The country’s biggest supermarkets, food manufacturers, caterers and food outlets are joining forces to help cut five billion calories from the nation’s daily diet, the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced. http://bit.ly/GU3gWz
 

A new study has shown that physical activity is associated with important positive effects on physical functions and quality of life in patients who had completed their treatment for cancer. More  
Sugar 'is toxic and must be regulated just like cigarettes', claim scientists. More


24,000 diabetes deaths a year 'could be avoided'
Up to 24,000 deaths from diabetes could be avoided in England each year, if patients and doctors better managed the condition, a report concludes. More


Cancers could be prevented by lifestyle changes in over 40% of cases: study
Drinking and smoking less and losing weight could save 134,000 cancer diagnoses each year, Cancer Research UK finds, more


GPs told to resist antibiotics requests for coughs and colds
More than half of those who visit the doctor with a cough or cold expect to be given antibiotics, which do not work on viruses. More


Diabetes: the epidemic
Diabetes is nearly four times as common as all types of cancer combined. It is fast becoming the 21st century's major public-health concern. More


Stress tops list of long-term absence causes
Mental health problems hit manual and non-manual staff, CIPD research shows More


Worldwide cancer rates 'could be cut by 2.8m with healthier lifestyles and diets' More



Exercising for just 15 minutes a day could increase life expectancy by 3 years and cut the risk of death by 14 per cent, latest research suggests. More

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