B vitamins cut heart deaths by over 80%
A study published by the American Journal of Cardiology finds that cardiovascular patient with high homocysteine levels (above 15µmol/l)...
Depression – food is better than drugs
In case you didn’t know anti-depressant drugs work as ‘enhanced placebos’.
The best six natural painkillers
An estimated 35% of the population suffer from chronic pain - 28 million in the UK. NSAID painkillers (from...
Vaccines are dangerous
Almost 2,000 girls given the cervical cancer vaccine have suffered serious side-effects. One claims to have been paralysed, another...
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...
The dangers of painkillers
The average person takes 373 painkillers a year. Over 2,000 people in Britain die as a result and at...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
