Recent Health News

Breastfeeding may boost babies' brain power

Cancer

"Breastfeed your baby till the age of one to boost your child's IQ" is the advice in the Metro. The story comes from a study looking at the links between breastfeeding and children's later mental abilities. It found that children…

Published date 29 January 2018

Christmas stocking-up on the morning after pill?

Pregnancy and child

“Morning after pill given out free over the phone,” said The Daily Telegraph in a report carried by most newspapers. The Daily Express reported that a scheme now makes getting the morning after pill...

Published date 29 January 2018

Report highlights lapses in patient care

Medication

The Patients Association has today published a report highlighting poor cases of NHS care. The charity’s report provides detailed accounts of patients’ negative experiences, which include elderly patients not...

Published date 29 January 2018

Give kids water not sugary fruit juice, parents advised

Food and diet

“Ban all drinks but water from dinner table, parents told,” is the The Daily Telegraph's front page headline. Obviously, the government is unlikely to directly intervene in our diets in such a draconian way. In fact…

Published date 29 January 2018

Sun tanning 'addictive' suggests study

Cancer

"Sunbathing 'may be addictive' warning," BBC News reports. Studies in mice suggest that exposure to ultraviolet radiation may trigger the release of endorphins leading to an opiate-like "high" and mice may even then experience UV withdrawal symptoms …

Published date 29 January 2018

Red meat consumption linked to breast cancer

Cancer

"Eating a lot of red meat in early adult life may slightly increase the risk of breast cancer," BBC News reports. The study it reports on suggests swapping bacon and steak for nuts, vegetables and chickens may be a wise decision for young adults…

Published date 29 January 2018

Charity report shows examples of bad NHS care

Lifestyle and exercise

" 'Shocking' treatment in NHS hospitals and care homes exposed in report," The Guardian reports, while the Daily Mail says that a "Damning report reveals failings in NHS care of patients 'treated worse than animals'...

Published date 29 January 2018

Does losing your job up the risk of a heart attack?

Lifestyle and exercise

'Losing your job can be deadly, because it increases the risk of having a heart attack by up to two-thirds,' The Daily Telegraph reports. The news is based on a US study that examined the association between different aspects of unemployment...

Published date 29 January 2018

Effects of a fizzy drink tax on obesity rates estimated

Cancer

"A 20% tax on sugary drinks would reduce the number of obese adults in the UK by 180,000, say researchers," BBC News reports. The news is based on research published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) estimating that taxing drinks would reduce the number of obese adults by around 1%.

Published date 29 January 2018