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Researchers in the US have found that drinking a glass of tomato juice on a daily basis can protect women against breast cancer. Scientists from a university in New Jersey, measured hormone levels in 70 women aged over 55 before and after increasing their tomato intake within 10 weeks. These women were either overweight or related to someone with breast cancer, meaning they were a higher risk for...

According to a new UK poll, it seems it is not just students and young adults who binge drink as figures show that the problem extends to British mothers. The poll, which was commissioned by ITV’s This Morning, surveyed 1,000 mums with children under the age of 18. The results show that, of those surveyed, 28% admit to being drunk in front of their child with a quarter being so intoxicated they...

New research has found that a father’s diet plays a critical role in the health of his children. According to the Canadian study, the sperm carries a “memory” of the dad’s lifestyle which is transferred to his offspring. The research looked at the importance of folic acid in preventing brain and spine defects and while women are already advised to take supplements it looks like men may...

Doctors are warning parents of the dangers of hair straighteners as burn incidents in children double. Dr. Julia Sarginson, who led the research at the burns centre in Bristol Frenchay Hospital, says: “Hair-straightening devices can cause significant, 'full-thickness' injuries. Our study shows that infants and toddlers are at most risk, and these are preventable burns that warrant our...

A new study has found that children are more likely to be obese if their parents are stressed. The study, published in the Pediatric Obesity journal, found that children whose parents have high levels of stress are more likely to have a BMI higher than those whose parents have low levels of stress and gain weight 7% faster. It is not clear why there is a link between a parent’s stress levels and...

According to a study, 60% of young people in Ireland are listening to music at dangerously loud levels. The national survey, conducted by DeafHear.ie, found that six out of ten students are listening to music at levels that could be damaging their hearing. Volumes should not exceed 85dB but the findings showed that kids are listening to music at levels over 100dB. According to experts, more than...

Hope for children who suffer from severe juvenile arthritis as new drug is approved. Juvenile arthritis is an incurable inflammatory joint condition that affects about 2,300 kids in Britain; coming on suddenly, the disease affects five or more joints, and cause stiffness, swelling, pain and limited movement. After 40 weeks of treatment with the drug RoActemra (tocilizumab), “two-thirds of those...

Patients with ovarian cancer are more likely to die in the UK and Ireland than anywhere else in Europe. According to research conducted by The Lancet Oncology, just 31% of women with the disease survived for five years compared to the 33.4% in poorer countries like Bulgaria and Lithuania. The Eurocare-5 study also compared survival rates for stomach, colon, lung, melanoma skin, breast, ovarian...

Up to 600 children under the age of 16 take up smoking every day in the UK. The study, conducted by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, looked at data drawn from surveys of secondary school pupils in England of children aged 11 to 15. According to the research, which was published in medical journal Thorax, an estimated 463 kids start smoking every day in England, 50 in Scotland, 30 in...

According to Professor Kefah Mokbel, a surgeon at the private London Breast Clinic, all women over the age of 20 should take Vitamin D to reduce their risk of developing breast cancer. The professor is urging Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to make the vitamin free on the NHS saying it will save 1,000 lives a year. Mokbel has already started handing them out to female patients at his private clinic...