Health - Top Stories
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1 February 2012
With £37 million pounds spent on unused gym memberships every year – it appears most of us require a little more inspiration to convert our motivation into habit.
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23 January 2012
Schools, charities and restaurants up and down the country are joining together this week as part of a new campaign aimed at getting more people to eat breakfast.
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11 January 2012
A new range of anti blood-clotting treatments that could prevent thousands of strokes and reduce deaths from deep vein thrombosis has now been approved for use in the UK.
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20 December 2011
Six million smokers will attempt to quit this January, but half will have failed within just one week, according to new research.
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13 December 2011
Four in ten elderly and stroke patients were administered drugs incorrectly according to a new study.
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1 December 2011
You wouldn't think twice about complimenting your relative's new outfit or hair, but what if you noticed a significant change in their memory or well being?
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23 November 2011
A third of secondary school children overweight or obese.
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11 November 2011
The NHS is being accused of ignoring a weight-loss operation that surgeons say could almost wipe out Type-2 diabetes.
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11 November 2011
Half a million people in the UK could be living with diabetes without knowing they have the condition.
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4 November 2011
A social problem so bad it stops some women from dating and others from being intimate with their partners, is being dealt with through Facebook where nearly 20 thousand women have already signed up.
