Category: HealthNews

You get twice the nutritional goodness when you eat organic fruits and vegetables, a new study has found. The pesticide-free produce have up to 69 per cent more antioxidants than non-organic varieties. The person who always eats...

People may be overdosing on prescription drugs because the instructions are so poorly printed on labels that they are misreading them. The print on the label on bottles and capsules is often too small, and doesn’t follow any of...

IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) sufferers should check the health of their teeth. Oral bacteria on gums and teeth can make the problem flare up, a new study has found. Oral streptococci bacteria aggravate symptoms of colic and...

Alcohol may be good for you, according to some studies – but drinking less is even better, new research suggests. People who cut down on the booze improve their heart health, and see their body-mass index (BMI) and blood...

Acupuncture can help reduce the frequency and intensity of hot flushes suffered by women going through the menopause. The therapy is an effective alternative to drugs, says a research study published by the North American...

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) – once known as cot death – remains a mystery, although it’s more likely to happen when the baby is sleeping with the parents, a new analysis has discovered. It’s the one factor that stands...

Exercise is better for you than a prescription drug after you’ve had a stroke. Physical activity will do more to help you live longer, a major new study has found. And physical activity is as good as a drug when it comes to...

It’s been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day—and now researchers have proved it. Skipping breakfast increases your chances of a heart attack, but so too does eating late in the evening. People who...

Around 40 per cent of medical procedures and drugs—such as COX-2 painkillers, stents for CVry artery disease and HRT—have never worked and should be stopped, a major review of current practices has concluded. The practices “were...