Thin role models influence many teenage girls A recent report published by the British Journal of Psychiatry indicates that the serious eating disorder anorexia may be linked with the time of year that babies are born, they found that Spring babies are more likely to suffer the disease. The Oxford University study for the Wellcome [...]
If like so many people you work in an office job you will be interested in a study just released linking bowel cancer to office work, the study highlights the dangers of sitting at a desk for long periods. The report from the University of Western Australia showed that people who work for more than a decade at [...]
As it’s Easter and the temptation of chocolate is everywhere it is good to know the medical profession is on the side of chocoholics where health benefits are concerned. Chocolate, especially the dark variety has been the subject of many studies by researchers and nutritionists over the years so it’s good to see the latest [...]
As the temperature continued to soar in the UK almost hitting 80 degrees Fahrenheit, a record for this time of the year, a smog warning was issued. People with heart and lung problems and the elderly were warned they could suffer from breathing difficulties as ozone and pollution levels rise. Any asthma sufferers were warned [...]
Scientists in Israel have begun preliminary testing of a revolutionary device that can tell the difference between cancerous breath and healthy breath. The Electronic device is known as the NA-NOSE ( Nano Artificial NOSE ) and can analyse the molecules found in a humans breath, the device detects the molecules in exhaled breath and was [...]
An announcement yesterday from The World Health Organisation has brought new hope in the fight against a worldwide Flu pandemic. They have revealed a joint agreement by 26 of the worlds leading drug makers to share virus samples and any resulting vaccines that are produced from them. The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations [...]
Does the use of Yoga classes improve school learning? According to a pilot project being run in the UK it definitely does. School teachers have reported a significant improvement in grades after pupils were given training in the ancient art of relaxation. Southend Council in Essex received a £20,000 government grant and the money was used to [...]
A British study reveals that people who cut out meat and eat more vegetables are much less likely to suffer cataracts, the study was over 15 years and found that three out of fifty meat eaters developed cataracts whereas only two in fifty vegans and vegetarians did. The study asked over 27,000 people over the age [...]
As the sun returns over the UK and todays temperature is expected to soar, the hottest day so far this year say the weather experts, skin cancer is back in the forefront of peoples minds. Today sees the latest warning on Malignant Melanoma and the experts are saying the figures are a major wake up call to the sunseeking [...]
A new study has revealed that Yoga not only lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels but can in fact steady your heartbeat. The small scale study was carried out in the USA, it was led by Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy an associate professor at the University Of Kansas Hospital. The study was of 49 people with the [...]
