Health
Recommended levels of sugar halved
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has halved its recommended levels of sugar intake, thanks to a study carried out by Newcastle University academics.
Mar 7, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
New treatment for obesity developed
Researchers at the University of Liverpool, working with a global health care company, have helped develop a new treatment for obesity.
Oct 7, 2015
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Health
France had a million fewer smokers in 2017: ministry
France had a million fewer daily smokers in 2017 over 2016, the health ministry said Monday, thanking the dissuasive power of higher tobacco taxes.
May 28, 2018
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Health
Dutch 'abortion ship' due in Guatemala
A Dutch "abortion ship" was Thursday due to arrive in a Guatemalan port to provide free help to women to end unwanted pregnancies, aiming to circumvent the country's strict laws.
Feb 23, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Ultra-processed foods may be linked to increased risk of cancer
Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods may be linked to an increased risk of developing and dying from cancer, an Imperial College London-led observational study suggests.
Jan 31, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dissociative disorders are nearly as common as depression. So why haven't we heard about them?
Dissociative disorders are often said to be rare. But our soon-to-be published analysis of international studies suggest they affect 10-11% of the population at some point in their lives. This makes them nearly as common ...
Jul 24, 2019
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Medications
Could taking hydroxychloroquine be more harmful than helpful?
People taking hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus may be more likely to die, according to new research. But that doesn't mean the drug is killing them.
Jun 1, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aerosol transmission may spread COVID-19
The World Health Organization needs to recognize that coronavirus might be spread by tiny respiratory droplets that remain in the air for prolonged periods, say leading academics.
Jul 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How to flatten the curve of coronavirus, a mathematician explains
People traveling into Australia will now have to self-isolate for 14 days—one of a range of measures announced at the weekend by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, with the aim of slowing the spread of the coronavirus and easing ...
Mar 16, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Nothing clinically 'wrong' with obsessive gamers, new study finds
Research by Oxford University, carried out in partnership with Cardiff University, and published today in Clinical Psychological Science, has found little evidence to suggest an unhealthy passion for gaming amongst adolescents, ...
Oct 18, 2019
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