The Tobacco and Vapes Act has now passed through Parliament and become law. The new legislation will ban tobacco sales to ...

A new study has revealed how short term and five-year mortality are varied for two different treatments for coronary artery ...

Checking blood pressure daily at home could cut the risk of a future heart attack or stroke for new mothers who had high ...

Our chief executive Dr Charmaine Griffiths shares her thoughts on the Renewed Women's Health Strategy for England.

Andrew Scard, cardiac rehabilitation specialist for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, says that gentle exercises can help ease back pain and stiffness, while also increasing your strength and ...

A low-fat diet may be the first thing you think about when it comes to lowering cholesterol. But rather than reducing all fats, it’s more important to get the right types of fats in your diet. Too ...

Triglycerides are the most common type of fat found in the blood. You may also see the term ‘serum triglycerides’, which simply means triglycerides found in your blood. Triglycerides provide energy to ...

Limiting the number of hours a day you eat has become a popular way to try to lose weight in recent years. It’s called time-restricted eating or intermittent fasting. One of the most popular versions ...

Recent headlines have claimed that isometric exercises, such as wall squats and planks, are best for lowering blood pressure. Is this true? We go behind the headlines. New research published in the ...

Inflammation is the body’s natural defence system. Acute inflammation is the body’s immediate response to injuries like a cut or burn. The immune system releases chemicals to increase blood flow and ...

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, ...

There’s a lot of marketing about beetroot juice’s benefits but there is not yet enough scientific evidence to give specific dietary recommendations. While research, including some funded by British ...