Mediterranean diet could halve your risk of heart disease
Following a Mediterranean diet could cut the risk of heart disease in half, according to a new study
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Parents’ touching bucket list for toddler with rare disease and only two years to live
Family set up fundraising page to help terminally-ill Zach Parnaby experience all ‘wish list’ items before he dies from rare condition known as Krabbe Luekodystrophy
Ministers pledge an end to 15-minute elderly care visits
Ministers have ordered an end to 15-minute care visits, after a series of investigations found elderly people being forced to choose between being washed or fed, under clock-watching practices by councils.
Morecambe Bay Trust inquiry: Bereaved families braced for delayed report into maternity deaths
Investigation into three troubled hospitals will point to conflicts between staff members
Running test reveals whether you will die in the next decade
A simply new test carried out on a treadmill could tell you how likely you are to live for another decade.
Paracetamol should come with warnings about possible long-term health risks, say scientists
People taking paracetamol tablets for long-term pain relief should be warned about the possible health risks to their heart, intestines and kidneys, scientists said.
How having just the one drink can make you look more gorgeous, according to science
Keep this in mind next time you go on a date. Drinking one alcoholic drink could make you look more attractive but any more than that doesnt help your chances, according to a new study.
Adults only get flu twice a decade, say scientists
Researchers from Imperial College London find by the age of 30 adults get flu just twice a decade, while children it is much more common
Nick Clegg to make drug law election pledge
The Liberal Democrats’ manifesto will include a pledge to hand drugs policy from the Home Office to the Department of Health, Nick Clegg is to say.
Mid Staffordshire hospital investigation cost £19.5m
Sending special administrators into a troubled health trust cost almost £19.5m, a health watchdog has revealed.