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Cosmetic surgery advertising ban urged by leading surgeons

This article titled “Cosmetic surgery advertising ban urged by leading surgeons” was written by Sarah Boseley, health editor, for The Guardian on Sunday 22nd January 2012 18.31 UTC All adverts for cosmetic surgery such as breast enlargement and tummy tucks should be banned, say leading plastic surgeons who warn that the industry is an under-regulated “wild west”. The surgeons are members of the British Association of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), who work on...Read More

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Antibiotics can’t cure colds – but a placebo may

This article titled “Antibiotics can’t cure colds – but a placebo may” was written by Andrew Brown, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 18th November 2011 18.00 UTC The news that doctors are under pressure to prescribe antibiotics for colds and flu offers a tremendous opportunity to make complementary medicine work for us all. The Health Protection Agency has just released a survey showing that antibiotics are overprescribed because the public believes they will cure colds and...Read More

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Sleep changes associated with loss of brain power in middle age

This article titled “Sleep changes associated with loss of brain power in middle age” was written by Alok Jha, for The Guardian on Sunday 1st May 2011 23.05 UTC Do you find yourself getting much less sleep as you reach middle age? Or are you sleeping more? Either way it could mean your brain is prematurely ageing, equivalent to a decline of up to seven years. In a study of more than 5,400 people aged 45-69, scientists found that there was significant decline in brain power in those...Read More

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Sleep deprivation increases stroke and heart disease risk

This article titled “Sleep deprivation increases stroke and heart disease risk” was written by Ben Quinn, for The Guardian on Wednesday 9th February 2011 01.40 UTC Prolonged sleep deprivation increases the risk of suffering from a stroke or heart disease, according to a major long-term study based on the experiences of hundreds of thousands of people across eight countries. The trend for late nights and early mornings was described as “a ticking time bomb” by the...Read More

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The Livewell diet: it’s cheap, it’s nutritious and it could help save the planet

This article titled “The Livewell diet: it’s cheap, it’s nutritious and it could help save the planet” was written by Tracy McVeigh, for The Observer on Sunday 30th January 2011 00.07 UTC Can you save the planet over lunch? Can the amount of chicken in your curry or milk in your coffee make a difference? Researchers now claim it can: in fact, they say, if we all switched to eating what they would like to see on our plates, we could cut Britain’s greenhouse gas...Read More