Health news

• Coffee shop breakfasts with more salt than 8 crisp packets

  27-11-2017 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sitting down to a bowl of cereal in the morning used to be a family ritual, but it’s in decline. The reason? We’re opting for breakfasts from High Street coffee shops. But it can be very unhealthily...
  
  Read more

• Rare disease turns woman's muscles to bone

  27-11-2017 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Holly LaPrade, 37, convinced her home state of New Hampshire to create a day of awareness for her rare disease to try to prevent misdiagnoses that lead to catastrophic traumas.
  
  Read more

• ​5 High-Protein Snacks That Will Keep You Full Until Dinner

  27-11-2017 23:06
  No more 3 p.m. slump for you!​
  
  Read more

• Do You Really Need To Stop Drinking On Antibiotics?

  27-11-2017 22:31
  The truth hurts.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 7 Winter Workouts That Burn An Insane Amount Of Calories

  27-11-2017 22:24
  One of them torches up to 1,000 cals per hour!
  
  Read more

• Weight loss in Parkinson's may cause an early death

  27-11-2017 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Aberdeen did not specify why weight loss worsens Parkinson's patients' outcomes, however, past studies have linked it to weakness and low blood pressure.
  
  Read more

• ​7 Teas That Might Help You Lose Weight, According to Nutritionists

  27-11-2017 21:26
  No “teatoxes” required.
  
  Read more

• How Meghan Markle stays in shape and fresh-faced

  27-11-2017 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meghan is already something of a health and beauty icon. Here, we explain how she balances work, grueling fitness, and some necessary evenings of wine and pizza to look radiant.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Helen McGinn reveals gin that may be good for your liver

  27-11-2017 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Helen McGinn rounded up her pick of drinks which she believes reduces the chance of a hangover. Her selection includesorganic prosecco and vodka, gin and Japan's national drink.
  
  Read more

• Hard Brexit would hit 142 Irish cross-border agreements

  27-11-2017 21:11
  From heart surgery to special needs education to mobile phone charges, an EC and UK study has compiled a list of activities that will be hitA confidential study conducted by the UK government and the European commission has listed 142 cross-border activities on the island of Ireland that would be negatively impacted by a hard Brexit.
  They include heart surgery in Dublin for children from Northern Ireland as well as cancer treatment in Derry for people from the Republic because patients, clinicia
  
  Read more

• One season of football increases risk of brain injury

  27-11-2017 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two studies from Texas and North Carolina used specially equipped helmets on young football players and found changes in an area in the brain for those who had concussions in the past.
  
  Read more

• Bottled water better for lead, worse for children's teeth

  27-11-2017 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Families have flocked to bottle water to protect their children from lead since the Flint crisis, but a new University of North Carolina Chapel Hill study finds that it is linked to tooth decay.
  
  Read more

• 9 Mesmerizing 'Shelfies' That Will Make You Want To Redecorate Your Bathroom Right Now

  27-11-2017 20:24
  Your beauty products deserve it.
  
  Read more

• If You're Not Slicing Your Lemons This Way, It's Time To Rethink Everything

  27-11-2017 20:23
  When life gives you lemons...you'll know how to make wedges.
  
  Read more

• Protein in dairy products causes problems, not intolerance

  27-11-2017 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If milk makes you suffer tummy upset, bloating, wind and diarrhoea it's not lactose intolerance thatis the cause but a protein, reveal researchers from University College London
  
  Read more

• NHS: Children are 'super-spreaders of the flu'

  27-11-2017 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Children should receive flu vaccines to stop them infecting their grandparents at Christmas parties, the NHS advised. Infants are 'super-spreaders' of the illness, bosses said.
  
  Read more

• Vaginal mesh operations for prolapse should be banned, watchdog to say

  27-11-2017 20:08
  Campaigners welcome draft guidance stating mesh implants for prolapse should be used only in context of researchControversial vaginal mesh operations to treat prolapse should be banned as a routine treatment in England, new guidelines to be issued by the health watchdog will recommend.The draft guidance, seen by the Guardian, states that mesh implants for prolapse should now only be used in the context of research.The implants have been widely used as a simple, less invasive alternative to tradi
  
  Read more

• This Woman Is Drowning In Her Own Poop Thanks To A Terrifying Medical Error

  27-11-2017 19:40
  Surgical complications have left her vomiting fecal matter. Here's what you need to know.
  
  Read more

• This Small Detail About Meghan Markle's Engagement Ring Will Make Your Heart Melt

  27-11-2017 19:26
  Prince Harry nailed it with this one.
  
