Health
Daily piece of chocolate could really make your healthier
Bioactive compounds found in cocoa can improve blood pressure, cholesterol and arterial stiffness
‘Petri dish for the 21st Century’ to revolutionise disease research
The three-dimensional ‘organ on a chip' was developed in research led by Cambridge University scientists
Flu virus ‘could quickly become resistant to drug developed to fight possible pandemic’
Experts warned that it would have to evolve just two genetic mutations for the antiviral to fail
If you live in deprived area you are twice as likely to die young, here’s why
The study reveals that half of all premature deaths in the UK are linked to risk factors such as smoking, diet, alcohol and drug use, obesity and high blood pressure
BOWEL CANCER CRISIS – Cases ‘soaring in younger people because of poor diets and lack of exercise’
A study across Europe found bowel cancer rates increased by six per cent every year between 2008 and 2016 among 20 to 39-year-olds
Organic diet can cut your cancer risk by up to 86 per cent, here’s why
The health benefit was far greater for obese people however the diet had no significant effect on bowel or prostate cancers.
People really can die of a broken heart, here’s why
A study of almost 100 recently widowed people found those taking it worst had dramatic spikes in blood chemicals linked to the killer condition
Bullying and harassment in NHS ‘could be costing billions’
The total financial cost of bullying within the NHS in England is £2.281 billion per year, according to a study
Hospital finds way to shame smokers outside of hospital
Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, West Yorks., has implemented the system to deter smokers from standing directly under the windows of the maternity ward just metres from the front doors