A ban on displaying cigarettes and tobacco at shop counters has reduced the risk of young people taking up smoking, according to a new study. Tobacco products have been hidden from point-of-sale displays across the UK for more than four years.
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11th Jun 2026 | Updated at 10:08pm 11th Jun 2026
The overlooked impact of hearing loss
- 23 Apr 2026
Hearing loss is often dismissed as a natural part of ageing, something to be lived with rather than addressed.
HIDDEN SALT, HIDDEN RISK
- 25 Feb 2026
It slips into our diets silently, hiding in plain sight. Salt, an everyday staple, has become one of the easiest nutrients to overconsume. The NHS recommends that adults limit their intake to no more than 6 grams per day, roughly the equivalent...
On Coeliac UK Awareness week (13-19 May) National Charity Coeliac UK, is calling on greater awareness of the similarity of symptoms and urges anyone with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) to ask their GP for a Coeliac disease blood test, if they...
National charity Coeliac UK, is calling on greater awareness of the similarity of symptoms and urges anyone with IBS to ask their GP for a coeliac disease blood test, if they have not already had one.
South Asians in the UK make up 5% of the total UK population. But there is very little is known about the prevalence, experience and treatment of dementia in this community. Over 850,000 people in the UK live with dementia.
GPs and other health workers in the Midlands are being urged to look behind the smile and ask about mental health when meeting women who are pregnant or who have recently given birth. As part of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week NHS England...
- 30 Apr 2019
Researchers asked a group of participants to remove it from their cuppa and found that their likeness for the drink didn't change. Cutting out sugar in one drastic step, or gradually reducing it over time, were both effective methods for consuming...
'Happy wife, happy life' is a phrase many men live by but new research suggests it should be rejigged to 'happy wife, long life'. A study found participants who were happy in their marriage were less likely to die within an eight-year period.
Losing out on just 16 minutes of sleep could affect your job performance at the office next day, a new study says.
Treating childhood peanut allergy by gradually increasing tolerance may make the condition worse instead of better, a new study suggests.
- 30 Apr 2019
Women who use antibiotics for more than two months at a time are at increased risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, research suggests.
