Sensible, family-loving teens behind pregnancy rate drop

Image copyright Getty Images Teenagers are becoming less likely to have sex, preferring to spend time with their families and having romantic relationships online, a study suggests. A survey of 1,000 16- to 18-year-olds also found they were drinking much less. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service said this may explain the sharp fall in teen […]

Sensible, family-loving teens behind pregnancy rate drop

Image copyright Getty Images Teenagers are becoming less likely to have sex, preferring to spend time with their families and having romantic relationships online, a study suggests. A survey of 1,000 16- to 18-year-olds also found they were drinking much less. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service said this may explain the sharp fall in teen […]

Too many babies overfed, experts fear

Image copyright Getty Images It’s time to tackle over-eating from birth to make sure children get the best start in life, according to Public Health England. It comes as government advisers publish new guidance – the first in more than 20 years – on feeding babies. That report suggests three-quarters of UK babies and toddlers […]

Too many babies overfed, experts fear

Image copyright Getty Images It’s time to tackle over-eating from birth to make sure children get the best start in life, according to Public Health England. It comes as government advisers publish new guidance – the first in more than 20 years – on feeding babies. That report suggests three-quarters of UK babies and toddlers […]

Too many babies overfed, experts fear

Image copyright Getty Images It’s time to tackle over-eating from birth to make sure children get the best start in life, according to Public Health England. It comes as government advisers publish new guidance – the first in more than 20 years – on feeding babies. That report suggests three-quarters of UK babies and toddlers […]

Fish oil for a healthy heart ‘nonsense’

Image copyright Getty Images Taking omega-3 fish oil supplements is often touted as a way simple way to protect your heart – but experts say the evidence that it does any good is flimsy at best. Cochrane researchers looked at trials in over 100,000 people and found little proof that it prevented heart disease. They […]

Fish oil for a healthy heart ‘nonsense’

Image copyright Getty Images Taking omega-3 fish oil supplements is often touted as a way simple way to protect your heart – but experts say the evidence that it does any good is flimsy at best. Cochrane researchers looked at trials in over 100,000 people and found little proof that it prevented heart disease. They […]

Fish oil for a healthy heart ‘nonsense’

Image copyright Getty Images Taking omega-3 fish oil supplements is often touted as a way simple way to protect your heart – but experts say the evidence that it does any good is flimsy at best. Cochrane researchers looked at trials in over 100,000 people and found little proof that it prevented heart disease. They […]

Menopause: Lack of specialist care ‘limits treatments’

Image copyright Helen Owen Image caption Helen Owen has three children, including nine-year-old Olivia A mother who started the menopause at 29 said she had to “just get on with it” because of a lack of specialist care in Wales. When Helen Owen, from Wrexham, had a hysterectomy due to endometriosis, she went into surgical […]

Menopause: Lack of specialist care ‘limits treatments’

Image copyright Helen Owen Image caption Helen Owen has three children, including nine-year-old Olivia A mother who started the menopause at 29 said she had to “just get on with it” because of a lack of specialist care in Wales. When Helen Owen, from Wrexham, had a hysterectomy due to endometriosis, she went into surgical […]