Health
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24 Aug
Middle-aged people in the UK have been told to walk faster
We all know the stress that slow walkers can cause.
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22 Aug
Pedestrian crossings: You might be given longer to cross the road in the UK
Ever feel rushed to get across the road?
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18 Aug
Peanut allergy breakthrough could save sufferers a lifetime of worry (and a lot of money)
Approximately 0.6 to one percent of people in the world are allergic to peanuts.
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18 Jul
UK advertising watchdog to crack down on sexist adverts
Advertisements that promote sexist stereotypes should be banned under proposals put forward by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA).
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29 Jun
Walgreens Boots Alliance abandons plans to acquire Rite Aid
Drugstore giant Walgreen Boots Alliance dropped its $7.37bn takeover bid to buy US-based rival Rite Aid on Thursday.
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20 Jun
Goodbye Withings: Nokia launches new digital health devices as part of acquisition
At last year’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Nokia announced that it was acquiring the wearable brand Withings for $191m in order to accelerate its entry into the digital health market.
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24 May
How will the Congressional Budget Office assess the Republican healthcare plan?
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) will evaluate the Republican’s American Health Care Act (AHCA), giving it a score.
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19 May
The first G20 health ministers meeting takes place today. Here’s what to look out for
Germany will be holding the first G20 health ministers meeting today in Berlin.
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8 May
10 facts you need to know about mental health in the UK
Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week 2017, an annual campaign run by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF).
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26 Apr
UK sugar tax will be introduced in April 2018 as part of obesity reduction push
The sugar tax will come into force across the UK from April next year, after MPs approved the legislation yesterday.
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21 Apr
Food giants are cutting down on sugar, but will it keep consumers sweet?
The food and drink industry is fighting back in the war on sugar as major UK brands unveil new recipe changes in an attempt to reduce the sugar burden of their products.
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20 Apr
Are crickets the new kale?
Finding a bug in your juice (or your kale) would usually be cause for complaint, but one Danish company wants you to pay for the privilege.
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13 Apr
Apple’s next secret mission is to tackle diabetes
Apple has reportedly hired a team of biomedical engineers for a secret initiative to treat diabetes.
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30 Mar
Why are UK tobacco sales falling?
Booker, the UK’s largest wholesaler responsible for supplying goods to over 125,000 convenience stores across the country, has seen a sharp fall in tobacco sales.
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17 Mar
AI software is proven to be better at lip-reading than humans
Oxford University scientists have created a new software programme that can lip-read better than humans.
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10 Mar
Nigeria’s president Buhari returns home as the 2019 election date is announced
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the country’s capital, Abuja, after spending seven weeks in the UK for medical treatment.
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8 Mar
Calorie counting down the pub
In February 2017, two large drinks brands and one large pub chain announced that they would label alcoholic drinks with nutritional information, including calories.
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6 Mar
These are the most polluted countries in the world
Pollution is responsible for one in four deaths among children aged five and under, making it a greater threat than Ebola according, to the World Health Organisation.
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20 Jan
Hacking health — Cyber security is a big concern for medical device makers
On 9 January, US medical device company St.
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16 Jan
The rise of sports medicine and the pros that need it
What do Tom Brady, Alex Morgan, Maria Sharapova, Johan Santana and Shaun Livingston have in common?