As rates of childhood obesity soar, one Cork school is reviving the once-common schoolyard activity of skipping to boost child fitness and co-ordination skills, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

An aspirin a day could help keep cancer away for people that are overweight, a new study has claimed.

Many thousands of hereditary cancers and deaths could be prevented simply by taking aspirin, a landmark study has found.

MANY thousands of hereditary cancers and deaths could be prevented simply by taking aspirin, a landmark study has found.