“An apple a day cannot offset the damage done by eating too much salt in items such as crisps, a study has found,” the Daily Mirror reports. Eating a high-salt diet can increase your blood pressure, which in turn increases your risk of serious conditions, such as heart disease and stroke. In this new study,
“Social media doesn’t make people isolated and depressed,” the Mail Online reports. The news is based on a new study that looked at what researchers termed “social displacement” due to social media. This was defined as spending less time in face-to-face interaction due to time spent on social media. The researchers thought that this could
“Diabetes is actually five separate diseases,” reports BBC News on a study looking at nearly 9,000 people with diabetes in Sweden and Finland. The researchers analysed certain characteristics – such as body weight, blood sugar control and presence of antibodies – against the likelihood of disease complications and need for insulin. Based on their results,
“Women with apple-shaped bodies are ‘more likely to suffer heart attacks than those who are pear-shaped’,” the Daily Mirror reports, as a new study found a link between increased waist size and heart attack. Researchers from the University of Oxford and other institutions investigated the links between having increased levels of body fat and the
“Fish oil supplements and probiotic yoghurts during pregnancy may decrease children’s risk of developing allergies,” reports The Independent. Allergies – such as asthma, eczema and food allergies – have become common in the UK. Previous research has suggested that women’s diets while pregnant and breastfeeding, and how long they breastfeed for, may affect the child’s
“Almost all cannabis seized by police now comprises high-strength varieties, with outdoor-grown herbal strains and hashish barely found,” The Guardian reports. The news is based on researchers analysing samples of cannabis seized by 5 police forces in 2015 and 2016. They found almost all the cannabis (93.6%) was sinsemilla, also known as skunk. This is
“Antibiotic madness: A fifth of prescriptions given out by GPs are to patients who do not need them,” reports the Mail Online. A new UK study investigated levels of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing by GPs in England.This was defined as prescribing antibiotics where guidelines say they’re of little to no benefit. Researchers also asked independent experts
“Sipping acidic fruit teas can wear away teeth, says study,” reports BBC News on a new review on the role of diet in tooth erosion – where the tooth’s enamel coating is worn down by acid. Two researchers from King’s College London looked at a number of existing studies on the topic of dietary causes
“Mini tumours created to battle cancer,” BBC News reports on a study in which scientists created lab-grown “mini tumours” to test responses to different treatments. The research involved taking tumour samples (biopsies) from 71 people with advanced bowel or stomach cancer that had spread to other parts of their body, and who had had already
“Antidepressants are highly effective and should be prescribed to millions more people with mental health problems, researchers declared last night,” reports the Mail Online. Researchers conducted the largest-ever review of trials of antidepressants, finding that all 21 studied worked better than a placebo (dummy) drug. However, that does not mean they are “highly effective” –
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