Consumption of ultraprocessed foods in the U.S. grew from 53.5% of the total calories consumed between 2001 to 2002 to 57% of the total calories consumed between 2017 to 2018.1 During a lecture at the Royal Institution in October 2023,2 Dr. Chris van Tulleken from the University College London cited 60% of the total calories … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Students often throw up or wet themselves when gunfire erupts outside their school in northern Port-au-Prince. When they do, school director Roseline Ceragui Louis finds there’s only one way to try to calm the children and keep them safe: getting them to lie on the classroom floor while she sings softly. “You … Read more
The number of cancer cases and deaths in Canada is expected to increase this year because of a growing and aging population. But despite this trend, the overall incidence rates of people diagnosed with and dying from cancer will continue to decline, according to the latest data from the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). The … Read more
Dr Michael Mosley says he is taking a 2p pill that can help fend off dementia and cancer. The 66-year-old, a renowned nutrition expert and creator of popular diets like the 5:2 and Fast 800, says he is an advocate for Vitamin D, especially among older people. Writing for the Daily Mail, the health guru … Read more
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Alastair says his wife Sally and their four children are his ‘rocks’ (Image: Alastair Stewart) Veteran newsreader Alastair Stewart is backing calls for urgent action to ensure thousands of people with dementia can access the vital support he received after his diagnosis. Writing in the Daily Express, Alastair, 71, revealed how vascular dementia has impacted … Read more
(NewsNation) — For many recovering from injury or surgery, their brain’s protective response – known as muscle guarding – can paradoxically prolong pain and hinder the healing process, The Washington Post reported. Muscle guarding is an automatic reaction by the brain to protect an injured area by subconsciously directing surrounding muscles to tense up or … Read more
A pioneering drug that targets a life-threatening heart condition is “a beacon of hope” for thousands of sufferers, says a businessman given five years to live. Peter Salussolia, 80, from South West London, was diagnosed with transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) in 2018. The potentially fatal condition causes clumps of protein to build up in the heart, … Read more
LOS ANGELES — A judge found Thursday that Beach Boys founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should be in a court conservatorship to manage his personal and medical decisions because of what his doctor calls a “major neurocognitive disorder.” At a hearing, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gus T. May approved the petition filed by … Read more
A “red flag” warning sign of bladder cancer can often be wrongly dismissed as a urine infection, symptom of the menopause or gynaelogical issue, experts have said. Dr Alison Birtle, a consultant clinical oncologist who specialises in urological cancer, said studies show women with bladder cancer have visited a doctor complaining of symptoms on average … Read more
