Mutations in the gene - known as GPC5 - could lead to a 'significantly higher risk' of lung cancer among those who have never touched tobacco.

Walkers' 50g 'grab bags' will disappear as its parent company slashes the fat, salt and sugar in its brands. PepsiCo is responding to pressure on food giants to fight obesity and ill-health.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men and the second highest killer after lung cancer. Some 35,000 Britons are diagnosed with it each year, and 10,000 die.

The device uses electrical stimulation to activate nerves in the throat, forcing the muscles to keep the airways open.

In our health quiz this week, the 63-year-old actor reveals how his lung suddenly collapsed when he was working hard rehearsing a play.

Scientists believe that while the nightmare - like falling - may not directly correspond to waking life, it can reflect the sleeper's emotions or concerns.

shirleyconger added an entry about lose weight : My goal is to lose weight to regain good health and energy

RS1974 added an entry about lose weight : Lost 67 pounds so far…...I can do this

Researchers found a way to switch off a 'fear centre' in the brain by injecting a common local anaesthetic directly into the cerebellum, the part which handles basic emotions.

A brand new systematic review into the research of hamstring injuries has revealed that not enough is known about the effectiveness of current prevention methods for one of the most common sports injuries...

A physical therapy exercise and health education program is effective in improving postnatal well-being and reducing the risk for postnatal depression (PND), according to a randomized controlled trial published in the March issue of Physical Therapy, (PTJ) the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)...

Seaweed could hold the key to tackling obesity after it was found it reduces fat uptake by more than 75 per cent, new research has shown. Now the team at Newcastle University are adding seaweed fibre to bread to see if they can develop foods that help you lose weight while you eat them...

Do you believe there has been a slight upswing in the use of heavier models (both in advertising and fashion)? It won't last. Here's why....

Football players, skiers, tennis players - they all fear a crucial ligament rupture. If the knee ligaments are damaged the patient usually has to undergo surgery to restore the stability of the joint. In the surgical procedure the torn ligament is replaced by a piece of tendon from the leg, which is fixed to the bone by means of an interferential screw...

A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the same...

The idea that if the Worried Well stopped turning up at surgeries it would save money is entirely spurious, says Dr Prit Buttar. GPs will still be at their desks - it won't mean mass redundancies.

dec80 added an entry about Lose Weight : Since the start of the new year I’ve worked really hard on this goal. I’m in the habbit now of drinking lots more water during the day and i try not to pick a snacks after 7PM. I’ve found that quite hard. I set myself the challenge of not eating chocolate on weekdays and save it as a treat to have on Sundays. So far i’ve lost 9lb. Hopefully over the next 3 months i’ll lose another 9lb. (would be nice.) But so far so good.

Filed under: Feast Your Eyes Photo: tlboyd05, Flickr Bacon has become the little black dress of the food world -- throw it into any dish and it's fabulous. From old-school bacon and eggs, B.L.T. and quiche Lorraine to spaghetti carbonara, we've paraded full-throttle into bacon mania. L.A. food critic Jonathan Gold, a baconista practically from birth, wrote in a recent review of restaurant Fig that it serves "bacon-wrapped bacon, which is a warning shot fired over the heaving bow of S.S. Food." Just a guess, but there's probably a waiting list to crew on that tub. Meanwhile, when it's not being wrapped in itself, bacon shows its sweet side. In his Great Book of Chocolate , Chez Panisse pastry alum David Lebovitz candies bacon and crumbles it into chocolate chip cookies, inspiring bloggers stickygooeycreamychewy and traceysculinaryadventures (who shot this photo) to give it a go, and share the recipe . Brown sugar is sprinkled over the bacon and it's baked until caramelized, and when added to the cookies it supplies just a wee hint of salty, bacony goodness. Remember: little black dress. It works. Become a member of the Slashfood Flickr pool for a shot of having your photos featured in Feast Your Eyes.

JustMichelle added an entry about lose weight : I havent been home, therefore havent been doing this, not to mention the shitty weather, and i dont really have my own choice of foods.

Filed under: Food Gadgets , New Products Courtesy of Nintendo Nintendo is going to try to convince you to throw out your cookbooks. The game company just cooked up " America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking ," which offers electronic step-by-step instructions for hundreds of recipes from the how-to TV show America's Test Kitchen. Compatible with the Nintendo DS, DSi and just-released DSi XL, the software has cooks-in-training use its touch-screen technology to choose dishes to prepare, then divvies up tasks among family members or friends. Cartoon chefs talk you through each step of every recipe, and the program includes instructional videos on kitchen basics like chopping an onion and mincing garlic. Continue reading Nintendo Gets Cooking