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The California wildfire season has had an awful start this year, scorching hundreds of thousands of acres, fueled by the Santa Ana winds. These fires, which typically begin in September, spring up in hot and dry conditions that make it easy for the flames to spread and, in turn, make the blazes difficult to extinguish. … Read more
Preventing savers from accessing their cash from frozen funds could be the ‘biggest risk’ facing UK, IMF warns By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 09:10 BST, 25 August 2019 | Updated: 09:10 BST, 25 August 2019 A leading economist has warned that an inability for savers to cash in their investments in … Read more
Even so-called ‘white coat hypertension’ – blood pressure measures that are only high in doctors’ offices – indicate that patients are at-risk for heart disease, heart attacks and even death, a new study suggests. Some one-in-five Americans are estimated to have white coat hypertension. But the condition is often left untreated, as doctors doubt that … Read more
Consuming fruit juices is just as bad for your health and likely to lead to an early death as drinking cola or lemonade, research suggests. A new study found an increased risk of dying early from any cause for people who consumed a lot of sugary drinks. US researchers compared, for the first time, 100 … Read more
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated? What is … Read more
Avocados are great for your diet – but not on toast, nutrition researchers say. It may sound obvious. Bread, a demonized processed carb, has essentially piggybacked superfood starlet avocado to be accepted, even revered, by clean-eating evangelists. Even the most devout avo-toasters know avocado is the Cher to bread’s Sonny, nutrition-wise. But this new study, … Read more
Men who take medication to reduce their symptoms of prostate disease may be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, research suggests. Patients with enlarged prostates who are prescribed drugs called 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors are around a third more at risk of the condition. They reduce the production of androgens, a hormone which help to boost urinary flow, … Read more
Having very low cholesterol DOUBLES the risk of hemorrhagic strokes in women, study finds Researchers measured levels of LDL cholesterol, known as ‘bad’ because it can buildup in the arteries For LDL cholesterol, optimal levels are generally less than 100 milligrams per deciliter of blood But 0.8% of women with cholesterol 70 mg/dL or lower had … Read more
Eating six rashers of bacon, three sausages or seven ounces of steak every day may raise your risk of an early death, research suggests. A study found men who ate more than 200g (7oz) of meat a day were 23 per cent more likely to die in the next 20 years than those who had … Read more
Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before turning 40 are ‘THREE TIMES as likely to die young from a heart attack or stroke’ Type 2 diabetes rates have soared in recent years with spiralling obesity levels Glasgow University researchers looked at around 2million people for the study Those diagnosed before 40 had the greatest risk … Read more