Health Secretary Victoria Atkins will this week announce changes to the NHS constitution, ensuring clarity in healthcare by banning phrases like “chestfeeding” and “people who have ovaries”, and prioritising use…
Outdoors best place to exercise against disease. Outdoor activity could help prevent various conditions, including depression and type 2 diabetes, according to a study by the University of Exeter. The…
UK has worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world. The UK has the worst rate of child alcohol abuse worldwide, and more than half of British children have drunk alcohol…
One million children to claim disability benefits as cases surge Official forecasts show almost a million children will be claiming health benefits by the end of the decade due to…
Rising ciggie costs a drag for smokers.The rising cost of cigarettes is prompting more smokers to quit, according to a University College London study. Between 2018 and 2023, the number…
Trees’ cooling effect ‘saving hundreds of lives in cities’. University College London has found that trees in urban environments have saved over 150 lives in London in the past eight…
EU threatens TikTok with ban over reward-to-watch feature The Guardian reports that the EU has said it will ban a new service launched by TikTok in Europe that it believes could be…
Producer of Spanish lager chooses Britain over locations on the Continent as it ventures outside the Iberian Peninsula.Amid surging demand among British drinkers for Spanish lager, the family-owned Estrella Damm…
Use your brain or lose it seems to be the message. Latest reports are that people engaged in mentally stimulating jobs are less likely to experience memory issues and cognitive…
Smoking among middle-class women in England up by 25% in 10 years The number of younger middle-class women who smoke has jumped 25% over the past decade, according to research.…