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Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage has stopped the export of two Roman figures of Celtic Hounds .
Thousands of adults and children will benefit from new services launched across England to help them achieve a healthy weight and boost their wellbeing.
The Men’s Health Forum, supported by PHE, publishes guidance on how to tailor weight management services for men based on new research.
A husband and wife from Bootle have today been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court for the illegal online sale of unlicensed slimming pills.
MHRA launch FakeMeds campaign with warning on dodgy diet pills
The launch of the Public Bodies Review Programme will set out how departments should assess their public bodies.
New local authority excess weight data published today by Public Health England (PHE) confirms that 64% of adults are overweight or obese.
Enforcement officers from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have seized 23,000 doses of potentially dangerous slimming pills, with an estimated value of £30,000, during a raid on an address in Waterlooville, Hampshire.
New figures published today reveal government savings from public bodies reform, as the government launches a new cost-cutting review.
Ten top tips for buying medicines and medical devices online safely
New measures to halve the number of obese children by 2030 have been announced by Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Employment Tribunal decision.
Jenny Willott: “Women should focus on the joys of being a mother not losing weight.”
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Minister says: "no-one's energy, ambition and opportunity should be wasted by low body image”
Speech given by Lynne Featherstone on body image on 29th February 2012
Evidence reveals how low body image can have devastating effects on health and wellbeing
Survey coinciding with Body Confidence Week finds half of adults think prospects are affected by looks.
A bid to slash five billion calories off the nation's daily diet was set out as part of the Government's ambitious new plan to tackle obesity by the Department of Health today.
This speech was given by Lynne Feathersone at the Endangered Species International Summit at Royal Festival Hall in central London on 4 March 2011. This version is as written, not as spoken.
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