We don’t need nearly as much protein as we consume
Source: BBC News By Jessica Brown 23 May 2018 In the early 20th Century, Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson spent a collective five years eating just meat. This meant that his […]
The hidden health benefits of coffee
Source: BBC News The impact of coffee on productivity is well established, but can it actually benefit more than just your mood and energy? A work day without a dose […]
Is Peanut Butter Good For You?
Source: Time By SOPHIA GOTTFRIED May 23, 2018 Is peanut butter healthy? Nutrition experts have long debated the question, given peanut butter’s high fat content. But when its full nutritional profile […]
For six decades, ‘the man with the golden arm’ donated blood — and saved 2.4 million babies
Source: The Washington Post By Amy B Wang In 1951, a 14-year-old Australian boy named James Harrison awoke from a major chest operation. Doctors had removed one of his lungs in […]
I Took the First FDA-Approved Migraine Prevention Treatment. It Transformed My Life
Source: Time By SUSAN GIORDANO May 18, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug designed to prevent chronic migraine headaches. Aimovig, made […]
Potential new cure found for baldness
Source: BBC News By Ian Westbrook Health reporter, BBC News A potential new cure for baldness has been discovered using a drug originally intended to treat osteoporosis. Researchers found the […]
A Genetic Test Could Help Predict the Right Antidepressant For You
Source: Time Depression is a complicated condition, and so are the people it affects. It’s often difficult — and can take months or even years — to find the right drugs to treat the heterogeneous mood disorder. But for decades, doctors have been treating depression essentially by prescribing a drug and […]
Sharp rise in aggressive brain cancer is linked to mobile phones
Sharp rise in aggressive brain cancer is linked to mobile phones with cases more than doubling over two decades Source: MSN and Daily Mail By Laura Forsyth Cases of glioblastoma […]
As Alfie Evans dies, calls grow for better ways to support grieving parents
Source: The Guardian BY Mark Townsend and Alastair Thomas Leading consultant says new approach needed to end disputes between parents and hospitals Flowers, candles and toys left outside Alder Hey hospital in […]
As an NHS palliative care doctor, I say: let Alfie Evans die with dignity
Source: The Guardian The British toddler’s illness is terminal, and helping his family come to terms with that is the job of his doctors and carers • Rachel Clarke is a […]
Alfie Evans could be flown to Rome if latest appeal succeeds
Source: The Guardian By Jamie Griersonand Josh Halliday Alfie Evans, the severely ill toddler whose life support machine was switched off on Monday, could immediately be flown to a children’s hospital […]
The world’s most powerful MRI machine
Source: BBC News Nikola Tesla’s last name isn’t just a car brand. Tesla is also the metric for the magnetic strength of MRI machines. Whereas historically powerful MRI machines have registered around 7-10 tesla, a new generation of machines are breaking the mold and registering up to 11.7 Tesla. Along […]
Five myths about first aid
Source: BBC News By Claudia Hammond 20 April 2018 Getting first aid right can mean the difference between life and death. But as we learn more about the human body and how it responds, over the years the advice gradually changes – meaning that in some cases, what we learned […]
New Studies Show Immune Treatments Could Be Key in the Fight Against Lung Cancer
Source: Time By ALICE PARK April 16, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Researchers report some of the most encouraging results yet for treating lung cancer with the latest immune-based treatments, most of which have been approved to treat other types of tumors. In three papers presented at the American Association […]
10 Things You Can Do First Thing in the Morning to Kickstart Your Metabolism
Source: Time Incorporate these habits into your a.m. routine to burn more calories all day long. BY JENNY MCCOY Your metabolic rate—i.e. the number of calories that your body burns while at rest—greatly impacts your overall health. The faster your metabolism, the more calories you can consume without gaining weight—and […]
How Being a Night Owl Endangers Your Health
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN A new study found that night owls—people who like to stay up late—are more likely to die early compared to morning larks, who rise earlier. The new report, published in the journal Chronobiology International, analyzed a study of about half a million people from ages 30 to 73 and followed what […]
How your mindset determines your health
Source: BBC News By Claudia Hammond 11 April 2018 If your New Year’s exercise regime has already failed, try not to focus on all the workouts you should have done. New research has revealed a surprising connection between people’s beliefs and their health: by being too negative about their physical […]
France’s Macron asks Catholics to voice euthanasia concerns
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is encouraging religious leaders to voice their concerns ahead of a proposal to change the country’s laws on assisted reproduction and euthanasia. Speaking to Catholic bishops in Paris —a rare occasion in the historically Catholic country attached to its secular […]
A year after D.C. passed its controversial assisted suicide law, not a single patient has used it
Source: The Washington Post Mary Klein, center, speaks at a news conference to urge city officials to educate doctors about the city’s “Death with Dignity” law and to ease barriers […]
Exercise Could Lower Your Chances of Getting Heart Disease Even if You’re Genetically at Risk
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN April 9, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. About one in four deaths in the United States are due to heart disease. But a new study suggests […]