Evidence from the field of chrono-nutrition shows that eating more in line with your circadian rhythm may be good for health.
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You may want to re-think skipping breakfast if you’re someone who does it often.
Drastically lowering calories may damage your metabolism.
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Slow, gradual weight loss is more advantageous for your health in the long run.
An Italian military policeman holds up a Captagon tablet from a large seizure of the drug.
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From mead to magic mushrooms to methamphetamine – drugs have always fuelled battles.
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Your eyes are your windows on the world. Here’s how to stop them getting smudgy.
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The much understudied fascia – our body’s own version of Spanx – is now coming under increasing scientific scrutiny.
What’s the worst that can happen?
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People have been shot with their own guns inside these giant magnets.
Millions of people across the globe have been affected.
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Drugs for menopause, ADHD and type 2 diabetes were all in short supply this year.
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When people stopped taking one of the new weight-loss jabs they regained around 60% of their lost weight.
Certain micronutrients are important for the health of the mother and baby during pregnancy.
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Our study found that before pregnancy, nine in ten women had low blood levels of many important vitamins.
CBT may help some women cope better with debilitating menopause symptoms.
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Critics of the latest menopause guidelines say they could scare women away from using HRT.
IBD can be debilitating
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The current treatments for inflammatory bowel disease do not work for everyone. Tapping into new areas of biology may be the key to developing new therapies.
Many of us look forward to sharing Christmas dinner with friends and family.
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Body weight is affected by many factors – so it’s possible that even if different people ate the exact same foods at Christmas, one may gain more weight.
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People who take antiretroviral drugs have a much lower risk of getting multiple sclerosis – especially women.
Christmas day is actually the least busy day in A&E during the holidays.
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Some of the reasons people end up in A&E at Christmas are unique to the season.
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Hypochondriacs live, on average, five years less than those who don’t have the condition.
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Doctors dismiss patients’ ‘subjective’ symptoms over their ‘objective’ evaluation.
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Victorian anti-vaccine literature shows that the fears and concerns remain largely the same today.
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mRNA vaccines are very safe, but this problem needed to be fixed for future mRNA therapies.
Matthew Perry.
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Perry was being legally prescribed infusions of ketamine.
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Controlled drugs are still a global problem.
Those living in London had the lowest risk of dying from cancer.
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People living in the poorest parts of England were at a more than 70% higher risk of dying from cancer compared to those living in more affluent areas.
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Gut bacteria consume the nutrients that harmful pathogens need to survive, thereby keeping them in check, a new study finds.
Our ability to make vitamin D declines in the winter.
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In the UK, it’s recommended people aim to get at least 400IU of vitamin D a day.
Pregnancy sickness is believed to affect 7 in 10 women.
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New research has uncovered the hormone that triggers morning sickness, offering hope for millions of women.
Important holidays (such as Christmas) can intensify feelings of homesickness.
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Homesickness will affect almost everyone at some point in their life.