A Public Health England’s campaign is urging people to see a GP if they have breathlessness or a persistent cough, as these are key symptoms of lung cancer, heart disease and lung disease which cause more than 150,000 deaths in England each...
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5th Dec 2025 | Updated at 05:06pm 5th Dec 2025
Your local pharmacist can help you stay healthy
- 12 Nov 2025
As part of the ‘Ask Your Pharmacist Week’, which encourages people to make better use of their local pharmacist – not just for prescriptions, but for advice, support, and everyday health concerns, Faruque Gani, a community pharmacist in London...
Unspoken pain: Why South Asian men struggle to seek help
- 06 Nov 2025
South Asian men are increasingly facing silent battles with their mental health, often shaped by deep-rooted cultural and societal expectations. From a young age, many are taught to be providers, problem-solvers, and emotional anchors; roles...
Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) has released a statement asking travellers to the Hajj pilgrimage later this month to get their meningitis vaccination before embarking on their trip to Mecca.
- 01 Aug 2017
Drinking green tea does help with weight loss and boost brain function, new research claims.
Caffeine's is a serious addiction. It was only few years back when the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders considered caffeine intoxication and withdrawal as a diagnosis for mental disorders...
- 01 Aug 2017
Winter time is when cases of upper respiratory tract infections in children one to five years of age are on the rise. The cold weather can be hard to handle...
- 25 Jul 2017
Most 20-somethings are not overly concerned about their heart health, blood pressure or cholesterol.
- 25 Jul 2017
Insomnia is estimated to affect a quarter of the Western world.
Whether it's turning to supplements, juices or new challenging workouts, it seems everyone is looking for the magic weight loss bullet. But sometimes, losing weight may just be a matter of tweaking your diet -- and eating foods that work for...
People who were exposed to the dust cloud or sustained physical injuries during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, may be at an increased long-term risk of developing asthma and heart attack, researchers have...
Love to play word puzzles such as crosswords? It may improve brain function and keep your brain ten years younger, a study has found.
