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An entire industry has been built on the claim that 10,000 steps a day were necessary to be healthy. But where did the figure come from?

For years we’ve been fed the line that a diet of red meat, supplements and protein shakes can have real health benefits. If only it were that simple

Scientists are now hoping to re-engineer existing antibiotics to make them thousands of times more powerful

Fifty years after the first heart transplant, the operation remains very expensive with mixed outcomes. A new approach focuses on repair instead of replace

Great claims are made for compression leggings, socks, stockings and more. It’s a lucrative market, but there is no scientific evidence yet to support such claims conclusively