There are plenty of ideas about how to lose weight with eating less fat being one of the top ones while another top idea is that shedding pounds is achieved through shedding carbs. But now a new study has compared the results of both and discovered there is actually very little difference between the two. The aim of the researchers was to answer for once and all which are best – low fat diets or low carb diets? There is no shortage of information on the results of both but the study was the … [Read more...]
Meat Industry Fury as WHO Classes Processed Meat with Tobacco
October 27, 2021 By
For many people, having sausages, a ham sandwich or other processed meat products is just a normal part of life. But according to the World Health Organisation report released on Monday, eating processed meat products increases the risk of getting cancer while unprocessed red meat may also be carcinogenic or cancer-causing. The WHO now classified processed meats as carcinogenic to humans based on the results of hundreds of studies, particularly linking it to colon cancer. The report said … [Read more...]
More Arm Moles Can Predict Skin Cancer
October 20, 2021 By
A new study has shown that people with more than eleven moles on one of their arms may have a higher than average risk of getting skin cancer or melanoma. Counting the number of moles on the arm has been found to be a good indicator of the total number of moles on the body and those with over one hundred are five times as likely to get the cancer. The study has been published in the British Journal of Dermatology and used data from 3000 twins across the UK. The results could assist doctors … [Read more...]
New Study Shows Good Bacteria Can Help Prevent Asthma
October 1, 2021 By
When it comes to the health of our stomach and intestine, we often hear of the benefit of the so called ‘good bacteria’ that can help everything function well. Now a study from Canada has shown that these good bacteria could also help prevent children developing asthma. The report in the Science Translational Medicine journal showed that the team had analysed billions of bugs that naturally live within the human body and that children were at a higher risk of asthma if four bacteria were … [Read more...]
Lowering Blood Pressure under 120 Reduces Risks of Heart Disease
September 22, 2021 By
Recent findings from a study by the National Institutes of Health has shown that it can be worthwhile treating patients whose blood pressure falls into the ‘grey zone’ between 120 and 140 often referred to as the pre-hypertension area. Doctors have long known that systolic blood pressure under 120 meant a lower risk of heart disease and kidney problems but tended to only treat patients when the figure went over 140. Study The findings, as yet unpublished and still in their preliminary form, … [Read more...]
Does Cancer Run in Families?
August 20, 2022 By
Following the announcement by former US President Jimmy Carter that he had been diagnosed with cancer, people looking at his family history questioned if all of his family should be concerned about their cancer risk. And can cancer really run in families? The former president’s brother, father and two of his sisters all died from pancreatic cancer while his mother had breast cancer and later removed her pancreas. Carter himself, now 90, has an undisclosed cancer. Hidden terror While no … [Read more...]
Teamwork Required to Stop Superbug Deaths Says CDC
August 6, 2022 By
In the next five years, an estimated 37,000 people could die from a new superbug that are resistant to antibiotics unless health care centres work together to stop infections, according to a new report from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One of the authors of the report, Dr John Jernigan, said that we need to rethink as a community our approach to dealing with bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics and need for professionals to work as a team. Trends Using … [Read more...]
New Study Shows What Fats are best to Cook With
July 28, 2022 By
For years now, we have all been told that certain fats are bad for us and should be minimalized. At the same time, we have been told that certain oils are a far better alternative and should be used for cooking. But the scientific opinion on this is changing and one study by the TV show Trust Me, I’m A Doctor has shown that cooking with so-called healthy oils may actually be less beneficial than the fats of old. Study The program conducted a study where they gave families a range of fats and … [Read more...]
New Vaccine for Malaria Gets Green Light
July 25, 2022 By
The first ever vaccine for malaria has passed on of its final hurdles in the course of being approved for use in Africa. The European Medicines Agency gave it a green light following scientific checks into its safety and effectiveness and means it can continue on its course to full approval. The drug, called Mosquirix, was developed by GlaxoSmithKline and will be considered by the World Health Organisation later this year. They will decide if to recommend it for children, among who there … [Read more...]
Virus Could Help Cure Some Deafness Says New Study
July 9, 2022 By
Scientists have announced they have taken significant steps toward being able to treat some types of deafness after a new study showed they had been able to restore hearing in some animals. Around half the cases of deafness come from defects in a baby’s DNA and result in a loss of hearing at a young age. The new study, published in Science Translational Medicine, demonstrated that a virus could be used to correct these genetic faults and restore some hearing. Hearing problems Experts … [Read more...]
