Omega-3, junk food and the link between violence and what we eat
Research with British and US offenders suggests nutritional deficiencies may play a key role in aggressive bevaviour.
Delayed: the food study that could cut prison violence by ‘up to 40%’
The Home Office has been accused of delaying new research that aims to reduce violence by 40% in Britain's overcrowded prisons by improving prisoners' nutrition.
Wide dissatisfaction with NHS hospital food
· Survey shows patients are denied choice and quality· Health minister urged to 'do a Jamie Oliver'
Campaign aims at young binge drinkers
Binge drinkers in the 18-24 age group are the target of the government's first national advertising campaign to encourage sensible drinking of alcohol.
Campaigners angry as early-stage Alzheimer’s drugs on NHS rejected
· Government declines to reverse Nice's decision
· Charity claims ruling was made on financial grounds
Fears for the future as figures reveal Britons are fattest people in Europe
· Government to target overweight under-11s · Minister blames culture and lifestyle for problems
200 NHS hospitals to be declared ‘weak’
More than 200 NHS trusts will be officially branded tomorrow as 'weak' in a devastating report from the health inspectorate, the Guardian can reveal.
Britons most obese in Europe
Tony Blair today urged people to take more responsibility for their fitness and diet, as a new study revealed a continuing north-south divide in the nation’s health. But the prime minister accepted that economic deprivation was a key factor in … Continue reading
Full text of David Cameron’s speech on the NHS
I am announcing today our intention to introduce an NHS independence bill which will offer a statutory framework that will take politicians out of the day-to-day running of the NHS.