Anxiety drug overdoses in USA hit record high
The number of Americans overdosing on prescription anxiety drugs has quadrupled in the past 2 decades! In recent years a lot more Americans are taking drugs for anxiety, and they [...]
Milk increases breast cancer risk
Research has shown that post-menopausal women who consume more dairy products have higher blood levels of oestrogen, which is linked with a greater risk of breast cancer. Breast milk [...]
Is obesity infectious?
New research suggests you may be able to catch obesity from overweight people. For a long time now, researchers have known that a person’s weight isn’t just determined by the [...]
Fish oil improves breast cancer
Fish Oil Improves Chemotherapy Outcome in Breast Cancer Patients A French study has shown that breast cancer patients who were given the omega 3 fat DHA while undergoing chemotherapy had [...]
Brain Function and Nutrition
Cognitive ability or 'having all your marbles' is a common factor that most people consider vital in order to have a good quality of life. Many people would have heard [...]
Food labels may show how much exercise to do to burn off calories
Would you still eat a chocolate bar if you knew you had to walk for an hour to burn off the calories? Researchers in Britain believe people will cut down [...]
The incidence of testicular cancer has tripled in the past 50 years
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 8,500 cases of testicular cancer are diagnosed every year in the United States. Over the past 50 years the incidence has tripled [...]
Female Viagra a disappointment
A recent study of the female version of Viagra called flibanserin showed that an additional half a satisfying sexual encounter per month is all that women can look forward to [...]
Biased information from drug companies is costing hundreds of thousands of lives
Pharmaceutical companies are intentionally misinforming doctors about the effectiveness of drugs, and this is causing death or serious adverse effects. Currently in the UK, one in three elderly patients admitted [...]
Garcinia Cambogia – is it safe?
Recently a weight loss shake containing garcinia and green tea was in the news – not for good reasons however! The weight loss shake was taken by an Australian man [...]