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Image copyright Getty Images The number of people vaping in the UK has reached 3.6 million – about half the number of smokers – figures from Action on Smoking and Health suggest. The data indicates most vapers are former smokers, with the main reason for using e-cigarettes being to give up tobacco. The findings come […]

An appeals court is considering whether to block a Trump administration rule that bans taxpayer-funded health clinics from referring patients for an abortion — a rule that has already prompted many providers, including Planned Parenthood, to leave a longstanding federal family planning program. Eleven judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San

Image copyright Getty Images Obesity is not a choice and making people feel ashamed results only in them feeling worse about themselves, a report by top psychologists says. It calls for changes in language to reduce stigma – such as saying “a person with obesity” rather than an “obese person”. And it says health professionals

HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Huffington PostEverything you ever wanted to know about styling a denim jacket for fall.  We’ve been working our way through all of the fall 2019 fashion trends that will be taking over the sidewalks this season, including those that are technically throwbacks,

A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a group of people who lost federal disability benefits after their lawyer was arrested for fraud. The suit filed Friday in eastern Kentucky aims to revive the cases of about 500 people who most likely gave up the legal fight after the government began revoking

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption As the new term begins, students are being told to recognise the seriousness of the risks of drinking Students starting university are being warned about the dangers of initiation events which involve drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. The Universities UK project wants students to learn from the death of

HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. HuffPostYou’re not having a flashback. Flare jeans are having a moment.  While we’ve noticed a lot of new trends for fall 2019 fashion — 20 of them in total, according to our fall fashion guide — the one common thread among them

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mediator was banned after three decades of use A landmark French trial is due to begin to decide whether a diabetes pill prescribed for weight loss was behind the deaths of up to 2,000 people. Servier, the drug’s manufacturer, is accused of deceiving users over the killer side effects

An almost unbelievable number of stars arrived in color-blocking couture. Taraji P. Henson, Marisa Tomei and Susan Kelechi Watson all arrived in variations of the combo. Mandy Moore went so far as to wear pink and red during the show and a slightly different variation for the after-parties. But what about those of us with

Image copyright Royal Marsden Image caption Charlotte Stevenson was treated with a tumour-agnostic drug. A “revolutionary” new class of cancer drug that can treat a wide range of tumours has been approved for use in Europe for the first time. Tumour-agnostic drugs do not care where the cancer is growing in the body as long