Allergies? They're our bread and butter: The mothers who turned their children's food intolerances into businesses

The number of allergy sufferers has trebled in Britain in two decades. One in three of us develop an allergy and they affect about 40 per cent of children.

The Verdict Is In: What Goes In Affects What Goes Out

There is a growing body of worldwide research that proves what we eat affects our day-to-day health and well-being, according to a Queensland researcher. CQUniversity's Dr Karena Burke believes chemicals in our food could be the key to a number of our common health concerns. "From attention, focus and behaviour in children, to migraines, eczema and long-term chronic disease in adulthood, food ...

Free school milk: the white stuff might not be the right stuff

Is cow's milk doing children more harm than good, asks Andrew Marszal.

Study identifies use of acetaminophen may increase asthma symptoms in adults

New evidence linking the use of acetaminophen to development of asthma and eczema suggests that even monthly use of the drug in adolescents may more than double risk of asthma in adolescents compared to those who used none at all; yearly use was associated with a 50 percent increase in the risk of asthma.

Health & Beauty

As the Government was desperately looking for areas in which to make cuts, the spotlight fell on the “free milk for children” scheme. Scrapping it could save £60 million a year, yet almost as soon as it was suggested publicly, No 10 hastily released a statement saying the scheme would remain. But the damage had already been done; the militants were shrieking with outrage that such a proposal ...