Tag: Health
Poor sleep makes people pile on the pounds, study finds
Doctors should avoid saying ‘cancer’ for minor lesions – study
Researchers say patients are scared into invasive treatments for conditions unlikely to do harm
Read more10-year-old girl bleeds to death after female genital mutilation in Somalia
Case is first confirmed fatality in years from complications of procedure, in a country where 98% of women and girls are cut
Read moreAll babies should be given vitamin D from birth, say experts
Pregnant women and babies should be monitored to ensure that they are getting enough vitamin D following upsurge in rickets
Nit treatments are like diets. The truth is, nothing works
Why do men never get nits? It’s just one of the many mysteries surrounding these creeping beasts – even the thought of them makes me itch
Read moreMy patients teach me that marriage can mitigate suffering or multiply it
Meeting the couples who can draw strength through unity is the pleasure and privilege of practising medicine
I’m an oncologist who got breast cancer. This is what I learned
Cancer is not a battle, hair loss does matter – and even doctors like me can’t prepare for the effects of chemotherapy
Read moreTailoring cancer treatment to genetic profile extends lives, study finds
A long-term ‘precision medicine’ study found improved outcomes when doctors engage in genetic sequencing of patients’ tumors
Read moreWork stress raises risk of premature death in vulnerable men – study
Does Fish Oil Really Matter to Health and Well Being?
Does Fish Oil Really Matter to Health and Well Being? By Nicanor Castillo Fish oil is easy to find. It is inexpensive. We are often told that it... Read more
Your Health Starts Here: Enrich Your Well Being – Eat Better Food
Your Health Starts Here: Enrich Your Well Being – Eat Better Food By Josef Bichler All of this starts at the moment you go shopping. Shopping smart is... Read more
Seven ways … to prevent skin cancer
Sunburn can lead to skin cancer, so it is especially important to be careful in summer. From suspect moles to suitable sunscreen, you can minimise your risk if you know the steps to take and the warning signs Read more
India slashes heatwave death toll with series of low-cost measures
‘Common sense’ policies such as free water and reflective roof paint save lives as temperatures near 50C
Read moreIt’s monstrously wrong to blame mental health for school shootings
This is just one on a list of things that have been found to have no relation to mental health
Nearly 10% of ‘gluten-free’ restaurant dishes contain gluten, Melbourne study finds
Survey of 158 dishes in 127 randomly chosen eateries finds 9% contained gluten
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When we cheer the royals, democracy suffers. What a retrograde moment
Meghan Markle brings glamour to the royals, and they benefit enormously, but Broken Britain can’t be patched together by pageantry and a kiss Read more
Breast cancer screening helpline inundated with calls
Experts warn of unnecessary anxiety caused by revelation that up to 270 women may have died
Read moreWealthy professionals most likely to drink regularly, figures show
British manual workers drink the least and middle-aged have most harmful habits, reports say
Prostate cancer breakthrough as UK team develops more accurate test
Ultrasound technique overcomes problems with current methods to diagnose the most common cancer in men Read more