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Health News from NHS Choices

Exercise, genetics and obesity A "genetic excuse for obesity 'is a myth'", reported The Daily Telegraph. It said, "people could work off around 40 per cent of the extra weight that "fat genes" laid on them by exercising."

Balanced diet cuts heart risk A diet combining fruit and vegetables with foods such as fish, poultry and nuts "can protect you against heart attack", reported The Independent.

Cannabis for nerve pain studied "Smoking cannabis from a pipe can significantly reduce chronic pain in patients with damaged nerves," reported the BBC. It added that improvements in sleep and anxiety were also seen.

Heart failure pill performs in trial The lives of 10,000 patients could be saved each year by a "breakthrough pill", according to the Daily Express.

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