“A drug that reverses severe liver damage could be used to treat disease in heavy drinkers”, reported The Guardian on December 27 2007. BBC news said that researchers
"Bad news for those who hate cleaning: dusty homes could make you obese," reports the Mail Online. Scientists in the US tested extracts of household dust on mouse "pre-fat" cells grown in a laboratory...
“Mouthwash ‘can cause oral cancer,’” reported The Daily Telegraph today. The newspaper said that researchers have claimed there is now ‘sufficient evidence’ that
"Long working days can cause heart problems, study says," The Guardian reports. Researchers found people who work 55 or more hours a week had an increased risk of developing a type of irregular heartbeat…
"Scientists find three differences in the brain [of people with chronic fatigue syndrome]," the Mail Online reports. Researchers used advance brain scanning techniques in 15 people and found three distinct abnormalities in their brain structure…
'Eating two portions of oily fish a week could help ward off a stroke, research suggests' the Daily Mail reveals. Sadly, for those of us who are not fish fans, the same research found fish oil supplements had no beneficial effects...
"Children suffer significantly more face-to-face bullying than online abuse," reports the Mail Online. UK researchers questioned nearly 300,000 15-year-olds about their experiences of bullying in the biggest study of the subject to date…
“More than 100 mothers have died in childbirth in London in the last five years,” according to The Independent. The newspaper says the rate is twice as high as the rest of the country, and that a shortage of midwives may be to blame...
"Drinking three cups of coffee a day could add years to your life, suggest studies," reports the Metro. It follows the results of European and US studies that looked at the relationship between how much coffee people drink and death…