Recent Health News

New treatment for multiple sclerosis has promising initial results

Neurology

'Strengthening the body against the Epstein-Barr virus could reduce MS's effects' the Mail Online reports

Published date 27 November 2018

Teens who eat meals with family 'have healthier diets'

Pregnancy and child

"Family meals really do improve teenagers' diets and put them on a path to healthy eating in later life – even if home life is dysfunctional," reports the Mail Online

Published date 22 November 2018

New treatment for peanut allergies shows promise

Medication

"Peanut allergy treatment 'in sight'," reports BBC News, on a new study investigating the effectiveness of a new drug to reduce the symptoms seen in people with severe peanut allergies.

Published date 21 November 2018

High-carb, low-protein diet 'may keep brain young' – at least in mice

"Low-protein, high-carb diet may help ward off dementia," reports The Guardian. Researchers studying mice kept on different diets found that mice on either restricted-calorie diets or low-protein, high-carbohydrate diets showed differences in the hippocampus region of the brain compared with mice fed on other diets.

Published date 21 November 2018

Low-carb diet 'could increase long-term weight loss'

Obesity

"Low-carb dieters can lose more than 1.5 stone over three years," reports The Daily Telegraph. Researchers in the US carried out a trial involving 164 people who'd already lost weight on a 10-week diet, during which all meals were provided. They assigned them to a further 20 weeks of dieting intended to maintain weight loss.

Published date 15 November 2018

Genetic links between depression and obesity explored

Obesity

'Being overweight can cause depression, researchers say, with the effects thought to be largely psychological' The Guardian reports

Published date 14 November 2018

'No evidence' that vitamin D prevents cancer or heart attacks

Lifestyle and exercise

"Vitamin D supplements may be pointless for preventing heart disease and cancer," reports the Mail Online. Vitamin D, known as the "sunshine vitamin" because our skin makes it from contact with sunlight, is needed to make strong bones.

Published date 14 November 2018

Smoking, diabetes and high blood pressure increase risk of heart attack more in women than men

Heart and lungs

'Women who smoke, have diabetes or high blood pressure increase their risk of a heart attack more than men faced with the same risks' BBC News reports

Published date 08 November 2018

Could a 'red and processed meat tax' save thousands of lives?

Food and diet

"'Meat tax' which would almost double price of sausages should be brought in to save lives, say health experts," reports The Daily Telegraph.

Published date 07 November 2018