Researchers are claiming that widely accepted myths about sleep are damaging our health and affecting our moods. A team at New York University trawled the internet to find the most common myths about sleep. They then went on to match them up to scientific evidence found in previous studies to see which ones were absolute…
Cholesterol lowering ‘statin’ drugs taken by millions of people in Britain may not be working well enough in about half of those who are prescribed them. Statins reduce the build-up of fatty plaque that lead to blockages in blood vessels through reported side effects and the extent of how often they are prescribed has attracted…
Spending on children’s mental health services has fallen in real terms by more than a third in areas of England. A report by the Children’s Commissioner found spending had risen by 17% overall but many children will face a ‘postcode lottery’ of provision. There are great differences in spendings per child in different parts of England….
Parents are at risk of being misled by “manipulative marketing campaigns” and “crafty messaging” about children’s snacks according to a child health expert. Dr Max Davie said that the levels of obesity show how crucial it was for parents to know what their child is eating. This comes after the University of Glasgow researchers examined…
Ministers have been accused of a cover-up for refusing to release official reports into whether migrants’ health has been harmed since they began charging upfront for NHS care before they can be treated. The leaders of Britain’s doctors, nurses and midwives are demanding the release of three government reviews into how environment immigration policies have…
A study shows that the food we eat is putting 11 million of us into an early grave each year. The analysis, in the Lancet, found that our daily diet is a bigger killer than smoking and is now involved in one in five deaths around the world. According to the researchers, salt shortened the…
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