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Toothpaste that includes coconut oil kills most of the bacteria found in the mouth, especially if the oil has added enzymes. More important, it counteracts the bacteria that are a major cause of tooth decay. The oil is also...

Up to 70 per cent of elderly people in the UK and the US are being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s when they don’t have the disease at all. They are given powerful drugs – including ‘chemical coshes’ to sedate them – when all they...

Acupuncture does work. A major study has confirmed that it eases chronic pain – and it’s got nothing to do with the ‘placebo effect’, where the benefits are all in the patient’s mind. The therapy should be included in the range...

Around a third of people who are taking a statin probably don’t need the drug – and that’s because we’ve got it wrong about the usual risk factors for heart disease and stroke. People with higher levels of cholesterol and raised...

From 2014, fewer over-60s in the US will start antihypertensive drug treatment to lower blood pressure (BP). Instead, they should be encouraged to adopt a healthier lifestyle, according to new practice guidelines. In a surprise...

Good news for anyone with a family history of heart disease and stroke – you can change your genetic inheritance with a healthy diet, say researchers. A Mediterranean diet – which includes olive oil, fish, complex carbohydrates...

Curcumin, a compound found in turmeric and a staple of curries, slows prostate cancer growth and could help protect against that cancer as well as breast cancer, scientists have discovered. The polyphenol slows tumour spread in...

Eating a handful of broccoli every day could prevent and slow the spread of osteoarthritis, the degenerative disease that destroys joints. Sulforaphane, a compound in the vegetable, slows the destruction of cartilage in joints...

Medicine has been getting it wrong for more than 40 years: saturated fats from foods such as dairy and red meat don’t cause heart disease, they help prevent it, a leading heart specialist has said. The real culprits are the...