Nearly one million antidepressants were doled out to children in less than three years, new figures reveal. Between April 2015 and March 2018, 950,000 prescriptions were issued to children under 18 in the UK, according to data obtained from...

Feeling blue can actually help some people to focus, manage their time and better prioritize tasks, new research suggests.

The Met Office has issued an amber heatwave alert and urged people to avoid the sun as Britain's heatwave shows no signs of abating and continuing into August.

Patients could be put at risk by trainee doctors who are exhausted before they even start work, experts have warned.

The vitamin industry is booming, having successfully persuaded millions of people that a few supplements a day could stave off all kinds of life-threatening health issues.

Scientists have found the summer smoothie favourite keeps blood vessels healthy and aids circulation.

It's often sprinkled on top of your latte, to give it a sweet little kick. But cinnamon may hold the answer to much more than just keeping your sweet tooth happy.

Summer is synonymous to tarty berries, especially blackberries. The sour cum sweet and juicy blackberries make for a tasty snack and are generally available from June to November. They are not typically berries, but aggregate fruits that belong...

A new study has revealed exactly why working a night shift drives up your risk of obesity, stroke and heart disease.

More children are getting dry eye disease because they spend so much time staring at screens, scientists say. The condition is more common among older people but is rising in the young because they blink less when looking at screens, so their...