Sexy drink ads targeted in drive to curb binge culture
A crackdown on alcohol advertising is to be launched amid claims that a growing number of sexy, suggestive ads are being used to glamorise heavy drinking, reports Gaby Hinsliff.
Pupils under seven to get free fruit
All children under seven will get free fruit every day at school in a £77m programme announced yesterday at the beginning of the government drive to improve public health and tackle obesity.
Schools will teach benefits of slim eating
Cookery clubs and tuck shops enrolled in battle against obesity.
£2m drive for healthier tuck
School tuck shops and vending machines are to be stripped of junk food under a £2 million drive to tackle child obesity fuelled by unhealthy snacking.
Animal lab challenged
Two animal welfare groups are challenging the government's backing of a £32m research laboratory which will use monkeys in research on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other incurable diseases.
Health shock for indolent Britons
Two out of three Britons are so inactive that they risk a wide range of chronic and disabling illnesses, the Government's Chief Medical Officer is to warn.
NHS seeks £30m from drug firms in price fixing claim
Drug companies yesterday said they would fight a £30m lawsuit launched by the NHS, with one accusing the government of making a 'sustained attack' on an industry that saved the health service billions each year.