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Health, fitness and grooming

Our health, fitness and grooming content covers everything from fitness trackers to dentist’s fees.

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Are period pants right for you?

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Eco toothbrushes

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Man putting toothpaste onto electric toothbrush

Electric toothbrushes

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Man wearing blue fitness tracker.

Smartwatches & fitness trackers

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Patient getting an allergy test

Allergy tests

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Lunchbox with sandwich and fruit and veg

Lunchbox snacks

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Woman using leg press machine at gym

Gym contracts

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Bottles and boxes of pregnancy vitamins

Pregnancy vitamins

Health

Health

sunscreen products

Why sunscreens should be regulated

Open sunbed.

Why sunbeds should be banned

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Spot removal mystery shop

Health
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First Look: Skin cancer smartphone apps

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Hay fever remedies

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Various healthy natural products for immunity boosting and cold remedies on white background.

Cold and flu remedies

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Probiotics

Probiotics

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Sleeping pill next to bed

Insomnia

Bowl of muesli with wooden spoon

Muesli

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Breakfast on-the-go products

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Kids’ cereals

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Hidden sugar in frozen food

Hidden sugar in frozen food

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Sugar

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Pizzas

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Manuka honey

Health
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Coconut oil

16nov chicken campylobacter hero

Raw chicken risks

29jun rawmilk hero

Raw milk

Health
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Food poisoning

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Antibacterial soaps

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Containers of antibiotic pills and capsules.

Antibiotics in the food chain

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Antioxidants

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Apple with pills inside

Selling supplements

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Health insurance policies.

Health insurance
dentist examining patient's teeth

Dentists' fees

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Row of glasses

Buying glasses

Advice
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Hearing clinics

Health
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Choosing Wisely

Choosing Wisely is a campaign encouraging a change in thinking by health professionals and consumers to avoid unnecessary medical intervention.

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Fitness

Man wearing blue fitness tracker.

Smartwatches & fitness trackers

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Woman using leg press machine at gym

Gym contracts

Research report
Shot of a young woman using a smartphone and headphones on the sofa at home.

Headphones

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Grooming

woman applying cosmetics

Anti-ageing cosmetics claims

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Woman holding moisturiser bottles and spa cosmetics.

Moisturisers

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Orthodontics

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Smile showing before and after of teeth whitening.

Teeth whiteners

Health
Man putting toothpaste onto electric toothbrush

Electric toothbrushes

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Shampoo

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15oct shampoo hero

Colour-care shampoo

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