Day August 22, 2016

A large breakfast containing whey protein may help manage Type 2 diabetes, new research from Israel reports. The study results will be presented Friday, April 1, at ENDO 2016, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, …

Children ages 2 to 18 should eat or drink less than six teaspoons of added sugars daily, according to the scientific statement recommending a specific limit on added sugars for children, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. Six…

After they’ve finished competing here in the Olympics, some Americans will be getting another measure of their health and fitness. Some Olympians are taking part in a study conducted by Thorne Research and the Mayo Clinic, which will evaluate their…

(HealthDay)—Three renal biomarkers, acute kidney injury (AKI), albuminuria, and low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), considered separately or together, can predict adverse outcomes in diabetes, according to …

The mental well-being of teenage girls in England has worsened in recent years, says research for the Department for Education. Researchers highlighted the growing pressure of social media and the near-constant use of mobile phones. The study compared the experiences…

In Aleppo, Syria, Doctor Farida – an obstetrician and gynaecologist – faces a daily battle to deliver babies amid war. In a video diary for the BBC, she performs an emergency caesarean section, partly during one of the city’s many…

There’s no doubt that Gord Downie has inspired Canadians through his music, bringing many fans to tears during his final Man Machine Poem concert over the weekend. But Downie also inspired people to donate a whopping $200,000 to the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research over…

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Charlie Sheen has spoken exclusively to Daily Mail Online to celebrate the news that doctors now believe HIV medication can virtually stunt spread of the infection. The HIV-positive actor made the same claim when he revealed he had the disease…

Muscular athletes drink increasingly large protein shakes as they bulk up It is widely believed that bigger muscles need more protein to grow  But a new study has found the body has a limit on the protein it needs  In…

The term palliative care carries a stigma for patients and their caregivers, who regard it as synonymous with impending death. Education, and possibly a name change, will be necessary to be able to integrate palliative care …

Dr. Camilla Ferreira Wenceslau, cardiovascular physiologist and postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Physiology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Credit: Phil Jones Following major trauma like a car crash, debris from the powerhouses of damaged cells…

Despite a long-held belief that there are too few psychiatrists to care for patients in need, an Ontario study by Dr. Paul Kurdyak suggests it’s really the way the specialists practise that contributes to difficulties accessing mental health services. (Canadian…

Charlie Sheen has spoken exclusively to Daily Mail Online to celebrate the news that doctors now believe HIV medication can virtually stunt spread of the infection. The HIV-positive actor made the same claim when he revealed he had the disease…

At least 450 children given anti-depressants at NHS Tayside this year Most common age group for the prescriptions is between 14 and 17 Girls are more likely to be given the mood-altering drugs than boys   Number of teens given anti-depressants…

Giving babies and toddlers antibiotics may dramatically increase their odds of becoming diabetic, doctors fear. The warning follows a ‘compelling’ study which linked the commonly-prescribed drug with type 1 diabetes, the form that usually develops in childhood. With antibiotics prescription…

A couple have told how their baby suffered severe brain damage after doctors opted not to give him a £1 blood test. Mark Griffin, 33, and Katie Lowe, 32, were delighted when baby Brian was born in December after self-funded…

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QUT molecular microbiologist Makrina Totsika is at the forefront of research to develop new therapies to beat multi-drug resistant bacteria. Dr Totsika, from QUT’s Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), was named joint Queensland Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the…

Large-scale groundwater pumping is opening doors for dangerously high levels of arsenic to enter some of Southeast Asia’s aquifers, with water now seeping in through riverbeds with arsenic concentrations more than 100 times the limits of safety, according to a…

A toddler had to have both his legs and seven of his fingers amputated after doctors failed to spot the warning signs of toxic shock syndrome. Reuben Harvey-Smith, now three, was rushed to hospital after accidentally burning himself at home…

Two studies released last month show the tools exist to potentially end the more than three-decades-old scourge of HIV/AIDS, but activists and front-line public health workers in Canada say we simply aren’t using them effectively. The first study found it’s nearly impossible…

Researchers analysed job satisfaction of 6,432 adults between 25-39 About 45 per cent of participants had consistently low job satisfaction  Results show how important early jobs are on people’s lives, expert says  By Stephen Matthews For Mailonline Published: 06:01 EST,…

A baby was born with a huge swollen head to a rare brain condition – after his auntie suffered from the same disability.  Reuben Disley, 11 weeks old, was born with alobar holoprosencephaly (HPE) – a life limiting disorder in which…

As one of the fastest women on Earth, champion sprinter Elizabeth Clegg is well used to coping with pressure. But when Great Britain’s hope for Paralympic gold in the women’s 100m race lines up at the starting blocks at the…

Thousands of hospital operations and appointments are to be cancelled This winter’s move is part of Government plans to free up hospital beds Health officials trying to tackle worst bed-blocking crisis in NHS history Senior practitioners to be drawn from…

People in Africa’s Sub-Sahara region, a relatively undeveloped area, are generally satisfied with their sex lives, with the most common rating — reported by 18 percent of survey respondents — being a perfect “10,” according to Baylor University research to…

Sick wild house mice spend time away from their social groups, leading to a decrease in their potential for disease transmission according to a new study by evolutionary biologists from the University of Zurich in collaboration with the ETH Zurich.…

Geographers at the University of Southampton have completed a large scale data and mapping project to track the flow of internal human migration in low and middle income countries. Researchers from the WorldPop project at the University have, for the…

A single approach can prevent both obesity and eating disorders in teenagers, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Scientific evidence summarized in the new recommendations shows that physicians and parents can ward off problems at both…

Argentina is one of the world’s largest exporters of genetically-modified soya. It’s big business, but some local residents fear herbicides used by the industry could be making them sick. Horacio Brignone lives in the village of María Juana in the…

Scientists launching £7m study to develop early Alzheimer’s treatment Aim to diagnose disease in initial stages before there are clear symptoms Drugs could halt its progress before irreparable damage is done to brain Study to see 250 people undergo tests to…

In recent times, we’ve seen beauty bloggers rub everything, from turmeric to live snails, on their faces in pursuit of glowing skin. But this latest ‘natural face mask’ might be the strangest yet. Beauty vlogger, Rochelle Wickramasuriya, from Sri Lanka, made…

By Martyn Halle For The Mail On Sunday Published: 21:08 EST, 20 August 2016 | Updated: 17:23 EST, 21 August 2016 e-mail 45 View comments Women suffering from ‘life-wrecking’ urinary tract infections (UTIs) are being ‘dismissed and mistreated’ by doctors…

A personal trainer who was left devastated after going bald at the age of 19 reveals how she helps other women with alopecia by sharing her no-holds-barred photos on Instagram. Yasmin Taylor, 24, who’s originally from Wisborough Green, West Sussex, was…

For first time women can predict when they will ovulate to boost chances Internal device sits in vagina to record subtle changes every five minutes Staffs mother Jenny Darlington called £129 device ‘smashing investment’ By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published:…

An adhesive patch that houses wafer-thin electronics to monitor the pulse may help save wearers from one of the most common causes of sudden death. The gadget is worn on the skin for 24 hours a day over two weeks…

Advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma, a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell, have led to improved survival predominantly among young and white patients, with less of an increase in survival observed in patients of…

Job satisfaction in your late 20s and 30s has a link to overall health in your early 40s, according to a new nationwide study. While job satisfaction had some impact on physical health, its effect was particularly strong for mental…

Beginning pornography use is associated with a substantial increase in the probability of divorce for married Americans, and this increase is especially large for women, finds a new study that will be presented at the 111th Annual Meeting of the…