The Government published its 10 Year Health Plan on July 3, setting out a new blueprint for the NHS in England. The plan ...

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A new healthy food standard has been announced by the Government with the hope that big businesses will promote healthier ...

The researchers, led by Professor David Werring, found that starting anticoagulants within four days of having a stroke was safe and effective, with no increase in bleeding into the brain. This also ...

Weight-loss injections may lower the risk of having a cardiac arrest, heart attack or stroke, but increase the risk of drug-induced pancreatitis, according to a new study. Over the past few years, ...

5 tips for exercising with heart failure 1. Don't overexert yourself It can be helpful to use the Borg scale, a way to think about how much you are exerting yourself. “0 is sitting down doing nothing, ...

Your ‘fight or flight’ response When you’re faced with a stressful situation, your body goes into what’s known as ‘fight or flight’ – a human response to potential danger where the body gets ready so ...

If you have a heart or circulatory condition, or you care for someone with one, it’s important to look after your own needs. “Self-care is about looking after your physical and mental health to ...

If you want to measure your blood pressure at home, or have been asked to do so by your doctor, this blood pressure chart can help you understand what your reading means. It also comes with a 25-week ...

Best anti-inflammatory diets There’s no official anti-inflammatory diet. If you’re looking for an anti-inflammatory way of eating, consider the Mediterranean and DASH diets These diets emphasise ...

Rapeseed oil is a seed oil, like sunflower or corn oil. It comes from the seeds of a plant from the mustard/cabbage family. Its flowers are bright yellow and turn fields into a sea of gold when in ...

Darrel Francis, Professor of Cardiology at Imperial College London, says: Heart failure means you have a weakly pumping heart that can’t keep up with everyday activity. You may get breathless or tired ...