3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (472+ words) Fire crews were called out a record 2,344 times last year to help obese people trapped in their homes. That works out at 45 bariatric rescues a week - more than six every day - and is almost five times the 489 recorded in 2014. The…...

4+ week, 7+ hour ago   (540+ words) A health visitor has revealed what she really notices when she walks into the home of a new family – and reassured parents that she is not checking whether they have done the washing or cleaned the dishes. Now Holly, a…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (386+ words) 67% also said they would be more likely to view a supermarket positively if it offered the service, and three-quarters (75%) of shoppers said they believe period products should be treated as an everyday bathroom essential, just like toilet paper and soap....

4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (274+ words) Brits are being urged to check their bathroom cupboards after a popular skincare product was recalled over concerns it could cause eye inflammation. Simple 730ml Kind to Skin Micellar Cleansing Water has been pulled from sale after it emerged that some…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago   (554+ words) His comments follow a letter from Marks & Spencer, nutritionist Emily English and Bowel Cancer UK ambassador Dr Anisha Patel to the Health Secretary. The retailer is calling for an overhaul of the rules governing health claims so that supermarkets can…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (366+ words) Daily Express Thousands of Britons suffering from long-term stomach and bowel issues could be eligible for extra financial support from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Latest DWP caseload figures reveal there are currently 40,458 active Personal Independence Payment (PIP)…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (400+ words) The NHS is offering free finger-prick blood tests on the high street for the first time ever. In 100 participating English pharmacies, people will be able to test for cholesterol in just seven minutes. This scheme has been launched to earlier…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (429+ words) A person has died and hundreds of people have been affected by a food poisoning outbreak, health officials have said. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the salmonella outbreak "may be linked to eggs imported from outside of the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (322+ words) Brits taking a common pain medication have been issued a shortage warning after a key deadline passed. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) issued a medicine supply notification for Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets on January 12 this year, stating the limited…...