Is the quality of dementia care in the UK sufficient enough to support people with dementia?
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Dementia care: is it a postcode lottery?
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The Government is in denial about childhood obesity
The long-awaited childhood obesity strategy has finally been published. But is it really enough to tackle obesity in the UK?
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How incentivisation helps you get healthier
We all need a bit of extra help to develop healthier habits, so would a free cinema trip motivate you to get off the sofa a bit more, or are you concerned about sharing too much data?
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How do you know which health research claims to trust?
Will statins prevent heart attacks or are they harmful? Should we avoid eating fat or carbs? Will binge-watching TV kill us?
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Will the Nurofen ad ban set a precedent for a marketing claims crackdown?
A Nurofen ad has been banned for implying it could specifically target joint and back pain. So are we seeing the start of a change in the way companies can market their painkillers?
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Fitness tracking for Fido – is it barking mad?
Wearable technology is everywhere and it’s not just for humans. Pets are getting in on the action too, letting you track their fitness, sleep patterns and more.
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How my fitness tracker helped me
You’ve probably seen them on more and more people’s wrists – but is it really worth getting a fitness tracker? In this guest post Susan explains the difference hers has made.
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Can you trust products that claim to prevent dementia?
Not many days go by without news headlines and scare stories about dementia and our risk of getting it. But, is dementia fear spawning an industry of products we don’t need?
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Why should laundry tablets look so much like sweets?
Every parent of a young child must at some time have longed to have eyes in the back of their head. You can take every precaution – get a stairgate, a baby monitor, and a washing machine with a childproof lock. And still there is only so much you can do.
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No more Slip-Slop-Slapdash SPF claims
Our latest test found a sunscreen that fell short of its SPF claim. How can this still happen, asks Which? chief executive Peter Vicary-Smith?
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Do you know your UVA from your UVB?
It’s a good time to stock up on sunscreen, but working out which bottle offers the best protection isn’t easy. This guest post from Nina Goad explains all, from SPF to star ratings.
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Time to stop confusing people with nutrition advice
So, it now seems that we can eat fat and not get fat? That’s what the headlines dominating today’s newspapers seem to be telling us anyway.
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Travel insurance: cancer-free but still a risk?
Is it fair for insurance companies to penalise cancer sufferers with eye-watering premiums, even when the customer is declared cancer-free? Which? member, Debbie Neal shares her story.
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Boots health checks – are you happy to pay?
If you live near some branches of Boots, you can now pop in and get a sore throat check for £7.50 or a skin cancer check for £35. But how happy would you be to pay for health services you can also get free on the NHS?