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What causes osteo and rheumatoid arthritis?

One in two people over 50 complain of knee and joint pain – the beginnings of osteoarthritis.

April 26, 2012

Suicide dangers of duloxetine for arthritis

The Daily Mail and Express are promoting duloxetine for arthritis, a potentially dangerous drug linked to increased suicide risk and...

April 25, 2012

Vitamin C lowers blood pressure and sugar

A meta-analysis of twenty nine trials confirms that a mere 500mg of vitamin C a day lowers high blood pressure...

April 25, 2012

Doctors slam Britain’s obesity policy

Writing in the Observer, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has attacked the government’s policy on obesity, demanding bold and...

April 16, 2012

Quit sugar – look 20 years younger

That's what a new study just out finds, comparing people's looks with their sugar intake.

April 5, 2012

A drug that stops Alzheimer’s developing

A new drug has been proven to stop memory loss and stop brain shrinkage in those with memory impairment. Read...

March 31, 2012

Five myths about ageing

The big myth about getting old is that there’s nothing good about it. The future is frailer, weaker sicker. It’s...

March 29, 2012

This year’s Medical Journalist award winner…….

The co-author of 10 Secrets of Healthy Ageing, Jerome Burne is this year's Medical Journalist award winner for 'medical science...

March 15, 2012

Red meat’s cancer risk confirmed

Eating red meat increases risk of death from both cancer and cardiovascular disease, confirms a study in the Archives of...

March 13, 2012

Bioage check – What age are you really?

My new bioage check launches today. Are you ageing faster or slower then your number of years? Click here to...

March 6, 2012

Homocysteine – does it predict heart disease?

Yesterday I got a press release headed ‘High blood homocysteine levels are not linked with coronary heart disease’ based on...

February 22, 2012

My new podcast – Say no to cancer

In this, my 8th podcast, I explain the effect certain foods and lifestyle choices that could increase your risk of...

February 7, 2012

Insulin makes you age

Top US geneticist has solved a major anti-ageing riddle. It's a high insulin level that promotes ageing - and a...

January 27, 2012

New Metabolic Check

Metabolic Syndrome effects 1 in 4 people in the UK. To help identify if you have signs of heading in...

January 11, 2012

Diabetes and high blood pressure on the food hospital

Food Hospital Blog Went out Tuesday 13th Dec I discovered this week was that there is a device called a...

December 14, 2011

Food hospital – menopause and arthritis

Tuesday December 6th Food Hospital found good nutritional solutions for common issues like menopause and the less common ankylosing spondylitis....

December 8, 2011

New podcast launched – how to detox and avoid hangovers

My latest podcast is now available on iTunes - how to detox and avoid hangovers - which I hope will...

December 1, 2011

Food Hospital on eczema, smelling like fish, and gall stones.

This weeks food hospital showed results in easing a lady's smell from her smelling like fish syndrome and also amazing...

November 30, 2011

Food Hospital on Weight loss, Gout and Depression

The Tuesday 22nd episode of Food Hospital dealt with Depression, Gout and Weight Loss. There were some successes in this...

November 24, 2011

Dukan Diet labelled ‘worst celebrity diet’

One of the most popular celebrity diet plans, the Dukan Diet, has taken the top spot in the British Dietetic...

November 17, 2011