According to the road safety charity Brake, the proportion of drivers getting behind the wheel the morning after a night of heavy drinking has increased to 38 per cent from 28 per cent in a period of seven years. The recent study, which was conducted by insurance company Direct Line, revealed that four in ten read more »

The recently published Health Survey for England which is commissioned by the Department of Health for the purpose of monitoring England’s health, has revealed that expanding waistlines of British women could mean an increased risk of certain cancers. The study, which contains various information and statistics about obesity has found that the average waist circumference read more »

A recent study of 1,534 British women has revealed that 86 per cent of women who have been on a diet in the past 12 months have failed to lose any long term weight. These results show that women in the UK are actually less successful in their dieting endeavours than even the worlds most read more »

Enuresis is the term used to describe nocturnal bedwetting, which according to the charity ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence), affects around half a million children and teenagers in the UK. Figures suggest that around a fifth of children between the ages of four and five and eight percent of children aged between read more »

A recent article featured in the January 2011 issue of Marie Claire magazine followed Laura Graham as she tested the power of hypnotic suggestion by undergoing a gastric mind band to help her shed some unwanted pounds. Last year when reaching 13st 8Ib and weighing in a stone heavier than her 6ft partner, Laura felt read more »

According to recent findings from a US study, children living in flats have 45 per cent more exposure to tobacco than those living in detached houses. A team of researchers from Harvard and Rochester Universities believe the reason to be because smoke seeps through the walls and shared ventilation systems which are present in flats. read more »

According to a recent government survey which was carried out by the Office of National Statistics, women are twice as likely to suffer from extreme anxiety when taking a trip to the dentists than men, reports

According to a recent study around 5 per cent of all pregnant women in the UK are dangerously obese, consequently putting the health of both themselves and their babies at risk. Researchers have found that severely obese mothers stand double the risk of stillbirth and overweight mothers also stand a higher risk of blood clots, read more »

According to a recent poll conducted by Aviva, large numbers of GPs avoid raising or discussing what they consider to be ‘sensitive’ issues such as obesity with their patients for fear of upsetting them. The poll revealed that 59 per cent of GPs felt reluctant to bring up personal hygiene problems, 13 per cent steered read more »

The government has announced plans to increase taxes on super-strength beer and lager in a bid to lower the currently soaring levels of alcohol misuse. After an informal consultation on alcohol taxation, the Treasury released its review which proposed raising the duty on any beers with an ABV strength of over 7.5 per cent and read more »