Elite athletes have bad teeth despite putting more effort into looking after them than other people, a study shows. UCL scientists interviewed 352 British athletes, including those preparing to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. It showed they were far more likely to brush twice a day and floss between their teeth, […]
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A mental health unit for vulnerable young people where two girls died in two months is to close, a watchdog has said. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated Middlesbrough’s West Lane Hospital as inadequate and said patients were at high risk of “avoidable harm”. It followed the deaths of 17-year-old Christie Harnett in June, and […]
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Bake Off judge Prue Leith is the latest celebrity chef to be recruited in the quest to improve the food hospital patients eat. The government is launching a review of hospital food, first announced in June, to set new quality standards for the 140 million meals served annually. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said better food […]
A daily pill containing four medicines can cut the number of heart attacks and strokes by a third, a study shows. The polypill contains blood-thinning aspirin, a cholesterol-lowering statin and two drugs to lower blood pressure. The researchers – in Iran and the UK – said the pill had a huge impact but cost just […]
The UK’s largest cervical cancer charity has said it hopes a documentary about Jade Goody will serve as “a reminder” of the impact of the disease. The finale of Channel 4’s three-part Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain aired on Wednesday. Goody’s illness and death in 2009, aged 27, led to a 12% spike […]
Two million older people are risking side-effects from taking multiple medications, a charity has warned. Age UK says more than one in 10 over-65s in England take at least eight prescribed medications each week. While many are vital for those with complex conditions, the charity says one in five may be inappropriate. GPs said no-one […]
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People with type 2 diabetes “should not be encouraged” to take omega-3 fish oil supplements, researchers from the University of East Anglia say. There had been some concerns omega-3 could be harmful for people with the condition. But while a BMJ review of more than 80 studies found no evidence of that, they also failed […]
Microplastics in drinking water do not appear to pose a health risk at current levels, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In its first report on the issue, the WHO found that larger particles, and most smaller ones, pass through the body without being absorbed. But it said the findings were based on “limited […]
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