“Three cups of coffee a day 'may have health benefits',” reports BBC News.
Can fruit and vegetables be dangerous? The Mail Online seems to think so. A story published on the website warns that: “Getting your five a day is responsible for half of all food poisoning cases."…
"Seven alcoholic drinks a week can help to prevent heart disease," the Daily Mirror reports. A US study suggests alcohol consumption up to this level may have a protective effect against heart failure…
"Pint of beer a day could protect you from heart attacks," The Independent reports. A new review on the alleged protective effects of moderate beer drinking has been warmly welcomed by the UK media – but nobody reported it was funded…
Consumers “are gambling with their health and risking food poisoning” by ignoring “use by” dates on food, The Guardian reported today. The newspaper says people are ignoring the guidance in a bid to save money...
“More than 70% of fresh chickens being sold in the UK are contaminated,” BBC News reports. A Food Standards Agency investigation found worryingly high levels of contamination with the campylobacter bug, which can cause food poisoning…
The potential medical benefits of manuka honey have been in the news today, with several newspapers reporting on honey’s ability to inhibit various types of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant “superbugs”, such as MRSA...
"More than 3,500 cases of scarlet fever – the vast majority in children – have been reported since September," The Daily Telegraph reports. The news follows a warning from public health officials, that cases of scarlet fever among children...
Doctors have found a new ‘superbug’ form of gonorrhoea’ that is resistant to a range of antibiotics, it has been announced. Several newspapers have reported on the first case of the strain, which was recently...