  Read more

• Willow Smith Says Growing Up With Famous Parents Was 'Absolutely Terrible'—What Do You Think?

  27-11-2017 18:36
  The internet is calling her out for being overly dramatic.
  
  Read more

• AncestryDNA Is 44% Off On Amazon For Cyber Monday

  27-11-2017 18:28
  The genetic test is on sale for its lowest price ever.
  
  Read more

• The 6 Most Life-Changing Wellness Books of 2017—Summarized

  27-11-2017 18:25
  Here's our guide to what's worth buying.
  
  Read more

• Garlic could ward off hospital superbugs

  27-11-2017 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Copenhagen found a compound in garlic, known as ajoene, disrupts a gene bacteria need to stick to human tissue, without which they cannot reproduce.
  
  Read more

• Ovarian tissue frozen years ago put into cancer survivor

  27-11-2017 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The woman was 15 when she decided to have her eggs removed so she could have a family despite undergoing fertility-crushing chemotherapy to cure her recurrent leukemia.
  
  Read more

• 'I Moved From New York City To Australia For A Guy—Here's What I Learned'

  27-11-2017 17:42
  More and more women are uprooting their lives for love—and Ashley Spencer has some advice for them.
  
  Read more

• Believe It Or Not, Kale Actually Lives Up To All Its Hype—Here's Why

  27-11-2017 17:20
  Plus, how to kale it in the kitchen.
  
  Read more

• Switching up workouts can hinder progress

  27-11-2017 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York personal trainer Diane Williams told Daily Mail Online that engaging different body parts within the same workout produces better results than switching between exercises.
  
  Read more

• Mothers' antibiotics give newborns irritable bowel disease

  27-11-2017 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A pregnant mother's antibiotic use may damage the gut microbiome she passes to her baby, putting the child at risk of irritable bowel disease, according to a new New York University study.
  
  Read more

• 7 Things You Need To Know About Meghan Markle

  27-11-2017 16:55
  She and Prince Harry are set to marry in the spring.
  
  Read more

• Is your child a fussy eater? How to deal with tantrums

  27-11-2017 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The turning point for many children developing picky habits was the age of two, found a study by the IFSTTAR Institute in Versailles in France, which also asked parents to share success stories.
  
  Read more

• Sensate's 'vagal toning' will be 2018's big stress buster

  27-11-2017 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Victoria Woodhall tested the 10 minute 'Vagal toning' experience associated with treating stress. Using the sensate tool, Stefan Chmelikan helped her relax her vagus nerve.
  
  Read more

• Exercise alone does not achieve weight loss, study finds 

  27-11-2017 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Bangor University found that after up to eight weeks of intensive cardio training three times a week, women experience no significant change to their weight or BMI.
  
  Read more

• 29+ Cyber Monday Beauty And Skincare Deals You Won't Want To Miss

  27-11-2017 15:36
  We found the best Cyber Weekend deals on skincare, makeup, and tools.
  
  Read more

• Mindfulness meditation helps maintain weight loss

  27-11-2017 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A teamfrom McGill University in Montreal analyzed 19 studies totaling 1,160 participants.They found a particular type of mind techniquehelps maintain weight loss and prevent a rebound.
  
  Read more

• Nordstrom's Cyber Monday Sale Has Tons of Workout Clothes for Under $40

  27-11-2017 15:23
  Leggings that can go anywhere, running shorts that won't ride up, and the cutest sports bra are all an extra 20% off
  
  Read more

• Victoria sisters with rare disorder can't feel pain

  27-11-2017 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Isra Taleb, 18, and her 15-year-old sister Naeala were diagnosed with hereditary sensory neuropathy type 2 - meaning they cannot feel pain, cold or heat.
  
  Read more

• Indian toddler with protruding eyes dies after donations

  27-11-2017 14:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The plight of Zailian Kaipeng, from rural India, hit the headlines two months ago and £10,000 poured in. But the boy, who had blood cancer, caught an infection which turned into pneumonia.
  
  Read more

• Watchdog NICE says vaginal mesh implants should be banned

  27-11-2017 13:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UK health watchdog recommends the 'gold standard' implants should be used for research and not routinely offered. One expert says the NHS will likely follow NICE's guidance.
  
  Read more

• Ashford woman 'cures' acne with colloidal silver

  27-11-2017 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Hall, 27, from Kent, shun socialising and didn't have a boyfriend until 24. Now she's now found a cream which kills the bad skin bacteria that causes acne without harming good bacteria.
  
