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World's oldest living creature Jonathan the giant tortoise 'transformed' after switching to high calorie diet
The change in the 183-year-old has given him a new lease of life.
Goldenberry: The new superfood?
Lauded as the best new addition to your baking and breakfast, is 2016 the year of the goldenberry?
Nut butters: Step aside, peanut – here comes almond, cashew, hazelnut and sunflower seed
Set to be one of the biggest food trends of 2016, here is your guide to the health benefits of nut butters
No, e-cigarettes are not as bad for you as regular cigarettes
Scientists dismiss study suggesting electronic cigarettes are just as bad for your health as ordinary cigarettes.
Blind mother fitted with revolutionary 'bionic eye' describes telling time 'like Christmas day'
Briton Rhian Lewis can finally tell what her children look like after eight years.
First licensed e-cigarettes to become available on NHS
GPs will be able to prescribe e-Voke electronic cigarettes to help smokers quit.
London sperm bank bars dyslexic donors
Critics describe the practice as form of eugenics.
New Year 2016: Five threats to humanity bigger than Isis
From climate change to obesity, these have a bigger impact on humankind than Daesh.
Hi-tech gastric balloon approved to counter UK obesity epidemic
The Elipse balloon does not require surgery and could be a viable alternative to gastric bands.
Scotland's minimum alcohol pricing plan could breach EU law
European Court of Justice ruled Scottish government plans contravened EU law.
There's a fine line between 'clean eating' and eating disorders
Moral crusade against carbs or fats or sugars is hardly the route to a healthy attitude to food.
No, Americans don't have nicer teeth than the English
Research puts to bed - once and for all - the rumours that English's teeth are far worse than Americans.
Mother has 16 babies taken into care amid surge in newborns going to social services
Figures showed 13,248 babies taken into care at birth or shortly afterwards between 2007 and 2014.
The fashion industry certainly isn't in any danger of presenting 'plus size' as the norm
Plus size models merely represent a hitherto publically invisible demographic
XSTAT: Sponge injection that can plug open gunshot wound in 15 seconds approved for civilian use
Device is already in use on the battlefield and will now be used on the US population.
Google: How the 'needle-free' blood-drawing watch would work
The gadget described in Google's patent works by pricking the finger and drawing blood without using a needle.
Marijuana legalisation leads to drop in US obesity rates claims San Diego State University
A study found that there was a 2% to 6% drop in obesity rates where marijuana was legal
E-cigarettes found by Harvard scientists to contain toxic chemical linked to lung disease
Scientists have called for urgent action after Diacetyl is found in 75% of e-cigarettes tested.
COP21: How an unhealthy and greedy diet causes climate change, natural disasters and hunger
Diets are getting unhealthier around the world – it's not only ruining our health, but the environment as well
Why is it so hard to lose weight?
Humans have lots of factors working against them when it comes to weight loss.
Overweight Haters Ltd: If you've been body-shamed, remember it says more about the perp than about you
Overweight Haters Ltd have reportedly been handing fat-shaming cards to women on the Tube.
London Underground fat shaming: Overweight Haters Ltd leaflet leaves commuter in tears
Overweight Haters Ltd leaflet says it 'hates and resents fat people' because they waste NHS money.
Hong Kong: Pole dancers challenge sleazy stigma as they prepare for World Championships
A new category for the over-40s was introduced this year called the Masters.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump slam Pfizer-Allergan deal
The deal has brought another round of hand-wringing in Washington over the corporate tax code.
Lonely people 15% more likely to die early as those who feel wanted
Being isolated could suppress the immune system and can be twice as bad for the health as obesity.
Obesity in humans linked to fat gene in prehistoric apes
A genetic mutation in extinct European apes could be causing the obesity epidemic and diabetes
World Diabetes Day: Sugar tax will not be enough to solve obesity crisis
In the UK, 11.5 million people are at increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
US obesity epidemic: 40% of obese children show signs of heart disease
Small study reveals some US children as young as 8 are showing signs of serious heart disease.
Equality for Mental Health campaign on NHS spending backed by Alistair Campbell and Nick Clegg
Andrew Mitchell, Norman Lamb and nine former health secretaries among those calling for better provisions.
Sugar found to be bigger threat to health than first thought
Robert Lustig's study says sugar causes metabolic diseases irrespective of weight gain.