Gum disease increases women’s risk of breast cancer up to three times, research reveals. This is thought to be due to the bacteria that causes inflammation in the mouth entering the circulation via the gums and going into breast tissue, which can result in cancer. Speaking of the study’s findings, Dr Nigel Carter OBE, CEO …

To all the women out there whose eyes pop open in the middle of the night, we feel your pain—and your stress, creaky floors, crying kids, too-hot bedrooms, and everything else behind these rude awakenings. Like a rooster screeching in your ear hours before his actual call time, these disrupters are causing some major health …

When you eat, how you watch TV, and a number of hygiene habits may be seemingly harmless, but in reality, they could be shaving years off of your life. Midnight snacking That sweet or salty late night treat that you just can’t resist may increase your risk of heart disease or diabetes, according to research …

If you have a picky eater at home, you aren’t alone. Almost 50 percent of parents identify their preschoolers as picky eaters. Picky eaters can make mealtimes hectic. Concerns about wasted food and about whether your child is eating enough ‘good’ foods, not too many ‘bad’ foods (or even enough food at all) are common …

From paracetamol to co-codamol, 24 million opioid prescriptions were given out in the UK in 2016, which is double that of just 10 years ago. Europe’s overall overdose deaths also rose for the third consecutive year in 2015 to 8,441; 81 per cent of which were related to opioids. Now new research from the largest …