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Co-op study blasts unhealthy lifestyles of TV soap characters

24 May 2013 | By Beth Phillips

Characters in the UK’s biggest soap operas are setting a bad example with high levels of unhealthy eating and alcohol consumption, a new study by the Co-operative Group has revealed.

Anna Soubry

Government researchers find 'little evidence' Responsibility Deal is working

22 May 2013 | By Ian Quinn

Researchers brought in by the government to study the effectiveness of its Responsibility Deal with the food and drink industry have found there…

Tobacco plain packaging u-turn reports denied

Tobacco plain packaging u-turn reports denied

04 May 2013 | By Ronan Hegarty

The Department of Health has denied reports that the government is to scrap plain tobacco packaging plans…

'Sexist' plain tobacco packaging research slammed

'Sexist' plain tobacco packaging research slammed

27 Apr 2013 | By Ronan Hegarty

Campaigners against plain tobacco packas slammed as “sexist” a study suggesting it would convince more women to quit…

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GM feed: supermarkets are talking tosh Subscription

19 May 2013 | By Joanna Blythman

What tosh supermarkets talk about listening to their customers…

Breaking the DH's five-a-day rules isn't very responsible

07 May 2013 | By Vince Bamford

The advice on the NHS website is clear: “Smoothies can only count as a maximum of two of your 5 A Day.”…

Obesity: local authorities may turn more interventionist Subscription

13 Apr 2013 | Updated: 15 Apr 2013

On 1 April, responsibility for public health was transferred from the Department of Health to local government…

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After Edwina Currie, eggs are a comeback triumph

04 May 2013

I was delighted to read your article on the success story of the British egg industry…

Rethink by PM on minimum pricing would be welcome

16 Mar 2013

Reports suggest the PM is reconsidering plans to hike up the cost of alcohol…

Collaboration on health

23 Feb 2013

The report from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges acts as a powerful message that it’s time to act on diet-related disease

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