Health
Malaria could be wiped out by making disease mosquitoes infertile
It is hoped the technique could be used in the wild in five years
Weight loss ‘can be boosted five-fold – simply by imagining it’
Researchers found that overweight people who used the new Functional Imagery Training (FIT) intervention lost an average of five times more weight
Rare eye infection that can cause blindness has been detected in south east England
There has been a threefold increase in Acanthamoeba keratitis, a painful and swollen infection of the cornea, since 2011
MS Society’s warning of smoking Multiple Sclerosis link
They say most sufferers are unaware of the link between smoking and the disease.
Are we more anxious than we have ever been before?
New research has revealed we could be more anxious than ever before, with the demands of modern life putting a strain on our mental wellbeing. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found pressure at work, home and in our social lives has lead 40 per cent of the nation to now believe they suffer from some sort of anxiety. More than one in five reckon they are now more fretful, edgy or tense than they were five years ago...
Walking just 35 minutes a day ‘prevents severe strokes’
A study of stroke victims found those who regularly walked for just 35 minutes before being struck down were twice as likely to suffer a mild, rather than a more serious, attack
Kinder chocolate online ads banned for targeting children
The Children’s Food Campaign group, known as Sustain, complained to the Advertising Standards Aithority (ASA) about the ads
New anti-inflammatory drug for heart disease could prevent gout
Relief may be at hand with the new drug that targets a key inflammatory molecule.
Gastric by-pass operations really do put people off junk food
But their aversion to burgers, chips, pizzas and ice creams may only be temporary, say scientists