http://www.wddty.com/ en-gb http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 There is a God…having a lie-in at the weekends is good for your health, and helps prevent diabetes. A few hours extra sleep improves the body’s ability to clear glucose (blood sugar) from the bloodstream, and this keeps diabetes at bay. http://www.wddty.com/a-lie-in-is-good-for-you-and-prevents-diabetes.html http://www.wddty.com/a-lie-in-is-good-for-you-and-prevents-diabetes.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:22:56 GMT Health Getting a little forgetful? Try a session of yoga: after just 20 minutes, your memory will be better and you’ll be mentally sharper, researchers have discovered. http://www.wddty.com/yoga-helps-you-remember-and-keeps-you-mentally-sharp.html http://www.wddty.com/yoga-helps-you-remember-and-keeps-you-mentally-sharp.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:21:29 GMT Health Mammogram screening isn’t saving lives. Just as many women are dying from breast cancer today as they were 40 years ago, when the UK’s national routine screening programme for the over-50s was introduced. http://www.wddty.com/routine-mammogram-screening-not-saving-any-lives.html http://www.wddty.com/routine-mammogram-screening-not-saving-any-lives.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:30:07 GMT Health Home births are safer. Women who give birth at home suffer far fewer complications than those who decide to have their baby in hospital. http://www.wddty.com/home-birth-is-safer-option.html http://www.wddty.com/home-birth-is-safer-option.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:29:02 GMT Health Men who are vegetarians live longer: they are less likely to suffer from one of the life-threatening diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. Strangely, female vegetarians don’t seem to get the same health benefits. http://www.wddty.com/it-s-different-for-girls-male-vegetarians-live-longer.html http://www.wddty.com/it-s-different-for-girls-male-vegetarians-live-longer.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:59:55 GMT Health Medicine is slowly waking up to the incredible healing powers of vitamin C. According to new research, it can kill ‘superbug’ varieties of tuberculosis (TB) bacteria that have grown immune to every available drug, giving hope to millions of people who are infected every year. http://www.wddty.com/vitamin-c-kills-tb-superbugs.html http://www.wddty.com/vitamin-c-kills-tb-superbugs.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:58:57 GMT Health Forget drugs: adopting four simple lifestyle changes will help you live longer and keep your heart and cardiovascular system healthy. http://www.wddty.com/the-four-lifestyle-changes-that-help-you-live-longer-and-healthier.html http://www.wddty.com/the-four-lifestyle-changes-that-help-you-live-longer-and-healthier.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:18:17 GMT Health Hollywood film star Michael Douglas’s claims that his throat cancer may have been caused by oral sex isn’t backed up by the evidence. You’re unlikely to develop the cancer even if you kiss someone who already has it. http://www.wddty.com/taking-the-michael-no-you-don-t-get-throat-cancer-that-way.html http://www.wddty.com/taking-the-michael-no-you-don-t-get-throat-cancer-that-way.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:17:04 GMT Health Artificial sweeteners in diet drinks and colas aren’t inert—they change the way the body processes sugar, and they may cause diabetes, new research has found. http://www.wddty.com/diet-drinks-and-colas-may-cause-diabetes.html http://www.wddty.com/diet-drinks-and-colas-may-cause-diabetes.html Wed, 5 Jun 2013 10:54:08 GMT Health Women with urinary tract infections (UTIs) such as cystitis are refusing antibiotics—and discovering the problem clears up on its own within seven days. http://www.wddty.com/women-with-utis-getting-better-in-a-week-without-antibiotics.html http://www.wddty.com/women-with-utis-getting-better-in-a-week-without-antibiotics.html Wed, 5 Jun 2013 10:52:35 GMT Health A third of adolescents who have caught measles in the current South Wales outbreak had received the full course of MMR vaccinations when they were babies, a WDDTY survey has discovered. http://www.wddty.com/third-of-measles-victims-in-latest-outbreak-had-been-fully-vaccinated.html http://www.wddty.com/third-of-measles-victims-in-latest-outbreak-had-been-fully-vaccinated.html Mon, 3 Jun 2013 12:10:39 GMT Health Common painkillers could be causing as many deaths as the discredited Vioxx drug, which was taken off the market after it caused at least 60,000 fatalaties from heart failure. http://www.wddty.com/common-painkillers-could-be-as-lethal-as-banned-vioxx-drug.html http://www.wddty.com/common-painkillers-could-be-as-lethal-as-banned-vioxx-drug.html Mon, 3 Jun 2013 12:09:41 GMT Health Children who are given a powerful CT (computed tomography) scan—which delivers high doses of radiation—are more likely to develop cancer. The CT x-ray increases the risk by 24 per cent, and the risk rises by an additional 16 per cent each time the child has a scan, researchers have discovered. http://www.wddty.com/ct-scans-increase-cancer-risk-in-children-by-24-per-cent.html http://www.wddty.com/ct-scans-increase-cancer-risk-in-children-by-24-per-cent.html Wed, 29 May 2013 12:54:16 GMT Health If you’re a woman, start taking calcium supplements every day, say researchers: you’ll live longer. And forget the scare stories that linked the supplement to heart disease—the evidence isn’t there. http://www.wddty.com/calcium-supplements-help-women-live-longer.html http://www.wddty.com/calcium-supplements-help-women-live-longer.html Wed, 29 May 2013 12:53:15 GMT Health Could chamomile tea prove to be a more effective cancer fighter than chemotherapy? Although it may sound absurd, researchers have discovered this week that the tea—along with parsley and celery—is rich in a compound that ‘reminds’ cancer cells to die. http://www.wddty.com/chamomile-tea-switches-off-killer-cancer-cells-researchers-discover.html http://www.wddty.com/chamomile-tea-switches-off-killer-cancer-cells-researchers-discover.html Tue, 28 May 2013 10:51:22 GMT Health Cholesterol-lowering statins—the world’s most frequently taken drugs—increase the risk of diabetes. The drugs raise the risk by 22 per cent, which equates to one extra case of diabetes in every 160 patients. http://www.wddty.com/powerful-statin-drugs-linked-to-increased-diabetes-risk.html http://www.wddty.com/powerful-statin-drugs-linked-to-increased-diabetes-risk.html Tue, 28 May 2013 10:50:20 GMT Health Ten homeopathic flu vaccines have been licensed for use by Canada’s health regulator. They join a growing list of homeopathic vaccines available to Canadians, including ones to prevent polio, measles and pertussis (whooping cough). All of the vaccines have passed tests that deem them to be “safe and effective when used according to instructions on the label.” http://www.wddty.com/homeopathic-flu-vaccines-are-effective-says-health-regulator.html http://www.wddty.com/homeopathic-flu-vaccines-are-effective-says-health-regulator.html Wed, 22 May 2013 03:47:29 GMT Health Vitamin D—the ‘sunshine vitamin’—may help reduce the worst affects of asthma. Sufferers should do more sunbathing or take supplements, say researchers. http://www.wddty.com/sunshine-could-reduce-severity-of-asthma-attacks.html http://www.wddty.com/sunshine-could-reduce-severity-of-asthma-attacks.html Wed, 22 May 2013 03:46:15 GMT Health