Health

Explore tips on wellness, fitness, nutrition, and the latest medical research and health updates.

Experts break down the triggers that ruin get-fit regimes

The average health kick lasts less than 12 days, a study has found. Despite starting with good intentions of eating healthier food, exercising more often and [...]

Children bullied for being fat WON’T be sad as an adult

Children relentlessly bullied for being small or fat may not go on to be unhappy as an adult, new research suggests.Scientists found that such biomarkers [...]

PHE draw targets to cut calories in 75 per cent of foods

Health chiefs have warned that everything from pizzas to burgers, packs of crisps and ready meals will have to shrink in an attack on obesity.The [...]

Half of Brits would rather give-up sex than sugar

They are, without question, two of life's greatest pleasures.But, according to new research conducted by Simplyhealth, nearly half of British people would rather sacrifice sex [...]

Danielle Armstrong rekindles romance with Daniel Spiller

She had confirmed her split from ex-beau Daniel Spiller in August. But reports have revealed Danielle Armstrong, 29, has rekindled her romance with the Herne Bay [...]

Teens are jetlagged on Mondays, sleep researchers claim

Teenagers are jetlagged on Mondays - and not because they've just come back off holiday, sleep researchers claim.Laying in all weekend and staying up til [...]

Chemicals released after exercise can slow breast cancer

Exercise has long been linked to better outcomes for women with breast cancer - and a recent study might explain why.According to researchers from Denmark, [...]

Global Burden of Disease: bad diet linked to 1 in 5 deaths

Poor diet is linked to one in five deaths worldwide, a major report has concluded.The finding was published today, forming part of the Global Burden [...]

Next are selling plus-sized clothing for THREE years-olds 

Controversial? Next's Plus Fit range caters for youngsters aged from 3 to 16-years-old High-street retailer Next is selling plus-sized apparel for toddlers. The popular fashion chain, which [...]

Cheshire student displays amazing weight-loss through diet

A woman who piled on four stone thanks to an unhealthy diet at university has dropped the weight - and revealed her impressively toned physique [...]

Psychotherapist says it’s best to shout at your partner

Time and again I speak to women who tell me: ‘I don’t like the person my husband turns me into.’They claim that the awful things [...]

Bald men are perceived as being more dominant

Men, don't worry about losing your hair as you age. It makes you look more powerful, according to research.The bald look, adopted by Bruce Willis, [...]

Women reveal ‘excrucating pain’ caused by laser treatment

More women are speaking out against a beauty treatment that they said caused excruciating pain and left them with permanent scars. Deb Collins, Michelle Abery, and [...]

Third-hand smoke exposure cripples your liver and brain

Third-hand smoke exposure can cripple your brain and liver, affecting your mannerisms, increasing your risk of neurodegenerative diseases, and ruining your metabolism.That is according to [...]

Maintaining a steady weight helps you avoid hypertension

People who yo-yo diet are more likely to have high blood pressure, which can lead to fatal heart attacks and strokes, a new study has [...]

Preeclampsia causes lifelong heart issues for women

A complication suffered by millions of pregnant women can lead to potentially fatal heart trouble within a month of giving birth, warns new research.Preeclampsia is [...]

Apple-shaped women at risk of a deadlier breast cancer

Apple-shaped women are at risk of developing a deadlier form of breast cancer, a new study suggests. But those who have a pear-shaped figure, with fat [...]

Selena Gomez’ lupus disease side effects

Selena Gomez revealed that she underwent kidney transplant surgery as she continues to struggle with chronic lupus disease.Lupus is a debilitating illness where the body's immune [...]

Lady Gaga shares her struggles with fibromalygia

Lady Gaga will release a documentary describing her struggle with chronic pain and how she has learned to live with the disease.Fibromyalgia is a disorder [...]

‘Super injection’ delivers several doses of drug at once

A super injection has been invented which can deliver several doses of a drug at once.The single jab offers hope for people who are scared [...]

NHS will face a ‘winter of woe’, surgeons warn

The NHS will face a 'winter of woe' unless patients are discharged quicker to free up beds for more operations, leading surgeons have warned.The Royal [...]

Woman cured of acid reflux that left her unable to swallow

Anna Lavinas, 36, from Croydon, struggled with her heartburn symptoms ever since childhood before undergoing surgeryA woman whose enjoyment of life was being ruined by [...]

Blackpool residents are more at risk of liver disease

People from Blackpool are nearly eight times as likely to die from liver disease as those from Norfolk, new research reveals.Some 30.1 per 100,000 people [...]

Parasite in cats’ faeces may cause Alzheimer’s and CANCER 

A parasite commonly found in cats faeces may cause Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and even cancer, new research suggests.Toxoplasma gondii, which is carried by around 30 percent [...]

Watch emotional moment a woman can hear her husband’s kiss

This is the emotional moment a deaf woman wept as she heard her husband's kiss for the first time thanks to a cochlear implant. A video [...]

Your STOOLS reveal whether you can lose weight 

Your stools reveal whether you can lose weight, new research suggests.People cannot shed the pounds without a specific bacteria in their faeces, even if they [...]

What a fitness guru would order at a FAST FOOD chain

You would think that a fitness model who has won competitions for his incredibly toned physique would never set foot in a fast food restaurant.But [...]

Leeds woman says facial paralysis makes her more confident

An inspiring woman has learnt to embrace the extreme facial paralysis that has left her with an 'upside-down smile' to such an extent she turned [...]

Antidepressants raise the risk of an early death by 33%

Taking antidepressants could increase the risk of an early death by a third, a major study suggests.The drugs – among the most commonly prescribed in [...]

Why the obese should eat six meals a day

Obese people should eat six meals a day, experts say.Greek researchers found eating six small meals a day was better than three large ones.They found [...]

Grandma who lost 17 stone is denied excess skin removal

A grandmother who lost an astonishing 17 stone through 'sheer hard work and determination' has been denied NHS surgery to get rid of the folds [...]

Chrissy Metz has no weight loss target

She is contractually obliged to lose weight for her role on This Is Us.But exactly how - and how much - is completely up to [...]

Woman who shed 45kg flaunts new body in Kmart playsuit

A woman who shed a staggering 45 kilos in 18 months has celebrated her weight loss by wearing a playsuit and flaunting her legs for [...]

Emily Yurkins blighted by ‘childhood Alzheimer’s’

For her sixth birthday, Emily Yurkins got a Dora Explorer balloon, a cake with candles that her father helped blow out, and nearly $2,000 for [...]

HIV vaccine may be just a short step away

Scientists 'unblock' process linked to HIV protein that halted production of antibody-generating 'B-cells'Compared their achievement to 'preventing a key getting stuck in a lock'New approach [...]

Women get bored of having sex with partner after 1 YEAR

Women get bored of having sex with their partner after just a year together, a new study suggests.They are four times more likely to not [...]