Health

	More Teenage Girls Smoke Than Boys A new study shows that teenage girls are more likely to take up smoking than boys in the same age group. The research found that girls aged 15 and 16,... ... [more]
	Women Suffer Horrific Injuries Following Binge Drinking In a report official statistics are showing that there is a massive increase in the number of women seeking treatment at hospital casualty units after... ... [more]
	Childhood Obesity and 'The Ticking Cancer Timebomb' The results of a study of health in Scotland have revealed worrying evidence that there is a link between childhood obesity and an increased risk of c... ... [more]
	Lack of Vitamin D Potential Health Dangers Studies show that Britons who do not get enough sun during the winter months are left with insufficient levels of vitamin D, increasing their risk of... ... [more]
	Diets gets healthier with age Adults do eat more healthily than they did as children. In a study carried out over 20 years by researchers from Newcastle University looking at the d... ... [more]
	Government To ‘Beet’ Sugar The government is getting tough on sugar following its recent salt crackdown campaign. Britons will be persuaded to limit their sugar intake and indus... ... [more]
	Parents Advised Not to Let Children Sleep With A Light On Experts are saying that children should not sleep with the light on as it can damage their health. Researchers in Texas say that studies show that by... ... [more]
	Parents and Teenagers: 'Teen Mag's Too Graphic' Figures released earlier this year show an increase in STD’s of over 30% in teenagers, as the government and other concerned bodies search for answers... ... [more]
	Great holiday memories? Do they really only consist of Robbery, bad sex and embarassments? ... [more]
	STI action called for According to a poll of almost 1000 Britons, 90% of people think that the government should impose tighter restrictions on the use of sex in the media... ... [more]
	Femalefirst Smoking Poll In a nationwide phone poll of 1,010 adults conducted by ICM between August 20 and August 22 for the BBC it was revealed that 52% of people would agree... ... [more]
	HFEA to Rule on Designer Baby Case The Government's fertility watchdog are expected within the next two weeks to rule on whether a couple can create what is referred to as a "designer b... ... [more]
	Cancer Research UK 'Discovery Could Aid Spinal Injury Treatment' A Cancer Research UK team have discovered a key cancer gene that is also responsible for repairing damaged nerve cells. The Cancer Research UK team ho... ... [more]
	'Drug resistant Flu Scare’ The flu virus is becoming resistant to key drugs which are used to treat it, a study suggests. Japanese researchers carried out tests on 50 children w... ... [more]
	Radical New Heart Treatment Could Save Lives Patients suffering heart attacks may soon have their arteries unblocked within hours, even before the attack is over, thanks to a procedure called pri... ... [more]