6 h. ago Eating white meat was meant to be good for you – now, apparently not

Swapping chicken for seafood and avoiding overcooking could cut the risks associated with eating too much white meat, the authors of a new study suggest

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8 h. ago AP PHOTOS: A pregnant woman under Israel's blockade in Gaza fears for her baby

Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip has made pregnancy and childbirth more dangerous for Palestinian women and their babies. It’s become worse since Israel seven weeks ago cut off food, medicine and supplies for the territory’s more than 2 million people.

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11 h. ago Almost 18,000 deaths a year 'linked' to food that makes up half our diet

The new study suggests a relationship between our most popular foods and early death

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20 h. ago High blood pressure diet: 16p fruit is 'best way' to avoid horror silent killer

A new study suggests increasing the ratio of dietary potassium to sodium intake may be more effective for avoiding high blood pressure than simply reducing salt in the diet

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49 h. ago Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there's new hope

People with diseases caused by rare mutations have fewer options and poorer prospects than other patients despite rapid recent advancements in the growing field of genetic science

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3 d. ago Scientists issue 'do not' warning as they reveal what you should do in a shark attack

A new study suggests that some shark bites may be "survival instinct" rather than planned attacks

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3 d. ago Illinois helicopter crash: Three people rushed to hospital after medical helicopter crashes 'while on training exercise'

A Facebook post made by the Hartford Fire Department just a few hours before the crash said the department was hosting a training exercise involving a helicopter landing in the area

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3 d. ago Illinois helicopter crash: Three people rushed to hospital after medical chopper crashes 'while on training exercise'

A Facebook post made by the Hartford Fire Department just a few hours before the crash said the department was hosting a training exercise involving a helicopter landing in the area

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4 d. ago Huge surge in stomach bug linked to tainted SALAD could explain explosion of colon cancer in young people, disturbing new study suggests

Researchers affiliated with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) found more than 9,000 people in England were infected with the bug between 2016 and 2023.

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4 d. ago Truth behind 'Ozempic feet' and grim side effects of dramatic weight loss

GLP-1 medications have been going viral for their transformative effects, but now people are raising concerns about a worrying new side-effect. Is it something to worry about or just a social media scare? We spoke with a doctor to find out

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4 d. ago Daily peanut exposure can desensitise allergic adults, study suggests

First clinical trial of its kind could be ‘life changing’ for those living in fear of severe peanut reaction Adults with severe peanut allergies can be desensitised by daily exposure, according to the first clinical trial of its kind.After being given steadily increasing doses of peanut flour over a period of months, two-thirds of the trial participants were able to eat the equivalent of five peanuts without reacting. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago RFK Jr.’s medical record plan frightens autistic people and their parents

‘A real fear right now in the autism community that what RFK is trying to do is somewhere along the line of eugenics,’ one autistic lawyer tells Eric Garcia

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4 d. ago Scientists discover just 19 bites of popular 'health' food per week could kill you

It's America's most popular protein, loved by health nuts, comfort food aficionados and everyone in between. But a new study suggests eating too much of it could increase your risk of death.

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5 d. ago Huge breakthrough as scientists pinpoint cause of colon cancer in young people... with 100,000 exposed yearly

A common bacterial toxin may be to blame for America's colon cancer epidemic, a bombshell study from the University of California San Diego suggests.

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5 d. ago Revealed: The number of times you should have sex every week to beat depression

A new report by researchers at Shantou University Medical College, China, reveals how many times per week people should be having sex for maximum mental health benefits.

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5 d. ago Millions on common heart drug have 60% lower risk of dying from lethal cancer, study suggests

Scientists in the UAE, who tracked over 1,000 patients with the disease, found those on the drug were almost two thirds less likely to die from their cancer.

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5 d. ago William Shakespeare: Bristol study suggests stronger marriage

William Shakespeare: Bristol study suggests stronger marriage  BBC

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5 d. ago Living in most polluted part of UK could increase risk of major killer, study suggests

American researchers - who tracked almost 300 people from pregnancy until they turned 24 - found those who had lived in areas with higher levels of pollution were at increased risk of two conditions.

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5 d. ago Glasgow ranked as top UK city impacted by AI's travel bias, according to study

A new data study has revealed bias in AI-generated travel recommendations, suggesting that tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini are making unfounded affordability assumptions about UK families based in Glasgow.

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5 d. ago Sanctioned Russia and Belarusian wood being smuggled into UK, study suggests

‘Chemical fingerprint’ shows 46% of wood samples certified as sustainable did not come from labelled country of originNearly half of birch wood certified by leading sustainability schemes is misidentified and does not come from the labelled country of origin, according to new testing. The analysis raises fears that large quantities of sanctioned wood from Russia and Belarus are still illegally entering Britain.New research by World Forest ID, a consortium of research organisations that includes Kew Gardens and the World Resources Institute, scrutinised the accuracy of dozens of harvesting-origin claims on birch products, which had almost entirely been approved by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) sustainability schemes. Continue reading...

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