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'Super' genes – could be the key to long and healthy life
Researchers have identified eight genetic variations that control the production of a hormone which is linked to old age as well as diseases of the elderly. The genes control levels of the steroid d...'Wonder' drug offers hope against obesity
A new treatment combining two existing drugs ,phentermine and topiramate achieved up to 10 per cent weight loss, which was more than double that of ‘orlistat’, currently the only long te...Walnuts are the healthiest nut
Walnuts should certainly not be relagated to once a year at Christmas according to a study by the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, US. As well as having all the nutritious elements necessary ...Many in Britain have taken diabetes drug that increases risk of heart failure
A study published online today in the British Medical Journal has found that those people taking the drug Avandia were 23% more likely to suffer congestive heart failure and 14% more likely to die wh...Pregnant mums on low protein diet can cause diabetes in children
A poor diet during pregnancy may increase the risk of the child, or even grandchild, developing type 2 diabetes in later life. Scientists from Cambridge University believe they have pinpointed a gene ...Parents told to watch for the signs of Type 1 diabetes
Dr Julie Edge, a consultant paediatric diabetologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford warns in the British Medical Journal that thousands of children with Type I diabetes are not being diagnos...Late nights at the weekend may lead to weight issues
Children who go to bed earlier at the weekend tend to be thinner than those who are allowed to stay up late on ‘non-school’ nights according to a report published in the journal Pediatrics...Top of the Pops (as in 'pop your clogs')
Here are Britain’s top 10 killers with numbers of deaths attributable in 2009. Heart disease, cancer and flu are the big three killers: Heart disease (& circulatory diseases) ...Off to the pub for medicinal purposes.
Moderate drinking of ale and larger can cut the risk of diabetes and high blood pressure and even help weight loss according to a recent study. Although going over the top and binge drinking alongside...Sitting in the dark may be good for you
Research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found that exposure to electric lights increases the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer. The study found that t...
