As someone who regularly uses antibacterial hand wash and gel, both at work and at home, this article proved to be a very interesting read.

Do you think that you can eat to improve your eyesight? Researcher's believe that diet can be enough, if you eat the right foods. An interesting article particularly for those who suffer with poor eyesight.

Researcher's are quoted as "cautiously optimistic", about a new treatments for Alzheimer's disease which directly interferes with the disease process itself. The new drug which is currently being tested, would actually slow down the progress of the disease - which affects so many families in the UK, and is being hailed as a "significant step" in the research for Alzheimer's treatment.

Vaping damages key blood vessels in the heart in a similar way to normal cigarettes, heart experts have said. Despite the NHS backing e-cigarettes as a quitting aid, scientists have stressed that vaping is "far more dangerous than people realise".

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Patients are being put at risk by GPs being forced to carry out complex consultations in 10 minutes or under, the British Medical Association says.

Leading health experts have accused the Prime Minister of failing the first test of her leadership due to her government’s lackluster response to the obesity crisis.

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Young people starting university or college this autumn are being urged to get a vaccine against meningitis. Public Health England says the jab will help protect against meningitis W in particular - a sometimes deadly strain that is on the rise.

Viruses are more dangerous when they infect their victims in the morning, a University of Cambridge study suggests. The findings, published in PNAS, showed viruses were 10 times more successful if the infection started in the morning.