Health
Hospital food listeria deaths blamed on ’10 years of austerity and massive cuts’
'Systematic failures’ in public health led to listeria outbreak, warns former health chief Professor John Ashton.
New app to track ticks and prevent Lyme disease
The technology uses satellite data to map where the disease has been detected.
Drinking pomegranate juice during pregnancy ‘helps keep baby safe’
Researchers in the United States believe as little as 230ml daily of the nutritious fruit drink could protect the developing brain
Alzheimer’s disease could be cured with drug that destroys rogue proteins…Pac-Man style
Scientists say the drug would encourage neurons to gobble up toxic chemicals that clump together in the brain, causing memory loss and confusion
Cheap Alzheimer’s pill could reverse brain damage caused by binge drinking
Aricept, known medically as donepezil, costs just 6p a day and is taken by tens of thousands of British adults with mild to moderate dementia to slow mental decline
‘Achilles’ heel’ of deadly food bug E. coli discovered by British scientists
The breakthrough could lead to new drugs for a dangerous infection that is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics
Women exposed to fluoride during pregnancy ‘more likely to have children with low IQ’
The toxic mineral found in tap water, toothpaste and mouthwash may effect brain development, say scientists
Statins ‘can prevent liver cancer’
Researchers found that the cholesterol lowering pills can also help prolong the lives of patients with chronic viral hepatitis
Fish oil tablets slash the risk of heart attack or stroke among patients at high risk
They reduce levels of a vessel clogging fat by almost a third, according to new research