You’ve probably heard that when you lose weight fast, it’s usually water weight. But what exactly is water weight–and how do you get rid of it? Water weight is when fluid collects in your tissues, causing them to swell–and it can make you feel[...]

Leicester Tigers captain and former England rugby player Tom Youngs' wife Tiff was diagnosed with cancer, which she was told was terminal in 2013.  His brother, Leicester and England scrum-half Ben Youngs, pulled out of the British and[...]

One in five women will get a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime, according to the National Kidney Foundation. A UTI is a common condition in which bacteria gets inside your urethra, urinary tract, or kidneys, and have a full-on [...]

When George was two years old he could walk, talk and play. His mum couldn’t have predicted that just two years later he would start to forget how to do all those things and have to use a wheelchair to get about. “He used to run everywhere, [...]

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Graphic images on sugary drinks bottles, similar to those found on cigarette packets, could help fight obesity, according to a new study. The survey of 1,000 people aged 18 to 35, found they were 36% less likely to buy a sugary drink if it carried[...]

Prince William has made it onto the shortlist for the 2018 Celebrity Dad of the Year award, who welcomed third baby Prince Louis with Kate Middleton in AprilThe Duke of Cambridge is a doting dad to three children under the age of five, and despite[...]

Don't bang on about your "sports passions".Over to you,[...]

Here's what could be causing you to lose your locksOn average we lose around 80 strands a day, if you begin to shed significantly more than that or you notice they aren't growing back, well, that's when things start to get a bit hairy (soz, I[...]

Helen White-Knight, a 37-year-old mother-of-one from Milton Keynes, has spent most of the past 15 years dependent on the painkiller codeine. This is her story.At times, this has left Helen, who has a four-year-old son, Albie, so desperate that she[...]

In those first years out of college, I struggled with the transition into "real adulthood." Adulting is hard! But as I started to make health and self-care more of a priority, I realized that I was lacking a solid morning[...]

People are more concerned about their mental health than dementia, obesity and heart disease, a new poll has revealed.  In fact, public concern about mental health has doubled in the last year.The survey, based on more than 1,700 people in[...]

The latest figures show that in 2016-17, the number of people under 20 with type 2 diabetes was 1,043 – the first time it has risen above 1,000. In March 2013, the figure stood at 836. If left uncontrolled, type 2 diabetes can lead to blindness,[...]

Depending upon who and how old you are and what stage and season of life you’re in, Mother’s Day can elicit a complex cacophony of emotion ranging from joy and jubilation to longing and lament. Nowhere is this truer than in the layered world of[...]

In the first study of its kind, the University of Leicester researchers analysed 6,243 surgeries from 2012 and 2017.  Over that five-year period, they found that 'continuity of care' – a measure of patients being able to see their preferred GP[...]