http://www.wddty.com/news en-gb http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 Everyone admires Angelina Jolie’s courageous decision to have a double mastectomy after her mother had died from breast cancer—but did the doctors give her the best advice? Although the Hollywood film star inherited the BRCA1 and 2 gene, which apparently doubles her cancer risk, the statistics hide a truth that is not quite so frightening. http://www.wddty.com/did-angelina-get-the-right-medical-advice.html http://www.wddty.com/did-angelina-get-the-right-medical-advice.html Mon, 20 May 2013 04:33:47 GMT Health The annual flu jab is one of the great cons perpetrated on the public, says a leading academic, and is designed to drive up drug company revenues through a government-approved scaremongering campaign. http://www.wddty.com/people-being-conned-into-having-the-annual-flu-jab-says-leading-academic.html http://www.wddty.com/people-being-conned-into-having-the-annual-flu-jab-says-leading-academic.html Mon, 20 May 2013 04:32:47 GMT Health Kava could be the very best way to combat anxiety, says the world’s first major clinical trial into the plant’s benefits. While drugs have only a modest effect, kava dramatically reduces anxiety, and especially in more severe cases. http://www.wddty.com/kava-is-best-antidote-to-anxiety-major-new-study-finds.html http://www.wddty.com/kava-is-best-antidote-to-anxiety-major-new-study-finds.html Wed, 15 May 2013 01:41:14 GMT Health Worried about your kids eating junk food? Giving them omega-3 fish oil supplements could help protect their growing brains, a new study has discovered. http://www.wddty.com/fish-oils-protect-the-brain-from-the-damaging-effects-of-a-junk-food-diet.html http://www.wddty.com/fish-oils-protect-the-brain-from-the-damaging-effects-of-a-junk-food-diet.html Wed, 15 May 2013 01:40:20 GMT Health Antidepressant drugs appear to increase the chances of catching the killer C. difficile bug, which is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections. Two of the drugs—including Prozac—double the risk. http://www.wddty.com/antidepressants-increase-risk-of-killer-bug-infection.html http://www.wddty.com/antidepressants-increase-risk-of-killer-bug-infection.html Mon, 13 May 2013 03:44:25 GMT Health Three to four servings a week of tomatoes and tomato-rich dishes can help protect older men against prostate cancer, say researchers. http://www.wddty.com/tomatoes-reduce-chances-of-prostate-cancer-in-over-55s.html http://www.wddty.com/tomatoes-reduce-chances-of-prostate-cancer-in-over-55s.html Mon, 13 May 2013 03:43:28 GMT Health Starting to get a little forgetful? Don’t blame it on getting older—it is as likely to be caused by over-the-counter drugs you are taking for everyday ailments such as insomnia or poor digestion. http://www.wddty.com/everyday-medications-cause-dementia-like-effects-within-60-days.html http://www.wddty.com/everyday-medications-cause-dementia-like-effects-within-60-days.html Wed, 8 May 2013 02:53:03 GMT Health Forget all the advice you’ve heard about staying out of the sun. The benefits of sunshine far outweigh any increased risk of skin cancer, say researchers who believe current ‘safe sun’ guidelines need to be rewritten. http://www.wddty.com/forget-what-they-tell-you-sunbathing-is-good-for-you-and-your-heart.html http://www.wddty.com/forget-what-they-tell-you-sunbathing-is-good-for-you-and-your-heart.html Wed, 8 May 2013 02:52:03 GMT Health The rubella (German measles) component of the MMR vaccine isn’t effective in a sizeable minority of children, leading researchers have discovered this week. http://www.wddty.com/rubella-vaccine-in-mmr-doesn-t-protect-up-to-4-per-cent-of-children.html http://www.wddty.com/rubella-vaccine-in-mmr-doesn-t-protect-up-to-4-per-cent-of-children.html Tue, 7 May 2013 12:16:22 GMT Health Commercial gardeners and farmers in Europe will soon be required to “grow, reproduce or trade” only vegetable seeds that have been approved by the EU bureaucracy. Organic, small market gardeners and even those trying to achieve sustainable living at home will be breaking the new law if they grow unapproved plants and seeds. http://www.wddty.com/big-farma-law-targets-organic-smallholdings-and-sustainable-living.html http://www.wddty.com/big-farma-law-targets-organic-smallholdings-and-sustainable-living.html Tue, 7 May 2013 12:15:20 GMT Health Has your doctor diagnosed you as clinically depressed and prescribed you an antidepressant? Then you need a second opinion—because there’s a very good chance you’re not depressed at all. http://www.wddty.com/depressed-there-s-just-a-15-per-cent-chance-you-are-even-if-your-doctors-says-you-are.html http://www.wddty.com/depressed-there-s-just-a-15-per-cent-chance-you-are-even-if-your-doctors-says-you-are.html Wed, 1 May 2013 01:45:53 GMT Health Women who’ve been successfully treated for breast cancer are far less likely to see a recurrence if they drink two or more cups of coffee a day, researchers say this week. http://www.wddty.com/drinking-coffee-halves-the-risk-of-breast-cancer-coming-back.html http://www.wddty.com/drinking-coffee-halves-the-risk-of-breast-cancer-coming-back.html Wed, 1 May 2013 01:44:42 GMT Health Fasting—where little or no food is eaten a few days a week—can be as beneficial as exercise or surgery if you have heart disease. It improves blood pressure while releasing a protein that naturally protects the heart, and recent research suggests it may even reverse type 2 diabetes. http://www.wddty.com/fasting-improves-heart-health-and-may-even-reverse-diabetes.html http://www.wddty.com/fasting-improves-heart-health-and-may-even-reverse-diabetes.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:35:04 GMT Health Side effects to prescription drugs are one of the major reasons people are rushed into hospital—but do you know just how many possible side effects there are to the drugs your doctors prescribe? Two biologists have so far tracked 1,600 of them. http://www.wddty.com/drug-side-effects-total-1-600-and-counting.html http://www.wddty.com/drug-side-effects-total-1-600-and-counting.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:33:40 GMT Health Women who take some prescription drugs while pregnant dramatically increase the chances of autism in their child. Antidepressants and the epilepsy drug Epilim (valproate) have both been associated with the learning problem this week. http://www.wddty.com/two-major-drug-groups-cause-autism.html http://www.wddty.com/two-major-drug-groups-cause-autism.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:25:39 GMT Health Alternative therapies could work just as well as drugs in lowering blood pressure, the American Heart Association has declared in an important ‘position paper’ to heart specialists. http://www.wddty.com/alternative-therapies-can-help-lower-blood-pressure-says-official-body.html http://www.wddty.com/alternative-therapies-can-help-lower-blood-pressure-says-official-body.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:24:36 GMT Health Half the Tamiflu anti-viral drugs given to key public workers in the UK during the 2009-10 flu pandemic scare were thrown down the toilet or left on the shelf, costing the taxpayer around £7.8m in unused drugs. http://www.wddty.com/half-of-key-workers-including-doctors-don-t-take-flu-drugs.html http://www.wddty.com/half-of-key-workers-including-doctors-don-t-take-flu-drugs.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:32:55 GMT Health Good news—you’re far less likely to develop dementia than you would have been 20 years ago. Better diets, less smoking and improved heart health have all helped to reduce the risk dramatically. http://www.wddty.com/risk-of-dementia-has-fallen-in-past-20-years.html http://www.wddty.com/risk-of-dementia-has-fallen-in-past-20-years.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:31:54 GMT Health