Archive for May, 2008

Fight off the Risk of Diabetes with a Mediterranean Diet

Friday, May 30th, 2008

To provide you with strong protection from diabetes you should have a Mediterranean diet with abundant quantities of virgin olive oil, a study has shown.The diet, which consists of large quantities of fruit, vegetables, wholegrain pulses and cereals can help you fight cardiovascular disease and, according to some research, Alzheimer’s.

Scientists in Spain have discovered that [...]

Dore Closes its Doors

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

The company who claimed to have the miracle cure for Dyslexia, which could solve children’s reading and writing difficulties with a programme of balance and co-ordination exercises, has gone bust. The controversial Dore programme has shut down all 13 of the UK centres due to financial problems.
 The programme treated up to 40,000 children at a [...]

Life Saver or Dangerous Maverick?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

British scientists have voiced concerns over “dangerous maverick” doctor, Greeta Shroff who claims to be able to treat incurable conditions from renal failure to cerebral palsy.
 The Indian doctor claims to produce and purify stem cells from human embryos and use them on her patients – who include Perry Cross, a 33 year-old Australian campaigner for [...]

Fruit Juice Not Evil After All

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Despite recent studies that say otherwise, new research has found that 100 percent fruit juice consumption is not related to over weight children.
 
As most of us are aware, over the past twenty years, there has been an increase in the amount of people who are classed as overweight and/or obese in all ages and ethnic [...]

Supress Your Junk Food Urges

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Shopping for food these days can be a difficult task. With all the items positioned in the shop to look like you need to have them, facing the tantrum of your toddler when you say they can’t have a sweetie and repressing the urge to do a student shop and bung in a Pot Noodle, [...]

Eat the Rich

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

New figures have shown that those who are financially better off are far more likely to be seriously ill in later life.
 Conditions linked to rich lifestyles, such as heart disease and strokes, have overtaken infectious illnesses as the world main cause of death.
 The report by the World Health Organisation claimed that by 2030, the only [...]

Know Your Limits

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

According to new research by the government, three out of four people do not know how much alcohol it is safe to drink.
Although 82 percent of people think they know what a unit of alcohol is, the poll from YouGov found that 77 percent of those surveyed do not realise how many units are I [...]

Make Friends Stay Healthy

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Can being lonely make you ill?
A study released this week is suggesting that loneliness or extended periods of isolation can actually change how the body functions at a molecular level.
Chronic social isolation is linked to heart disease and can also hurt our ability to fend off colds and other viruses. But the cause of those [...]

Being Stressed During Pregnancy Increases Risk of Asthma

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Researchers have found that women who are stressed during pregnancy may increase the risk of asthma or other allergies.
The study by Harvard Medical School, which studied 387 babies, found higher levels of a chemical linked to allergy in the blood of children and stressed mothers. The study will be presented tho the America Thoracic Society.
It [...]

Meningitis Defeated?

Friday, May 16th, 2008

In one of the most significant advances in a decade, researchers say they have obtained powerful immune responses in 150 infants on whom the vaccine was tested, suggesting that it would be pro-active in defeating the group B type of the disease.An effective vaccine against meningitis B could virtually eliminate the devastating bacterial infection from [...]