Depression – food is better than drugs
In case you didn’t know anti-depressant drugs work as ‘enhanced placebos’.
October 5, 2009
The best six natural painkillers
An estimated 35% of the population suffer from chronic pain - 28 million in the UK. NSAID painkillers (from aspirin...
October 5, 2009
Vaccines are dangerous
Almost 2,000 girls given the cervical cancer vaccine have suffered serious side-effects. One claims to have been paralysed, another may...
October 2, 2009
Do statin dangers outweigh benefits?
New fears over an increasing list of side-effects has sparked the need for more research to investigate the dangers of...
September 25, 2009
The dangers of painkillers
The average person takes 373 painkillers a year. Over 2,000 people in Britain die as a result and at least...
September 8, 2009
Genes don’t cause Alzheimer’s
The discovery of two new 'contributor' genes for Alzheimer's has led to hyped up headlines implying that the cure will...
September 7, 2009
Tea drinkers are smarter and younger
Two recent studies show that tea drinkers have the edge in memory tests and tests for longevity. The latest study,...
August 28, 2009
One in seven teenagers lack vitamin D
That’s the conclusion of a study of 3,577 12 to 19 year olds in America. The researchers found that the...
August 18, 2009
One in ten on anti-depressants
A report out today confirms a massive increase in prescribing antidepressants in the US. Between 1996 and 2005, the rate...
August 5, 2009
Omega 3 fat makes you thin
The higher your omega 3 status the lower your weight. That's the finding of a new study in the Journal...
July 23, 2009
Multivitamin use cuts heart disease risk
A study of over 77,000 people finds that those who take either daily multivitamins or vitamin in excess of 215mg...
July 20, 2009
High insulin triples breast cancer risk
Yet more evidence that poor blood sugar control is a major driver of breast cancer has emerged from a study...
July 13, 2009
Eating fish cuts memory loss
A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition of 15,000 people across seven countries finds that eating fish cuts...
July 9, 2009
Can coffee reverse Alzheimers?
This is the headline that newspapers and the BBC ran today based on a study giving mice high dose caffeine...
July 6, 2009
Xylitol prevents tooth decay
Xylitol kills tooth rotting bacteria, preventing cavities, shows definitive study in the Archives of Oral Biology.
July 6, 2009
‘Eco-Atkins’ diet cuts cholesterol and weight
There’s a quandary in the diet world. Evidence shows that a low-carb, high protein diet, aka Atkins, does work for...
June 8, 2009
Diabetes in under 5’s set to double
A study out today in the Lancet medical journal predicts a ‘doubling of new cases of type 1 diabetes in...
May 28, 2009
Multivitamin users are younger, says new study
A survey of multivitamin users and non-users, measuring their biological age, has found that multivitamin users are younger. This is...
May 27, 2009
Alli for weight loss? Side effects outweigh benefits
Next week an old drug under a new name, Alli, is being launched for over the counter sale. Previously on...
April 18, 2009
Vitamins relieve asthma
Today’s study showing a strong association between lack of vitamin C and A and asthma is consistent with an emerging...
April 16, 2009
