A 40-year-old father has become the first UK patient to receive a portable total artificial heart implant. Before receiving the implant Matthew Green had been critically ill from end-stage heart failure and...
“British women are more likely to develop breast cancer than females from some of the poorer countries in the world, shocking new figures show,” reports the Daily Express. The Express and several other newspapers...
“Eat less meat to lose weight,” the Daily Express has reported. The front-page news says that people who love steak gain extra weight compared with non-meat eaters, even if they consume the same number of calories...
“Only one in 100 pupils' packed lunches meets basic dietary standards,” reported The Times. The news story is based on a study that looked at what primary school
The Independent says that “the swine flu pandemic might not have happened had it not been for the accidental release of the same strain of influenza virus from a research laboratory...
The Daily Telegraph reported today that avoiding airline food during long haul flights, and eating on arrival, could help beat jetlag. The newspaper suggested that
News article about a study investigating whether an organic diet in children is linked to a lower risk of allergies. Drinking organic milk or eating organic products such as yoghurt...
"Prescribing holidays 'could help fight infections'," BBC News reports, while the Mail Online claims holidays can "turbo-boost" the immune system. But the news isn't quite as conclusive as it sounds…
"The daily trial of insulin injections could soon be over for hundreds of thousands of people with type-1 diabetes," is the overoptimistic headline in The Times. A small study involving immune "T-reg cells" proved safe for participants, but it is far too early…