Losing as little as half an hour of sleep per day on weekdays can have long-term consequences for body weight and metabolism, new research has found.
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19th Dec 2025 | Updated at 08:33am 19th 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...
A Mediterranean diet is more protective against heart disease than exercise, a new study has revealed.
Sitting for long hours everyday is associated with increased coronary artery calcification that can increase the risk of a heart attack, new research says.
Combined with the antidiabetic drug metformin, an onion extract can help lower high blood glucose (sugar) and total cholesterol levels among diabetics, says a study.
A plum, which was 'accidentally created' , has been touted as the next superfood to rival the acai berry.
Want to see your employees healthy and in shape? Get them to do some lifestyle exercises well within the office premises. A healthy lifestyle intervention programme administered at the workplace significantly reduces risk factors for diabetes...
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is encouraging smokers to visit their local stop smoking services ahead of this year’s No Smoking Day on 11 March.
The search for an affordable drug to treat hypertension without side effects has led scientists to the Indian kitchen.
Gone are the days when women were simply home and kitchen bound.
Scientists have found that adding capsaicin from chili peppers to a diet may help to prevent weight gain