  Read more

• Men are putting on weight – and the diagnosis is grim | Neil Boom

  27-11-2017 13:02
  More men than ever are developing type 2 diabetes. I knew my weight put me at risk, but I needed a nudge from my friends before I changedMen, be warned. It seems we are not taking very good care of ourselves. Many of us are overweight and we are paying the price with poorer health. Research by charity the Men’s Health Forum found men were over 25% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than women. Shockingly, almost one in 10 men are now suffering from this disease.The research also found
  
  Read more

• When a deaf singer gets death threats from other deaf people, something’s wrong | Josh Salisbury

  27-11-2017 12:35
  The treatment of America’s Got Talent finalist Mandy Harvey shows that as deaf people we need to move beyond the oralism v sign language splitWhen the America’s Got Talent finalist Mandy Harvey first appeared on the show, she caused a social media storm. Harvey became deaf due to an illness, but decided to pursue her love of music, feeling the beat of the music through her feet. However, her singing caused a backlash among a very small minority, who sent Harvey death threats for prom
  
  Read more

• Blow to tobacco control treaty as industry wins tax fight in south-east Asia

  27-11-2017 12:30
  Industry lobbying in south-east Asia – home to high concentrations of smokers – is thwarting global efforts to fight the health impact of tobacco, says watchdogA global treaty to fight the health impact of tobacco has suffered substantial setbacks in south-east Asia, home to some of the world’s highest concentrations of smokers, a watchdog group has said.The powerful tobacco lobby last year stopped proposed cigarette tax increases in Malaysia and Indonesia, while Vietnam waived
  
  Read more

• The fear factor: how should we deal with alarmist health reporting?

  27-11-2017 11:35
  We are fed a constant diet of medical scare stories that often seem to contradict each other. Which ones should we believe?Our brains are constantly sweeping the environment for threats. Is that stranger friendly or a mugger? Might this cloud of dust poison me? Will I fall under a train if I stand here? Without even thinking about it, the survival instinct is for ever on, which is why, says Brunel University’s James Carney, a Wellcome Trust fellow in the medical humanities, we are suckers
  
  Read more

• David Beckham's ex-personal trainer shares her tips

  27-11-2017 10:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sydney celebrity personal trainer, Tegan Haining, who has worked with the likes of David Beckham and Jessica Gomes reveals how to get fit in just seven days.
  
  Read more

• Mother risks life to save unborn child after mass on scan

  27-11-2017 10:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mickayla Jordan-Smyth, from North Yorkshire, was told she had a partial molar pregnancy. This can become cancerous yet the 30-year-old refused to have a termination and was told she faced chemo.
  
  Read more

• People with disabilities have the right to good health too | Fiona Ritchie

  27-11-2017 10:14
  Year-long campaign will focus on disability and health inequalities, challenging providers to improve servicesShould being in good health look different for someone who is deaf? How do you know if a person with autism is unwell if they cannot tell you? These are among the questions all social care professionals – from care managers to nurses – should be asking to tackle the significant health inequalities experienced by people with disabilities.For the 13.3 million people in the UK w
  
  Read more

• plastic pebble will be 2018's biggest stress buster  

  27-11-2017 08:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Victoria Woodhall tested the 10 minute 'Vagal toning' experience associated with treating stress. Using the sensate tool, Stefan Chmelikan helped her relax her vagus nerve.
  
  Read more

• New superfood trends for 2018 revealed

  27-11-2017 07:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Next year's ''superfood'' roundup includes clay, hemp and protein powders made from crickets. FEMAIL takes a look at the coming health food trends predicted to be big in 2018.
  
  Read more

• Two-thirds of children referred for mental healthcare in England not treated

  27-11-2017 07:00
  Children’s charity releases data showing 60% of young people referred for specialist care by GP not receiving treatmentSixty per cent of children and young people referred for specialist care by their GP are not receiving treatment, figures reveal. Data from 32 NHS Trusts in England showed about 60% of under-18s who are referred to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) by their GP are not receiving treatment, according to figures obtained by Spurgeons children’s charity
  
  Read more

• Sisters Isra Naeala Taleb can't feel pain, cold or heat

  27-11-2017 04:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Isra Taleb, 18, and her 15-year-old sister Naeala were diagnosed with hereditary sensory neuropathy type 2 - meaning they cannot feel pain, cold or heat.
  
  Read more

Follow @Health_UKnews on Twitter!