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Smartphones – once they were novel and not everyone had one. But now, according to a report by Deloitte, people in the UK have never been more addicted to their…

Next month the NHS yet again launches its Stopober campaign – aimed at getting people not to smoke for 28 days and thereby increasing the chances of them giving up…

Activity measuring devices like ‘fitbits’ that count how many steps you have taken seems to be coming more and more common but they do not appear to improve the chances…

The rise in popularity of e-cigarettes in the UK may have resulted in more successful attempts to quit smoking, according to UK researchers. But health professionals say the most effective…

A drop in energy used among adolescents – even while resting – could be contributing to the rise in obesity, a recent study in the International Journal of Diabetes has…

We all suffer from a form of anxiety at some time in our lives. Even the stars – those well-groomed confident people who strut the world’s stages – suffer from…

Girls in Britain aged between 10 and 15 are becoming more miserable, suggests the Children’s Society’s annual report with figures showing that 14% are unhappy with their lives as a…

Statistics show that one in five children in the UK leaving primary school is obese and many parents are unable to tell when their own child is overweight. It appears…

Smartphones, say some, are addictive and we should be warned against regular use. So, should the smartphone industry be worried? Analyst Ben Wood from CCS Insight does not think so….

The government’s childhood obesity plan has been attacked by health experts, campaigners, MPs and the boss of one of Britain’s biggest supermarkets, the BBC reports with the British Medical Association…