High cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for heart disease and diet can play a major role in controlling levels.
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How beauty standards for LGBTQ people impact body image, mental health
Narrow beauty standards can have serious impacts on body image for LGBTQ people, who already face higher rates of eating disorders and other mental illnesses. Further fuelling fears of not being accepted over their identity or orientation, some people can go to dangerous lengths to look a certain way.
Poll result: Should UK switch to a private insurance-based health system? YOU VOTED
The NHS is under increasing pressure to clear the backlog of patients caused by the pandemic.
POLL: Should UK switch to insurance-based health system?
As the NHS backlog grows, more Britons are seeking private medical treatments.
Walking 10K steps a day is a health sweet spot, study finds — and walking faster is even better
In recent years, walking 10,000 steps a day has become a popular fitness goal, but until now, there hasn’t been much scientific research to back that number. A new study looking at people wearing fitness trackers has finally determined that it is indeed a sweet spot for a range of health outcomes, but how fast […]
Walking 10K a day is a health sweet spot, study finds — and walking faster is even better
In recent years, walking 10,000 steps a day has become a popular fitness goal, but until now, there hasn’t been much scientific research to back that number. A new study looking at people wearing fitness trackers has finally determined that it is indeed a sweet spot for a range of health outcomes, but how fast […]
Lewis Capaldi feared for his life before his ‘eye-opening’ health diagnosis
LEWIS CAPALDI feared he was “dying”, thinking he had a degenerative disease, but his health diagnosis was much more “eye-opening” than that – he’s got Tourette’s syndrome.
Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
Health Canada announced Friday it has approved Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged six months to four-years-old.
Health experts urge Therese to make cancer a priority
MEDICAL experts have urged Therese Coffey to expand her ABCD of NHS priorities to include cancer. The new Health Secretary said she would be tackling ambulances, backlogs, care, doctors and dentists first.
Get ready for blackouts from London to LA, which will force people worldwide to either pay more or put their health in jeopardy
Part of Manhattan without power, seen from East River Houses. Jonathan Percy/EyeEm/Getty Images Climate change and soaring energy prices could make widespread blackouts more common, even in wealthy nations. Californians narrowly averted statewide blackouts, and Britons impacted by the war in Ukraine will soon pay nearly double for electricity. As energy costs soar higher, a […]
