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85% of U.K. Drinks Not Labeled Properly
The drinks industry is failing to adhere to a voluntary agreement with the U.K. Government on alcohol labels and just 15% of drinks give consumers enough information about units and health harms, according to an independent report just published. Under...
Britain’s Got Talent Winners Diversity Team Up with Change4Life to Get the Nation Moving
Britain’s Got Talent winners Diversity, are joining forces with the Department of Health to launch a Government campaign to get kids boogying for a healthier future across the country. The ‘Let’s Dance with Change4Life’ campaign will see the...
Funding Boost to Encourage English Children to Walk to School
A scheme that encourages families to ditch the car and walk their children to school at least once a week will receive an £800,000 boost from the Government. The ‘Walk Once a Week’ scheme run by the Living Streets charity, rewards children who walk...
Ignorance And Indifference Increases Risks of the Spread of Chlamydia
One in five people don’t realize catching chlamydia can affect a woman’s fertility, according to a survey out today to mark the launch of a new sexual health advertising campaign.
British Families Urged to Bring Back the Traditional Christmas Day Walk
The Change4Life campaign is bringing back the traditional British Christmas day walk and calling on families across the country to burn off their Christmas dinner and be more active over the festive season. If every person took to the streets, fields...
Stem Cell Road Map to Make U.K. Research Easier
Stem cell researchers in the United Kingdom will, for the first time, benefit from a new online resource that will allow them to plan a regulatory route for their research, Minister for Public Health Gillian Merron has announced. The website known as...
New Research Reveals First-time Mums have the Most Questions Five Months And One Week After Giving Birth
New research released today has shown that, after the understandable flurry in the first eight weeks of motherhood, the period when first-time mums have the most questions about their babies’ development can be pin-pointed to five months and one week...
U.K. Teenagers Most Concerned About Losing Weight And Fitting in
Today’s teenagers in the U.K. are most worried about losing weight and fitting in. But more teenagers from low income families worry about bullying, drugs, and smoking compared to peers from high income families. Surveys for NHS Teen LifeCheck published...
