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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
After marijuana is legalized in a state, fewer people seek chronic pain diagnoses and treatment, but more wind up in hospitals being treated for car crash injuries, overdoses or alcohol poisoning, according to a new study. Marijuana is now legal in the majority of US states and many see it as a win, offering better … Read more
Smiling really DOES make you happier: Study finds expressing happiness influences the brain to generate positive feelings For decades, researchers have studied how acting happy could influence happiness A team at the University of Tennessee has analyzed 50 years of data on the subject They found there is a clear connection between acting happy and … Read more
Talking therapy could cure IBS better than drugs, study reveals after patients who had CBT over the phone or online experienced less symptoms Study of more than 500 patients found talking greatly reduced symptoms Irritable bowel syndrome causes diarrhoea, constipation or both But experts say less than half benefit from supplements and laxatives By Victoria Allen … 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
Fecal transplants drastically reduced autism symptoms in children, according to new research. Symptoms almost halved in 18 children given the treatment – known medically as microbiota transfer therapy. The study builds on the theory that the neurological condition may be rooted in the gut, rather than the brain. Two years after the transplant, children saw … Read more
The number of children and teenagers who attempted to take their own lives or were thinking about doing so doubled between 2007 and 2015, a new study reveals. In 2007, an estimated 580,000 people between 10 and 18 were seen for suicidal behavior in US emergency rooms. By 2015, that number had swollen to 1.12 … Read more
Pie Fidelity Pete Brown Particular Books, £16.99 Rating: ‘The British Empire was created as a by-product of generations of desperate Englishmen roaming the world in search of a decent meal.’ The American food writer Bill Marsano’s pithy summation of our culinary heritage is the mainspring for Pete Brown’s quest to discover and codify the nation’s … Read more
Slender people consider people with obesity ‘less evolved’ and ‘less human’ than others, a new survey suggests. Public health officials believe that discrimination against people who are overweight is partly for blame for our dismal progress against the obesity epidemic. Despite the fact that one in three Americans and one in four Brits are now … Read more