Health and children’s groups urge UK ministers to impose levies on products containing too much salt or sugarDozens of health and children’s groups have urged ministers to tackle obesity by imposing taxes on foods...
Read MoreHealth charities call for taxes on salty products and bans on junk food sponsorship of sport to help cut deaths from heart diseaseHard-hitting cigarette-style warning labels should be put on everyday foodstuffs, new taxes...
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Read MorePersonalised ‘pre-NHS’ could stop onset of disease and offer health checks in places people live, work and socialiseWhy preventing long-term sickness in the UK is an economic necessity The creation of a...
Read MoreWorld Health Organization report calls on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming productsTobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and fossil fuels kill 2.7 million people a year in Europe, according to...
Read MoreWaiting lists are at a record high, almost double since 2020, with heart disease being the largest cause of premature death in deprived areasFifteen hospital trusts across England each have more than 200 patients waiting longer...
Read MoreResearchers say semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic, could be biggest medical breakthrough since statinsA weight loss injection could reduce the risk of heart attacks and benefit the cardiovascular health of...
Read MoreExclusive: Officially commissioned research lays out effects of shelving anti-obesity pledgesEngland heads for obesity disaster as minister frets about nanny stateChildren in England are at risk of diabetes, heart disease and...
Read MoreHealth campaigners call for hard-hitting messages about risks of drinking and of being overweightFrom smoking to seatbelts: hard-hitting safety campaigns that made a differenceHard-hitting TV campaigns about the dangers of...
Read MoreResearch presented to annual meeting of European Society of Cardiology prompts calls for action Ultra-processed food significantly raises the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, heart attacks and strokes, according to...
Read MoreMajor King’s Fund report finds Britons more likely to die of biggest killer diseases than in many other richer countriesNHS’s mounting failures and political neglect laid bare in sobering studyBritons die sooner from...
Read MoreCharity calls for prioritisation of NHS heart care after nearly 100,000 excess deaths since March 2020England is engulfed in a cardiovascular disease emergency, health bosses have said, as stark figures reveal there have been...
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