GPs and other health workers in the Midlands are being urged to look behind the smile and ask about mental health when meeting women who are pregnant or who have recently given birth. As part of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week NHS England...

Researchers asked a group of participants to remove it from their cuppa and found that their likeness for the drink didn't change.  Cutting out sugar in one drastic step, or gradually reducing it over time, were both effective methods for consuming...

'Happy wife, happy life' is a phrase many men live by but new research suggests it should be rejigged to 'happy wife, long life'. A study found participants who were happy in their marriage were less likely to die within an eight-year period.

Losing out on just 16 minutes of sleep could affect your job performance at the office next day, a new study says. 

Treating childhood peanut allergy by gradually increasing tolerance may make the condition worse instead of better, a new study suggests.

Women who use antibiotics for more than two months at a time are at increased risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, research suggests.

Obese seven-year-olds are at greater risk of suffering emotional problems, such as anxiety and low mood, when they reach 11, a large UK study suggests. The Liverpool researchers found obesity and mental health were closely linked, and gradually...

Children should not spend any time looking at phones, tablets or TVs until they are at least two years old, the World Health Organization warned last week.

The joy of successful pregnancy or having a new baby is unparalleled, but pregnant women and new parents are often overwhelmed with everything- from emotion to attention. Mothers are more commonly sleep deprived, tired, hormonal, they don't...

Doctors may soon give babies an obesity risk score thanks to a newly-developed inexpensive genetic test.  About two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, and scientists have long known that both DNA and lifestyle determine who will reach...