been taken.However, the vaccine was also restricted for use in...
The US Department of Defence said it would continue to prioritise "the care of affected personnel" as it announced the compensation, paid out under the Havana Act which was signed into law in 2021.There has been widespread speculation for...
