Image copyright Getty Images A daily pill containing four medicines can cut the number of heart attacks and strokes by a third, a study shows. The polypill contains blood-thinning aspirin, a cholesterol-lowering statin and two drugs to lower blood pressure. The researchers – in Iran and the UK – said the pill had a huge […]
Image copyright Channel 4 Image caption Prue Leith will help to set new quality standards Bake Off judge Prue Leith is the latest celebrity chef to be recruited in the quest to improve the food hospital patients eat. The government is launching a review of hospital food, first announced in June, to set new quality […]
Image copyright Getty Images People with type 2 diabetes “should not be encouraged” to take omega-3 fish oil supplements, researchers from the University of East Anglia say. There had been some concerns omega-3 could be harmful for people with the condition. But while a BMJ review of more than 80 studies found no evidence of […]
Image copyright Getty Images Two million older people are risking side-effects from taking multiple medications, a charity has warned. Age UK says more than one in 10 over-65s in England take at least eight prescribed medications each week. While many are vital for those with complex conditions, the charity says one in five may be […]
Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s largest cervical cancer charity has said it hopes a documentary about Jade Goody will serve as “a reminder” of the impact of the disease. The finale of Channel 4’s three-part Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain aired on Wednesday. Goody’s illness and death in 2009, aged 27, led […]
Image copyright Getty Images People with type 2 diabetes “should not be encouraged” to take omega-3 fish oil supplements, researchers from the University of East Anglia say. There had been some concerns omega-3 could be harmful for people with the condition. But while a BMJ review of more than 80 studies found no evidence of […]
Image copyright Getty Images Two million older people are risking side-effects from taking multiple medications, a charity has warned. Age UK says more than one in 10 over-65s in England take at least eight prescribed medications each week. While many are vital for those with complex conditions, the charity says one in five may be […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Microplastics have been found in rivers, lakes, drinking water supplies and bottled water Microplastics in drinking water do not appear to pose a health risk at current levels, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In its first report on the issue, the WHO found that larger particles, and most […]
Image copyright Christy Stephens Image caption Christy and her son Christopher Christopher Holmes has haemophilia A – his body lacks a protein that makes blood clot. A simple graze can mean the two-year-old bleeds uncontrollably. To avoid this he needs treatment every few days with a drug put into his bloodstream via a tube in […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption People in their 30s are often juggling work and family demands People in their mid-30s need to watch their blood pressure to protect brain health in later life, says a study. It found the “window of opportunity” to safeguard brain health runs from then until the early-50s. Following 500 […]
