Listen up ladies, a survey has discovered what many of us already know first hand: wearing hotpants, miniskirts, see-through blouses and low-cut tops ...

If that enticing job offer involves piling on the stress, it might pay to think again. The popular idea that over-demanding work increases the risk...

A University College London (UCL) study has discovered that a moderate increase in exercise when you retire can make big improvements to your heart he...

There need to be robust checks in place to protect the confidentiality of patients, but at the moment it's too difficult to make the new breakthroughs that NHS records make possible. It's slowing down discoveries, and it makes research more expensive.

Although conventional wisdom has it that when a heart attack strikes, it delivers an immediate, crushing pain to the chest – warning signs actually ...

High cholesterol and high blood pressure rarely have any symptoms - which may be part of the reason why medication for these conditions isn't taken as prescribed. These conditions are invisible killers.

Drinking even small doses of beetroot juice can lower blood pressure, cutting the risk of heart disease and stroke, new research has revealed. A pr...

A new blood test may in future help doctors identify patients at risk of a heart attack, scientists have said. Research has revealed unusual cells ...

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 20% of the British population consider themselves as a smoker. Despite this being lower tha...

A can of fizzy drink increases the risk of heart disease by nearly a quarter– and it’s men who are most at risk, scientists have warned. Accord...

Australian researchers have discovered a link between heart failure and the decline in mental processes and a loss of grey matter in the brain, accord...

According to a recent study by leading health experts, the number of people dying from heart attacks has halved in just under a decade. Researcher...

Healthy people who take a daily dose of aspirin to reduce their risk of a heart attack or stroke, may be doing themselves more harm than good, new res...

Many British youngsters are still living on a daily diet of junk food and failing to eat enough fruit and veg, a survey suggests. Alm...

Scientists have discovered five new genes that cause heart attacks and strokes and hope these findings will enable them to pinpoint when the attacks w...

Imagine your typical primary school classroom. It's probably filled with about thirty kids. Now, can you imagine how many would be overweight or obese?

The British Heart Foundation has urged people to prioritise sleep, following findings by the US health journal Hypertension that suggested a link betw...