White snus is becoming more popular with teenagers Jeppe Gustafsson/Shutterstock A habit that is worrying health authorities in Sweden where increasing numbers of teenagers are taking what’s known as “snus” is also concerning football authorities in England where one-fifth of professional players are regularly indulging because they say it improvesContinue Reading
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Microscopic image of a prostate gland biopsy showing cancer in a patient with elevated PSA. David A Litman/Shutterstock A recent BBC investigation questioned the accuracy of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) self-tests – rapid at-home tests for men worried about prostate cancer. The BBC analysed five of these tests using one bloodContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email New research suggests that adults who use mobile phones or tablets right before bed are more likely to experience poor sleep.Continue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Health officials in England are raising concerns about a surge in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases, warning that the sexually transmitted infection couldContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Three-quarters of fertility patients are spending money on acupuncture, supplements and drugs that “are not proven to increase the change ofContinue Reading
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Jacob Lund/Shutterstock One of the lasting memories from my teenage years is what I now recognise as an obsession with weight control. Thin was in, and magazines promoted a variety of diets, each claiming effectiveness, often accompanied by images of beautiful, slim models. Not much has changed. Diets, intermittent fasting,Continue Reading
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