A large study has found that people who regularly eat a small quantity of nuts could have a lower risk of developing irregular heartbeat, a major cause of stroke. The research showed that eating nuts at least three times a week was associated...

Parents should stop giving their children fruit juice at breakfast because it significantly increases their chances of being overweight or obese, a study has found. Those who drank a glass in the morning were one-and-a-half times more likely...

Healthy diets may keep people sharp, new research suggests. People who eat plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish have brain volumes that are on average 2ml greater than those who indulge in sugary drinks.

Anxiety may raise a woman's risk for weak, fragile bones, a new study suggests for the first time ever. As women pass menopause and age, they begin to lose bone density more rapidly, making the bones more breakable and leading to osteoporosis...

People who live in rural areas are happier than city dwellers, new research has found.

People with type A blood may be more likely to suffer from travellers diarrhoea, or 'Delhi belly', as it has been dubbed, new research has discovered.

Diabetes testing kits are urgently recalled amid fears they give false readings and could put lives at risk.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced in the House of Commons that hundreds of thousands of women aged between 68 and 71 had failed to get invitations since 2009 because of a computer error.

Our bodies need a number of nutrients in the form of minerals and vitamins to function properly. A deficiency of any of these minerals and vitamins leads to a deficiency in the body, which manifests itself in the form of a number of symptoms...

Parks and green spaces generate health benefits that would cost more than £34bn if they did not exist, research by Fields in Trust has suggested. The charity, which protects green spaces, also found that parks save the NHS about £111m a year.