Health

Having a high waist circumference is closely associated to a risk of left ventricular dysfunction.

Study predicts one third of adults in UK will be obese by 2025 with zero chance of meeting UN's obesity goals.

The UK is predicted to become the fattest nation in Europe by 2025, with almost 40% of adults obese.

Cardiac patients are getting younger and fatter, prompting worries that prevention is not working.

A gene responsible for the interaction between sleep deprivation and metabolic disorder has been identified.

Night Shift gives users the ability to control the amount of blue light levels emitted from the iPhone screen.

Experts predict that it could reduce obesity, save the NHS £567m a year and raise £1bn for sports programmes.

World Sleep Day is marked on 18 March 2016 to raise awareness of sleep disorders and healthy sleep.

Chancellor confident Budget plans will benefit disabled people.

Standing on both sides of the escalator might aid congestion but it is a missed opportunity to tackle obesity.

Video shows a heart motor pump which could give hope to people born with a missing ventricle.

A study shows that a majority of Americans derive 90% of their energy intake from added sugar.

The Health Secretary says staff can learn from the errors of others.

When it comes to socio-economic well-being, those who are short in height or overweight are worse off.

Researchers in Chile develop substance which may repel the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

A study brings new clues to understand why we reach for late-night snacks.

A recent study shows that breathing polluted air can lead to metabolic dysfunction and possible weight gain.

The world's wealthiest foundation has helped make great strides against diseases.

A leaked letter from the BMA calls on the government to "put their money where their mouth is".

Popular high street coffee chains are accused of helping to stoke the obesity crisis

GoodSAM app could get emergency aid to patients in critical minutes following an incident.

The 74-year-old author and biologist was due to speak about his latest memoir.

Woman embarks on McDonald's Happy Meal experiment to find out if the fast food decomposes.

Having a high body mass index does not necessarily mean the person is unhealthy, UCLA study finds.

Mosquitoes carrying the virus have also been detected at the Sydney International Airport.

Rousseff said the government will spare all resources to fight the virus plaguing the country.

1 in 10 young Brits don't think fresh fruit is good for their health.

House workers use fumigators as part of preventative measures against the Zika virus across Americas

There is little difference in the amount of burned calories between moderate and high levels of activity.

Thailand's Public Health Ministry expecting Dengue cases to swell by more than 16 percent this year.