Fitness
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Call for sports heart problem research
Doctors lack basic knowledge about the sudden heart attacks that can have devastating effects on young athletes, such as the footballer Fabrice Muamba, experts warned today. Read more
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Go to work on egg – conference told
The novelist Fay Weldon may have been right when she coined a famous advertising slogan about eggs, researchers have revealed. Read more
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Exercise may improve survival after breast and colon cancer
Cancer patients who keep fit may enjoy signficantly improved survival chances, researchers said yesterday. Read more
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Jogging can extend life, claims study
Joggers live for longer, Danish research has concluded. Read more
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Lessons from elite athletes with asthma
Some athletes who have asthma are not receiving the right treatment or getting the right advice, experts warned today. Read more
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Womb cancer surge warning
Growing rates of obesity may have triggered in increase in cases of a women’s cancer, researchers warned yesterday. Read more
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Baby boomers pose cannabis problem
Britain is facing a generation of elderly people who have been taking illicit drugs for much of their lives, according to research published today. Read more
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Men vulnerable to sudden heart death
Cardiac arrest caused by irregular heart rhythms affects mainly men, according to an analysis published today. Read more
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Rural rambling warning for tick month
Britons have been warned of the growing threat from tick bites causing a dangerous inflammatory disease. Read more
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Elderly exercise programmes ‘inadequate’
Elderly people enjoy taking part in exercise programmes – but often they are not getting the right kind of exercise, according to an analysis published today. Read more