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This holiday season is, usually, a time for excess – whether it be food or drink. And the old saying ‘A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips’…

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A recently released study shows that women who are heavy or habitual smokers are more likely to experience the menopause earlier. And toxins in tobacco can overall reproductive health. The…

Ho, ho, ho! It’s that time of year when shops are bursting at the seams and the pressure is one to get those Christmas presents, get the turkey and do…

With obesity being described as the biggest threat to women’s health and the health of future generations by England’s chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies, the focus is on ways…

Danish researchers have found that a man’s weight affects the information passed on through his sperm and could leave his children predisposed to obesity. Their study, according to the BBC,…

While more than half of parents in England have never spoken to their children about stress, anxiety or depression, according to one survey, other shows that 62% of youngsters have…

While MPs say a tax on sugary drinks should be introduced as part of a ‘bold and urgent’ set of measures to tackle child obesity in England, there is evidence…

Stimulant drugs like Ritalin should be used judiciously in hyperactive children because, say experts, they can have unpleasant side effects. These can range from depression and memory problems to anxiety,…

News that the UK Government is to freeze funding for education, says the National Union of Teachers, will have a negative impact on this generation of school pupils and adversely…