It slips into our diets silently, hiding in plain sight. Salt, an everyday staple, has become one of the easiest nutrients to overconsume. The NHS recommends that adults limit their intake to no more than 6 grams per day, roughly the equivalent...
Most of us have at least one ache we’ve learned to live with. The stiff neck, the lower back pain, or the shoulder that hurts for no obvious reason.
Scientists studying healthy children and adolescents from eight European countries have found a group of molecules in the childrens’ blood that they believe are associated with their sleep quality and could pave the way for a simple test to...
Brain-damaged Tafida Raqeeb is out of intensive care in an Italian hospital after a High Court allowed her parents to travel to Genoa’s Gaslini for treatment after Barts Health NHS Trust recommended switching of her life support after suffering...
New research carried out by the Oxford University shows that Britain’s two biggest soft drink companies, Coca-Cola and Britvic, have reduced the average amount of sugar in their drinks by 17% and 26% since the tax.
A major international study of the genetics of breast cancer carried out by the University of Cambridge has identified more than 350 DNA 'errors' that could increase an person’s risk of developing the disease. The scientists involved say these...
According to a report in the Independent newspaper experts have warned that whilst the NHS is spending millions of pounds encouraging its patients to give feedback on the services they have received the information that they have provided has...
Vegetable oils such as mustard seed oil, peanut oil, sunflower oil, and coconut oil have traditionally been part of our everyday diet across cultures. Be it for sauteing, frying or coating, vegetable oils are one of the most common cooking oils...
Most of us, millennial moms are in nuclear families today and feel alarmed of the possibility of our kids getting sick, especially if we are working. Kids with their developing immunity system are especially prone to catching such infections...
Training for and completing a marathon improves the health of a new runner's arteries, cutting about four years off their "vascular age", a study suggests.
Improving immunity is very important to combat any infection. Flu is a kind of viral infection and is highly contagious. Doctor’s called it influenza and symptoms include extreme body pain, muscle ache, headache, severe cold and stuffy nose...
A new year generally commences with new resolutions around eating right, maintaining a fit lifestyle and aspiring towards a healthy work-personal life balance. Whilst food trends around veganism, and vegetarianism have been on the rise, other...
