Health News

Austerity measures in Greece linked to sharp rise in suicides

Date: Feb-03-2015
Researchers report that rates of suicide rose sharply to a 30-year high in Greece following the introduction of further austerity measures.

A combination of early-life risk factors 'could quadruple the risk of childhood obesity'

Date: Feb-03-2015
Children may be over four times more likely to be overweight or obese at the age of 6 years if they have four or five early-life risk factors linked to obesity, a new study finds.

Sleep affected by screen use 'during the day as well as the night'

Date: Feb-03-2015
A survey of almost 10,000 adolescents in Norway correlates time on electronic devices with poorer bedtimes, times taken to fall asleep, times in bed and sleep durations.

Added fructose identified as major driver of type 2 diabetes 'epidemic'

Date: Feb-02-2015
Clinical experts have urged for a dramatic reduction in the consumption of added sugars, calling for more restrictive dietary guidelines to tackle rising levels of diabetes.

CDC: most commercial foods for infants, toddlers contain too much salt, sugar

Date: Feb-02-2015
In a new study, researchers from the CDC find that more than 70% of commercial meals for toddlers contain too much salt, while many other foods and snacks contain too much sugar.

Neurosurgeons avoid brain surgery, conduct unnecessary tests 'out of lawsuit fear'

Date: Feb-02-2015
The results of a new survey find that neurosurgeons operate in a climate of fear from potential malpractice suits, with 80% admitting to practicing defensive medicine

Scientists find new target for most aggressive breast cancer

Date: Feb-02-2015
Researchers discover that a gene responsible for waste recycling in cells is underexpressed in triple-negative breast cancer. They suggest it could be a new target for therapy.

HIV cure 'likely lies in targeting dormant virus reserves'

Date: Feb-02-2015
HIV therapy does not reach reserves of the virus lying dormant in infected white blood cells, where experts say clues may lie to curing, as opposed to just controlling, infection.

'Visceral fear stops many attending cancer screening' - even those who wished to go

Date: Feb-02-2015
A number of different forms of fear affect the uptake of cancer screening, according to a large analysis of people invited for colorectal cancer testing.

What are the health benefits of iodine?

Date: Feb-02-2015
Find out about the potential health benefits of consuming foods containing iodine, including preventing goiter, hypothyroidism, and mental deficiency and quadriplegia in newborns.