New study reveals how high-mileage running makes muscles and tendons more efficient
Feb 16, 2017 07:39 am UTC| Health
Running burns more calories than any other mainstream exercise. But despite the fact that running has been proven to reduce your risk of chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes and stroke, there has been...
Personalized medicine may do more to treat rather than prevent chronic diseases
Feb 16, 2017 06:20 am UTC| Health
Personalized medicine, which involves tailoring health care to each persons unique genetic makeup, has the potential to transform how we diagnose, prevent and treat disease. After all, no two people are alike. Mapping a...
How vitamin D can improve muscle strength
Feb 16, 2017 06:19 am UTC| Health
One of the most important vitamins for your health is vitamin D. It allows the body to absorb calcium and phosphate from your diet, which are essential for the development of healthy bones. However, we have found that...
Why sitting is not the 'new smoking'
Feb 16, 2017 00:54 am UTC| Life Health
Sitting has been branded the new smoking for its supposed public health risks, especially for people with sit-down office jobs. Over the past 15 years or so sitting has been linked with cancer, heart disease and...
Obese does not necessarily mean unhealthy
Feb 15, 2017 09:35 am UTC| Health
Self-proclaimed weight loss hypnosis master Steve Miller has announced a campaign to see all overweight NHS staff wearing badges that read Im fat, but Im losing it. He also wants all restaurant menus to carry the warning...
How best to prepare for epidemics? Strengthen primary care
Feb 15, 2017 06:30 am UTC| Health
In global public health, 2016 was a year defined by the end of two important emergencies: Ebola and Zika. But that doesnt mean the risk either of these viruses pose has gone away. Zika transmission continues despite the...
Before pregnancy even starts, healthy weight in mums and dads lowers obesity risk in children
Feb 15, 2017 06:23 am UTC| Health
Children born to obese women have double the chance of being obese themselves by age two, compared to children born to women of a recommended body mass index (BMI). Childhood obesity is also strongly linked with obesity in...
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
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