He was the first person to receive a prescription for medical marijuana in the UK An 11-year-old boy who was dying from severe epilepsy has not had any seizures for 300 days since being prescribed a medical marijuana product. Billy Caldwell, whose intractable epilepsy means he cannot get help through…
Healthy fast food? McDonald’s kale salad has more calories than a Double Big Mac
Fast food chain has tossed healthy kale into some menu items In a quest to reinvent its image, McDonald’s is on a health kick. But some of its nutrient-enhanced meals are actually comparable to junk food, say some health experts. One of new kale salads has more calories, fat and sodium than…
Fasting diet ‘regenerates diabetic pancreas’
The pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through a type of fasting diet, say US researchers. Restoring the function of the organ – which helps control blood sugar levels – reversed symptoms of diabetes in animal experiments. The study, published in the journal Cell, says the diet reboots the body.…
Vegetarian and vegan diets good for kids and adults, nutritionists say
Plant-based diets are tied to a lower risk of health problems like heart disease, diabetes, obesity and certain cancers – and pretty much anyone can eat this way, according to a leading group of nutritionists. Vegetarian and vegan diets are appropriate for all stages of life, including during infancy, pregnancy,…
Eating more fruits, vegetables boosts psychological well-being in just 2 weeks
Fruits and vegetables are a pivotal part of a healthful diet, but their benefits are not limited to physical health. New research finds that increasing fruit and vegetable consumption may improve psychological well-being in as little as 2 weeks. Study leader Dr. Tamlin Conner, of the Department of Psychology at…
Really-low-fat vs somewhat-lower-carb – a nuanced analysis
We analyze the actual study and see if the media headlines match the results Introduction With so many low-carb trial results rolling in each year, you might think that it’s case closed: everything there is to know is known. But there are still a few key pieces missing, and…
How the Sugar Industries Shifted Blame to Fat
The sugar industry paid scientists in the 1960s to play down the link between sugar and heart disease and promote saturated fat as the culprit instead, newly released historical documents show. The internal sugar industry documents, recently discovered by a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, and published Monday…
Abortion Is Found to Have Little Effect on Women’s Mental Health
It’s an idea that has long been used as an argument against abortion — that terminating a pregnancy causes women to experience emotional and psychological trauma. Some states require women seeking abortions to be counseled that they might develop mental health problems. Now a new study, considered to be the…
Biologists discover why 10% of Europeans are safe from HIV infection
LIVERPOOL, UK – 9 March 2005: Biologists at the University of Liverpool have discovered how the plagues of the Middle Ages have made around 10% of Europeans resistant to HIV. Scientists have known for some time that these individuals carry a genetic mutation (known as CCR5-Ä32) that prevents the virus…
Less carbs, more fat: ketogenic diet makes migraine patients’ headaches disappear
The diet was originally developed for childhood epilepsy a century ago and is now studied to treat migraines. Before the ketogenic diet became the latest low-carb diet trend, it was used to treat childhood epilepsy. Doctors had observed that fasting reduced the amount of seizures, and eating mainly fat and…
