Diet & Food
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How honey may beat infection
Manuka honey could hold the key to destroying the hospital "super-bug" MRSA, researchers reported yesterday. Read more
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Cabbage clue to heart treatment
Broccoli and cabbage may have a near-magic ability to help combat the development of heart disease, British researchers have reported. Read more
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Diabetics urged to take pill
People with diabetes should continue to take aspirin to prevent heart disease – in spite of questions about the pill, an expert said yesterday. Read more
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Aspirin, coffee and exercise – which benefits heart?
The role of aspirin, coffee and exercise in heart disease were all under discussion at a conference of European experts yesterday. Read more
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Soluble fibre may ease IBS
New research supports the use of soluble fibre as an effective treatment for irritable bowel syndrome. Read more
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Why fish is good and fast food still bad for heart
British scientists have a fresh explanation for why eating fish oil may help prevent heart disease, it was announced today. Read more
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Modern lifestyles linked to liver cancer
Modern lifestyles – with too much alcohol and obesity – have contributed to a massive increase in the number of cases of liver cancer in Britain, it was reported today. Read more
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Diet may beat kidney stones
Researchers have found another benefit of healthy eating – it helps prevent kidney stones. Read more
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Exercise and diet may prevent Alzheimer’s
Elderly people who keep physically active and eat a so-called Mediterranean diet may be helping themselves to stave off Alzheimer’s disease, researchers claimed last night. Read more
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Blueberry hope for liver virus
A blueberry plant may hold the key to treating the highly infectious liver virus, hepatitis C, researchers have reported. Read more