Millions of parents could get more convenient and timely expert advice if their child has a minor illness by opting to go to their local pharmacist first...
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22nd Mar 2026 | Updated at 06:06pm 22nd Mar 2026
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...
Five everyday aches physiotherapy can actually fix
- 22 Jan 2026
Most of us have at least one ache we’ve learned to live with. The stiff neck, the lower back pain, or the shoulder that hurts for no obvious reason.
Jogging may be the answer to jogging your memory as new research reveals it strengthens signals in the brain.
- 21 Feb 2018
Yoghurt reduces the risk of a heart attack by up to 30 per cent in people with high blood pressure, new research suggests.
- 21 Feb 2018
Women are twice as likely to develop fatal heart complications than men, new research warns.
- 21 Feb 2018
Going vegan can prevent overweight adults from developing type 2 diabetes, an 'important' new study has concluded.
New research has provided fresh hope for a Parkinson's disease cure. Scientists have discovered excessive calcium levels in the brain may be behind the condition that has previously left experts baffled.
You may have thought that it’s down to your body being used to you eating more food and it just needs to adjust, but you would only be partly right. It actually comes down to the levels of the hunger hormone, ghrelin, in your body, according...
- 13 Feb 2018
Researchers have discovered a special type of untraviolet (UV) light that can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues, according to a new study.
Researchers have found that stroke disproportionately affects women as compared to men due to factors such as fluctuations in naturally occurring hormone levels, early age of menarche and menopause.
A survey of UK head teachers has found that nearly half are struggling to get mental health support for their pupils. A total of 45% of 655 of school leaders quizzed by children's mental health charity Place2Be said it was a problem.
