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Drinking milk is harmful to health according to Harvard study

Drinking milk is harmful to health according to Harvard study

Drinking milk is detrimental to human health, despite government recommendations stating otherwise, according to research published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Harvard scientist David Ludwig said that conventional milk and dairy products can cause more harm than good, particularly with those products which contain sugar or sweeteners. Government guidelines have traditionally urged people to drink[Read More…]

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New study highlights link between the moon and heart disease

New study highlights link between the moon and heart disease

Heart disease affects more than a million people in the UK each and every year and more than 147,000 people die from the disease annually, according to statistics published by the British Heart Foundation. Factors for the disease include bad diet, obesity, family history, diabetes, smoking, lack of exercise and age (55 or older for women). But there may be[Read More…]

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New study: Cranberry juice can combat urinary tract infections

New study: Cranberry juice can combat urinary tract infections

Cranberry juice can help to combat urinary tract infections (UTI) and yeast, according to a new study. The popular berry juice has always been associated with health benefits anecdotally, but this recent study from McGill University’s Department of Chemical Engineering has helped to shed some new light on how these benefits are derived. The studies were spearheaded by Professor Nathalie[Read More…]

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Reading and writing ‘can help prevent dementia’

Reading and writing ‘can help prevent dementia’

Reading and writing may help to protect the brain against dementia, according to new findings. The research was conducted by US researchers and published in the journal Neurology and showed that those who read books, write letters, and take part in mentally stimulating activities both early and later in life were 15 per cent less likely to suffer from dementia[Read More…]

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Euthanasia by the backdoor? Shocking new report reveals 42% of people with learning disabilities die prematurely in hospital

Euthanasia by the backdoor? Shocking new report reveals 42% of people with learning disabilities die prematurely in hospital

Report shows high premature mortality rate among disabled people in care Half of all care services branded inadequate for disabled people Misdiagnosis and failure to provide the right services most common cause of premature deaths A damning new report has for the first time revealed the extent to which people with learning disabilities are being systematically maltreated within the NHS[Read More…]

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