Health
Women with dense breast tissue ‘more likely to get cancer’
Researchers found that women with mammographically dense breast tissue have higher recall and biopsy rates and increased odds of screen-detected and interval breast cancer
Cushioned running shoes may actually raise the risk of foot injury & leg pain
The trendy trainers put more stress on bones, muscles and joints rather than less, say scientists.
All about electrostimulation
Electrostimulation is a technique widely used in the field of fitness and aesthetics, which promises many physical benefits, but it is also very controversial. This gives rise to many doubts and the practice of which must be guided and controlled by professionals. This electro-fitness equipment, mainly by means of electrical impulses, causes muscular contractions and, as a consequence, causes an effect similar to an exercised muscle. Additionally, it is often used as a slimming treatment, allowing the muscle to increase...
Worrying cancer risk found in flight cabin crew
A study of more than 5,000 flight attendants found cases were higher for every form of the disease examined
Cancer could be stopped in its tracks “within the next few years”
Blocking them was 99.5 per cent effective in stopping metastasis
Alzheimer’s ‘may be caused by a virus’
Researchers say their findings suggest that a controversial hypothesis that viruses are involved in dementia may be correct
Just one binge drink may damage sleep for the rest of your life
Scientists say knocking back beers, wine or spirits damages a gene that regulates shut-eye - potentially causing permanent insomnia
Mum will defy law to treat daughter without medical cannabis law change
A mum has spoken of her ordeal as she waits to hear whether the Government will allow her severely ill daughter access to banned cannabis oil. Kelly Anne O'Neill is in despair that she cannot do more to help 24-year-old Danielle. Danielle was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was six and has suffered "horrendous" side effects from taking approved medication. Home Secretary Sajid Javid has told the House of Commons that the use of cannabis in medical treatment will be...
456 patients died needlessly Gosport War Memorial Hospital inquiry reveals
An "institutionalised regime" of giving “dangerous” amounts of opioids when there was no medical cause meant 456 patients who should have been cared for at a Hampshire hospital had their lives curtailed. Rt Rev James Jones who also chaired the Hillsborough Inquiry headed the probe for hundreds of families seeking answers about their relatives who died after being admitted to Gosport War Memorial Hospital. Today announcing the findings of his inquiry, he said that families had "remarkable tenacity and fortitude...