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UK mulls ban on sale of energy drinks to kids

UK mulls ban on sale of energy drinks to kids

31 Aug 2018 • 7 comments

Britain's government launched a public consultation Thursday over plans to ban the sale of energy drinks to young people, as it grapples with some of Western Europe's worst child obesity rates. Prime...

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Tasty Curry

Tasty Curry

31 Aug 2018

In the kitchen: read the "Tasty Curry " recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Fish Oils Don't Ward off Heart Disease

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Fish Oils Don't Ward off Heart Disease

28 Aug 2018 • 1 comment

Fish oil supplements do not help prevent heart attacks or strokes in people with diabetes, said a study Monday that adds to a growing body of research on the ineffectiveness of pills...

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Young Scot ‘crippled’ by epilepsy gets first dose of medicinal cannabis

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Young Scot ‘crippled’ by epilepsy gets first dose of medicinal cannabis

27 Aug 2018 • 4 comments

The five-year-old, who is a P2 pupil at Edinburgh’s Clermiston Primary School, was finally given medicinal cannabis after falling heavily and cutting his head during a seizure on Tuesday night. He...

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Brexit's Impact on Healthcare

Brexit's Impact on Healthcare

24 Aug 2018 • 1 comment

Britain is preparing to airlift in medicines with a short shelf life if London cannot strike a Brexit deal with the EU, the government said Thursday. London has plans to ensure a continued supply of...

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Falafel Burgers

Falafel Burgers

22 Aug 2018

In the kitchen: read the "Falafel Burgers" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Measles Cases Hit Record High in Europe

Measles Cases Hit Record High in Europe

22 Aug 2018

Cases of measles in Europe have hit a record high, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). More than 41,000 people have been infected in the first six months of 2018, leading to 37 deaths. L...

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Rise in type 2 diabetes in young people in England and Wales

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Diabetes insipidus
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Rise in type 2 diabetes in young people in England and Wales

21 Aug 2018 • 4 comments

The number of children and young people being treated for type 2 diabetes in England and Wales has gone up from 507 to 715 in four years, new figures show. More than three-quarters were also obese,...

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Meat-heavy low-carb diets can 'shorten lifespan'

Meat-heavy low-carb diets can 'shorten lifespan'

17 Aug 2018 • 3 comments

Paris, Aug 17, 2018 (AFP) - Middle-aged people who get roughly half their daily calories from carbohydrates live several years longer on average than those with meat-heavy low-carb diets, researchers...

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Bloomberg targets Big Tobacco's 'underhanded tactics'

Bloomberg targets Big Tobacco's 'underhanded tactics'

14 Aug 2018

Paris, Aug 14, 2018 (AFP) - Billionaire former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday gave a trio of anti-tobacco crusaders $20 million to up their game against an industry aggressively...

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European regulator launches review of recalled heart drug

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European regulator launches review of recalled heart drug

3 Aug 2018

London, Aug 2, 2018 (AFP) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said Thursday it is conducting a review of the health effects on patients of a widely used blood pressure medication recalled around...

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Deadly heatwaves threaten China's northern breadbasket

Deadly heatwaves threaten China's northern breadbasket

2 Aug 2018

Paris, Aug 1, 2018 (AFP) - The North China Plain, home to nearly 400 million people, could become a life-threatening inferno during future heat waves if climate change continues apace, researchers...

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