More Britons are turning away from the deadly vices of smoking and drinking, according to the Office for National Statistics. The ONS said only 22 percent of Britons still lit, down from 27 percent in 1999. Another 66 percent said they want to give up the habit.

The growing global trend towards a healthier lifestyle is also reflected in the downward trend in alcohol consumption. On Monday, the JD Wetherspoon pub chain said it placed on hold its expansion plan because of a dip in sales of beer and wines, linking the drop to the smoking ban in public places

Bisexuality is not a temporary stage of denial or transition, but a stable sexual orientation, according to a 10-year University of Utah study of 79 lesbian, bisexual and "unlabeled" women.

The study, conducted in New York state from 1995 to 2005, found that two-thirds of the women changed the identity labels they had claimed at the beginning, and one-third changed labels two or more times

The U.K.'s National Health Service is set to launch a nationwide screening program designed to detect killer diseases in an effort to match similar services offered by private health providers. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled the ambitious health program on Monday, which seeks to prevent an estimated 200,000 deaths a year from treatable illnesses.

Brown described the new NHS service as more personal and preventive. The plan will include check-ups for heart diseases, strokes, diabetes and kidney diseases

According to multiple research studies, a simple fitness gadget worth $20 may help lower a person's blood pressure and at the same time, shed pounds from their frame all by just walking.

The gadget, popularly known as a Pedometer, is also called step counters to others

Contrary to common perception, males and female adolescents are equally victims of physical violence while dating.

Physical dating violence (PDV) affects almost one in every 11 adolescents, according to a study which looked at data from the 2005 National Youth Risk Behavior Study. The results of the study were presented at the American Public Health Association's 135th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. this week