The vitamin industry is booming, having successfully persuaded millions of people that a few supplements a day could stave off all kinds of life-threatening health issues.

Scientists have found the summer smoothie favourite keeps blood vessels healthy and aids circulation.

It's often sprinkled on top of your latte, to give it a sweet little kick. But cinnamon may hold the answer to much more than just keeping your sweet tooth happy.

Summer is synonymous to tarty berries, especially blackberries. The sour cum sweet and juicy blackberries make for a tasty snack and are generally available from June to November. They are not typically berries, but aggregate fruits that belong...

A new study has revealed exactly why working a night shift drives up your risk of obesity, stroke and heart disease.

More children are getting dry eye disease because they spend so much time staring at screens, scientists say. The condition is more common among older people but is rising in the young because they blink less when looking at screens, so their...

An extract from soya beans is being hailed as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy for combating hot flushes.

Aspirin could lower the risk of Alzheimer's and even slow its progress in sufferers, a new study has found. In experiments on mice, even a low dose of the common over-the-counter pill destroyed the rogue proteins that kill neurons in the brain.

Needless to say, our lungs play a vital role in helping our body function well. However, consequently our lungs have to suck in not just air but some harmful elements like air pollutants and smoking along with it. These pollutants happen to...

Sweets and fatty snacks sold at checkouts and as part of supermarket deals will be banned under new government proposals to halve childhood obesity in England by 2030.