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Using data can help develop a fuller understanding of individuals and the factors affecting their social and physical health (Excerpts from Dan Pelino, Guardian Professional, Friday 31 May 2013)

(Excerpts from Matthew Swindells, Guardian Professional, Monday 29 April 2013) Britain, as do most Western countries, face long-term health challenges from demographic and lifestyle change.

Dick Vinegar, the Patient from Hell, on the delicate path that the new chair of the General Practitioners Committee. Source: Guardian Professional, Monday 2 September 2013

Being active throughout our lives is one of the best investments we can make in our health, especially as we get older.

August 8, 2013, Aseptika Limited, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK: Activ8rlives A8 Support Group completes its first global challenge and walks Pole-to-Pole via the Americas.

At the recent ENDO 2013 conference in San Francisco, an endocrinology fellow and instructor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, commented “obese women shouldn't skip breakfast".

US researchers say that the top four lifestyle changes that prevent heart disease are: the Mediterranean diet, exercise, normal weight and not smoking.

Outcomes of a recently updated position paper from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, report mounting evidence from decades of research about activity and healthy diet in preventing chronic disease.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe has released an important policy summary entitled “Physical activity promotion in socially disadvantaged groups: Principles for action”

Activ8rlives announces a novel motivational programme for its users, utilising its integrated medals system, to reward being consistently active.