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Go tea-total for two days!

A glass of red wine.Under a new review on alcohol drinking guidelines for the UK, men and women are being advised to take two days alcohol free! The Department of Health is going to head the first review in 15 years into...
 

New cancer test for smokers

DIGITAL CAMERAThe NHS are going to trial a new and simple blood test on smokers to detect lung cancer 5 years earlier than current tests. The test will be trailed in Scotland and could lead to the first national sc...
 

New MS pill could help 3,000 sufferers

Pills and pill packets.A new pill could be the world’s first to help people who suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS). The pill can help reduce suffering for those with highly active relapses. The National Institute fo...
 

Higher IQ for babies fed on demand

A baby boy.According to new research, babies who are fed on demand are more likely to have an increased IQ and to perform better at school.  According to the study, eight year-olds, whom were fed on demand as b...
 

Care at home in panic mode

An lderly womans and by Julia Freeman Woolpert via stock.xchng.A report was published on Friday  saying that elderly people, who are cared for in their own home, are regularly left stranded, unable to feed themselves or even get to the toilet. Which? conducted ...
 

Losing sleep could make you fatter

Photo by Nur Cengiz via stock.xchngAccording to a new research paper, people who lose an hour’s sleep a night are more likely to develop hunger craving’s during the day, which make them eat the equivalent of an extra meal ...
 

The secret killer in sport!

Photo of Fabrice Muamba from Yorkshire PostNo doubt that over the weekend you will have seen or heard about the shocking scenes that unfolded during the FA Cup quarter final match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers on Saturday eve...
 

21 ways to avoid Alzheimer’s & dementia plus latest on a cure

A digital image of a brain.Presently there is no cure for dementia – but IT CAN BE AVOIDED.  In the last 18 months we have accumulated many stories identifying 21 ways to fight dementia and Alzheimer’s.  This real...
 

Cheap as chips

A baby yawning.There is a reason that life insurance is as cheap as chips – fewer people are dying.  Medical advances and better treatment mean fewer die but the flip side is that many more people become ser...
 

Risks from red and processed meat much higher than thought

801548_94985745Your risk of premature death is much higher if you eat red and processed meat. Researchers at Harvard Medical School in the U.S. have revealed that that adding an extra portion of unprocessed red mea...