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Taxing high sugar snacks such as biscuits, cakes, and sweets might be more effective at reducing obesity levels than increasing the price of sugar sweetened drinks, suggests a study published by The BMJ.

Cancer is now responsible for twice as many deaths as cardiovascular disease (CVD) in high income countries, according to a new report from the PURE study published in The Lancet.  

The Royal College of General Practitioners has called for 5,000 GPs to be trained a year to meet workforce targets and safeguard patient care.

Children with asthma are up to three times more likely to need medical help as the school year starts and the NHS has called on parents to keep asthma medicine close at hand this week.

The World Health Organization has confirmed today that the UK and three other European countries have lost their measles elimination status. Now all the hard work has to start again.

A recent study indicates that certain physicians who care for patients with cancer do not often promote healthy lifestyle changes to cancer survivors, and they may fear that providing such advice would distress or overwhelm patients.

The British and Irish Hypertension Society has criticised the newly updated NICE guidelines on hypertension for its conservative recommendations compared to recent international guidelines in the US and Europe.

The perception that weight gain is a common side effect of contraceptive use has been challenged in new guidance from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare.

Red wine drinkers have better gut health compared to non-red wine drinkers as well as an association with lower levels of obesity and 'bad' cholesterol, according to new research.

Children who grow up in disadvantaged neighborhoods are nearly one-third more likely to experience obesity as adults with the risk strongest for teens.

A diagnosis of young onset dementia requires a close liaison between primary care and secondary care to help the person and their family. The earlier the diagnosis, the better the quality of life for patients and carers.

Fronto-temporal lobe dementia is a diverse group of neurodegenerative disorders that primarily affect the frontal and anterior temporal lobes of the brain. This article examines a series of case studies.

Individuals with greater optimism are more likely to live longer and to achieve €œexceptional longevity,€ according to researchers from Boston University School of Medicine.

A new biosimilar for teriparatide (Terrosa) is now available in the UK for the treatment of osteoporosis in a subset of patients.

Scientists may have found a way to pull down the protective wall that surrounds tumours, potentially re-exposing them to the killing power of the immune system and immunotherapy treatments.