Tag: Public Health England

Europe has seen a big surge in measles cases in 2017, which the World Health Organization says is a tragedy ...

E-cigarettes should be available on prescription, according to Public Health England (PHE). The agency wants them to be prescribed on ...

Children ‘exercise less as they get older’ The number of children doing an hour of exercise a day falls by ...

Coconut oil is as unhealthy as beef dripping and butter, say US heart experts. It is packed with saturated fat ...

You don’t have to be diagnosed as obese to be at risk of dying from illnesses related to excess weight, ...

Doing moderate exercise several times a week is the best way to keep the mind sharp if you’re over 50, ...

British scientists have made a world-first breakthrough in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Researchers in Oxford and Birmingham say they can ...

Eating loads of fruit and vegetables - 10 portions a day - may give us longer lives, say researchers. The ...

Vitamin D supplements could spare more than three million people from colds or flu in the UK each year, researchers ...

A study of screen time and mental wellbeing among teenagers has suggested moderate use of devices may be beneficial in ...

Middle-aged people in England face a health crisis because of unhealthy lifestyles, experts have warned. Desk jobs, fast food and ...

Middle-aged people in England face a health crisis because of unhealthy lifestyles, experts have warned. Desk jobs, fast food and ...

People arriving in the UK from areas hit by Ebola face "enhanced screening" for the virus at Heathrow, Gatwick and ...