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Turmeric may prevent heart failure
An ingredient found in the curry spice turmeric may help to reduce the risk of heart failure, scientists have said.
A study by researchers at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at the Toronto General Hospital found that in mice with enlarged
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Minister calls for salt-free tables
A government minister has called for salt pots to be removed from tables to help slash children's salt intake.
According to Baroness Thornton, children get used to seeing salt on tables at mealtimes and peers should therefore make a
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Desk workers struggle to eat healthily
Four out of five workers regularly eat unhealthy snacks, with deskbound workers and accountants being some of the unhealthiest eaters, a new survey has found.
Research by PruHealth reveals that 52 per cent of bankers and accountants
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Smoking ban should improve skin
Consumers are generally aware that bans on smoking in public lead to improvements in lung health, but another little-known benefit of last year's ban is that it should also improve people's skin, experts have claimed.
According to Nina
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Survey exposes cancer screening confusion
The majority of people do not know which forms of cancer are screened for by the NHS, a new survey has found.
Just 16 per cent of respondents to a Cancer Research UK survey were able to correctly identify breast, cervical and bowel cancer
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Experts advocate 'cholesterol-lowering' diet
It is common for people to believe they should follow a low-cholesterol diet, but experts have pointed out that they should in fact be striving for a cholesterol-lowering diet instead.
According to Denise Armstrong, a spokeswoman at the
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Women urged to adopt more active lifestyle
Women are being encouraged to boost their levels of physical activity for the remainder of the year in order to improve their fitness and overall health.
According to sustainable transport charity Sustrans, nearly three quarters of women
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Dietary changes may prevent blindness
Simple changes to diet and lifestyle could help to prevent blindness caused by age-related macular degeneration (AMD), experts suggest.
A number of factors can contribute to AMD, with the most important being smoking and exposure to UV
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Britons underestimate waist size
A new study has found that people tend to underestimate the size of their waist and may therefore not notice the warning signs of type-2 diabetes.
Research involving more than 500 people found that the majority underestimated their waist
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Consumers 'less concerned about fat and salt'
A new survey has revealed that more people are aware of healthy eating issues, although fewer people are concerned about the levels of fat and salt in their diet.
The latest research from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) reveals that 78 per
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60,000 diabetes patients 'in the dark'
As many as 60,000 people in the UK may be unaware that they have diabetes, researchers have said.
A survey of blood test records for 3.63 million patients revealed thousands of probable cases of diabetes which had not been
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Cup of tea may protect against Parkinson's
A daily cup of black tea could help to reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease by nearly three quarters, researchers have claimed.
A study of 63,257 Chinese people found that regular tea consumption appears to have a protective effect
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