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.

It is said that a GP surgery has been asked by the Home Office to reveal a patient's address in what health campaigners fear is an “escalation” of invasion into confidential records. 

According to a new report, search engines like Google and Bing are more likely than any other source of information to provoke anxiety during pregnancy.

Researchers have found that that bosses should let workers have lie-ins in order to stop them from having an early death.

Tens of thousands of allergy sufferers are at risk because of a shortage of the life-saving EpiPen jabs. Mylan, the Pennsylvania-based firm that manufacturers the device, has warned of global supply problems.

Succulent, juicy and pulpy are the words that come to mind when we think of an orange. We love eating one or two oranges a day most of the year, don't we? Plus, they're easily available and provide instant energy. Oranges have always been cherished...

Painful finger-prick blood tests taken several times a day by millions of diabetics could become a thing of the past.