C Levers/Shutterstock Eating the seaweed Ecklonia cava may be able to slow down or prevent Parkinson’s disease, according to a 2024 study. Researchers found that antioxidants in the seaweed – which is often used in soups and salads in Asian cuisine – may protect our neurons from free radicals toContinue Reading
The public health emergency was declared by the WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Countries across Asia are ramping up their defensesContinue Reading
Researchers say that 60 percent of infant and toddler foods at major grocery stores in the U.S. currently fail to reach nutritional recommendations — and none meet the World Health Organization’s promotional requirements. In a study published Monday and led by The George Institute for Global Health, the authors combedContinue Reading
The public health emergency was declared by the WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails African health officials have called the international communityContinue Reading
PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Consuming too much caffeine is definitely bad for your health, and there may be good reasons why some people want to quit it altogether. But if you despair at the idea of giving up your morning coffee, fear not. There’s lots of research out there toContinue Reading
Data that suggests a weight loss jab may be linked to people having suicidal thoughts needs urgent clarification, experts have said. According to a new study, figures from a World Health Organisation (Who) database suggest a bigger proportion of reports about the drug semaglutide (Wegovy) mentioned suicidal thoughts. This isContinue Reading
Health secretary Wes Streeting has been accused of ignoring a whistleblower who helped to uncover a major scandal within the nursing regulator. Evidence of widespread racism and a “toxic” within the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) that was putting the public and nurses at risk was found in July byContinue Reading
A mother-of-two has been diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer after thinking her symptoms could have been down to pregnancy. Cheryl Bryant, 36, took two pregnancy tests as she became bloated to the point of looking “six months pregnant” earlier this year. However, after several trips to the GP and A&E, theContinue Reading
Ben Queenborough/Shutterstock Whether it’s to reset our mental health or simply to take time out from the hurly-burly of work and urban life, many of us head for oceans and rivers to enjoy their restorative capacities. Encountering wild animals in these blue spaces contributes to the beneficial effects of beingContinue Reading
The World Health Organization has declared outbreaks of a new form of mpox in Congo and other parts of Africa a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries. Earlier this week, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that theContinue Reading
