Vitamin C supplements are important during pregnancy
16 NOV 2012 Healthy pregnancy Maternal vitamin C deficiency during pregnancy can have serious consequences for the foetal brain. And once brain damage has occurred,...
Mother’s touch could change effects of prenatal stress
19 OCT 2012 Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, and Kings College, London, have found that mothers who stroke their baby’s body in the...
High doses of Vitamin D help tuberculosis patients recover more quickly
27 SEP 2012 For decades before antibiotics became generally available, sunshine was used to treat tuberculosis, with patients often being sent to Swiss clinics to...
Stress makes men appreciate heavier women
Increased stress in men is associated with a preference for heavier women, according to research published Aug. 8 2012 in the open access journal PLOS...
Insulin, other drugs may do more harm than good for some type 2 diabetes patients
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 30-Jun-2014 Harm to quality of life outweighs benefits of treatment for older patients and those with negative feelings about side effects, burden...
Research proving link between Epstein-Barr virus and MS could point the way to treatment and prevention
Wednesday 4 January 2012 A new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London shows how a particular virus tricks the immune system into...
Omega-3 fatty acids could prevent and treat nerve damage, research suggests
13 JAN 2012 Research from Queen Mary, University of London suggests that omega-3 fatty acids, which are found in fish oil, have the potential to...
Having eczema may reduce your risk of skin cancer
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 5-May-2014 Eczema caused by defects in the skin could reduce the risk of developing skin cancer, according to new research by King's...
New Chinese herbal medicine has significant potential in treating hepatitis C ( inhibit HCV activity by approximately 90% )
London, UK, Saturday 12 April 2014: Data from a late-breaking abstract presented at the International Liver CongressTM 2014 identifies a new compound, SBEL1, that has...
Black Death wasn’t spread by fleas/ U.K. outbreak in 14th century was airborne, scientists say
- To their surprise, the 14th-century strain, the cause of the most lethal catastrophe in recorded history, was no more virulent than today’s disease. The...
Statins: Benefits questionable in low-risk patients
Public release date: 18-Jan-2011 - statins reduced the risk of dying from 9 to 8 deaths for every 1000 people treated with statins each year.-...
New findings show vitamin D accelerates recovery from TB
Public release date: 5-Jan-2011 - 122/126 patients in the trial (97per cent), had inadequate levels of vitamin D at baseline. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] The...
Scandal of experts who rule on NHS statins but get paid by drugs firms
MOST of the experts who are set to recommend the widespread use of statins next month are in the pay of the drug companies that...
Penguins given ‘happy pills’ in soaking Britain
07 Feb 2014 London (AFP) After weeks of rain and wind, miserable penguins at a marine centre in England are being fed anti-depressants to cheer...
Health, life insurers hold $1.88 billion in fast-food stocks: AJPH article (2010)
Public release date: 15-Apr-2010 Harvard researchers say insurers put profits over health (more…)
Long neglected nutritional training for doctors at all levels needed now
Public release date: 17-Mar-2010 - The evidence shows that healthcare professionals in general know little about how to assess and manage poor nutrition Nutritional training...
Cody Wilson created a gun that can be download and built with a 3D printer – is he too dangerous for Britain?
The extreme libertarian is coming to London challenge the global financial system Paul Peachey Thursday, 21 November 2013 He speaks of liberty, freedom and helping...
Ancient humans ‘rampantly interbred’ with Neanderthals and a mystery species in Lord Of The Rings-style world of different creatures
Genome analysis of Neanderthal and human-like group called Denisovans It reveals ancient bedfellows may have included 'mystery human ancestor' Has been likened to Lord Of...
Drugs scandal rocks Britain’s troubled ‘ethical’ bank
Britain's Co-operative Bank, which prides itself on ethical investments, has been plunged deeper into crisis after its former chairman was filmed allegedly seeking to buy...
Anonymous claims Parliament Wi-Fi hack during London protest
Cyber assaults 'slow traffic' as miscreants slurp email logins By Jasper Hamill Posted in Security, 12th November 2013 16:03 GMT Anonymous hacktivists have claimed they...