Health

Study claims 75% of UK men will be obese or overweight by 2030.

Children born in Britain are more likely to die before reaching their fifth birthday in any other western European country apart from Malta

New research by Imperial College London and the Medical Research Council has revealed how dietary fibre suppresses appetite.

'Super-fit' rugby player Lloyd Walsh drops dead minutes after complaining of headache.

There may have been a financial crisis, but one industry has remained intact.

Everything you need to know about the newly discovered 'WhatsAppitis.'

Google co-founder Larry Page believes that sharing anonymised medical records could save 100,000 lives.

Details of Apple's Healthbook app show just how ambitious the company is being in the health and fitness market.

Lean Machine beer claimed to help drinkers recover 'after an aggressive workout'.

Exclusive: Sally Gunnell says musculoskeletal pain is the biggest cause of sickness absence.

Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) can cause mental disability and death

Researchers develop body shape index test more accurate than BMI.

ONS says amount of days lost is sharply down from 178 million days in 1993.

Research reveals leprosy could be oldest human-specific infection.

He Er'xiu drank homemade rice wine and worked out regularly.

Every additional hour a day spent sitting could double risk of disability, scientists warn.

Investors in People says over 50% of employees work for firms unconcerned about workers' health.

Will Apple's iWatch be a Health-first device?

Lithopedion is a condition in which a foetus develops and dies outside the uterus.

Health and environmental debate is moot

Brazil university study says smoking cuts down lung function.

Three-quarters of people in parts of England are obese, according to the National Obesity Forum.

Saadiya Saleh produces small, hard stones beneath her eyelids instead of tears.

Today is the day when employees are most likely to take a day off from work.

Air pollution in China is getting worse, Beijing admits.

Being regularly exposed to chilly weather helps people lose weight, experts find.

Bristol hospital selling balloon that inflates in stomach to make obese people feel full.

Secretive Google X department creates smart contact lens for monitoring diabetes suffers' glucose levels.

It's hard finding the balance between personal and societal responsibility in tackling the rising obesity epidemic

Singer alleges she was 'burned all over her body' after visiting Uvasun West in January 2012.