Jowell rejects legislation to combat obesity
Tessa Jowell said yesterday that she was optimistic that Britain's obesity epidemic could be fought without government legislation.
Doctors warn against ‘trade in patients’
Doctors' leaders warned yesterday that patients were bound to suffer from a move to introduce the profit motive into NHS general practice for the first time since 1948.
Can you stop yourself sweating?
You can start by avoiding the following things: hot spotlights, the stress of public speaking, being overweight and drinking alcohol.
Extra funding channelled into disease treatment
Extra money for medical research unveiled in the budget will be used to improve treatments for Alzheimer's disease, strokes, diabetes and mental illness and new medicines for children, the health secretary said today.
Young women embrace the binge culture
Drinking and smoking on rise among under 25s, says survey.
Binge drink for Britain
Zoe Williams: So far, it doesn't add up to much, the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy, though even the name of it gives me a bad feeling.