Category Archives: Health News
Pregnant women should get more vitamin D
January 05, 2012 
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Pregnant women could — and probably should — consume 10 times more vitamin D than experts currently recommend, according to a new study. Current guidelines for daily vitamin D intake during pregnancy range from 200 international units (IU) per day
FOOD AND DIET, Health News, Women 18-39, Women's Health 
Tags: Energy diet for women, Food And Diet, Women Health 18-39 Dreams can ease memories
“Dreams are a form of therapy to help us cope with painful memories,” according to theDaily Mirror. The newspaper said scientists have found that during deep sleep the body’s “stress chemistry” shuts down to take the edge off the day’s problems.
Health News Britney Spears New Diet Plan
Britney Spears was the pop princess in 2005, the darling of millions of teenage girls. She has had a turbulent public life since- two short lived marriages, a very ugly divorce, public criticism over her lack of parenting skills and
Quit smoking to boost health
After 15 years of not smoking, your risk of heart attack is the same as if you’d never smoked at all. Within a year of stopping smoking, your risk of heart attack falls to about half that of a continuing smoker, and within
Fruit and veg ‘counter heart risk genes’
The Daily Express reports that a “wonder diet cures heart disease” and goes on to say that “a simple diet packed with fruit and raw vegetables is the key to beating heart disease.” The news report is based on a
Cancer risk of overcooked meat
“Eating overcooked meat is twice as likely to cause cancer than previously thought,” warned the front page of the Daily Express today. The headline was based on the results of an animal study, in which mice were genetically modified to
Aspirin cuts genetic bowel cancer risk
Aspirin cuts the risk of bowel cancer in people with inherited susceptibility to the disease, The Guardian has today reported. The newspaper said that a study of long-term aspirin use found it cut the risk of bowel cancer by more
Do statins cut breast cancer recurrence?
A daily dose of drugs designed to lower cholesterol could also slash the risk of breast cancer recurring,” the Daily Mailreported today. The news is based on the findings of a large Danish study that looked for an association between
Health News, Women 18-39, Women 40-60, Women 60-plus, Women's Health Tags: Breast Cancer, Health News, Women 60-plus, Women Health 18-39, Women Health 40-60 Alcohol may damage babies’s DNA
“Alcohol damages DNA of unborn children beyond repair,” The Independent reported today. The newspaper says that “scientists have identified the precise molecular mechanism” through which this damage happens. Excessive drinking while pregnant is known to cause foetal alcohol syndrome, which
Cost of cancer treatment questioned
The Daily Mail has reported that doctors do not support giving life-extending drugs to patients with terminal cancer. The newspaper says that a new report has said the treatments “give false hope and are too costly for the public purse”.
