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ACE inhibitors – drugs for lowering blood pressure – are a major cause of life-threatening kidney failure. They could be responsible for 15 per cent of all cases of kidney injuries, researchers estimate.It’s always been...

It’s never too late to start exercising–even if you’re retired. Even people who have never exercised until they reach their 60s can still benefit and enjoy a healthy old age, a new study has found. The study, by...

Women who regularly drink sugar-sweetened colas are running a high risk of developing endometrial cancer. The risk starts to increase for women who drink more than one cola a week, but it rises dramatically to a 78 per cent...

Soluble painkillers – many of which you can buy over- the-counter without a prescription – contain so much salt that they can increase the chances of developing high blood pressure (hypertension) more than seven times. They also...

Women who have taken the contraceptive pill for more than three years are twice as likely to suffer from glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness, researchers have announced. It’s the first time the contraceptive pill...

Zinc is one of the very best anti-bacterial agents around – and scientists have discovered this week how it works, even against some of the deadliest bacteria that cause pneumonia and meningitis. The essential mineral starves...

According to new research, low levels of a particular form of vitamin D could be linked with Alzheimer’s disease. A team from London’s Kingston University collaborated with researchers from Brighton and Sussex Medical School and...

Curcumin has once again hit the headlines for its anti-cancer properties. A small study published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research demonstrated that it temporarily stopped advanced pancreatic cancer growth in two patients...

Low vitamin D levels could be the reason why people with diabetes often develop clogged arteries, which lead to heart disease. Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine have discovered that blood vessels are less...