Add to My Stories Lying awake alone in bed night after night, Linda Nolan wondered if she would ever sleep properly again. Following her husband’s death and her own protracted battle with breast cancer, Linda had hit rock bottom. The singer, who found fame with her sisters in The Nolans and later as Mrs Johnstone in the musical Blood Brothers, has suffered from bouts of insomnia since her husband, Brian, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma seven years ago.? Little could she imagine then that the remedy would be a simple plastic mat dotted with spikes
Add to My Stories Heading to the supermarket is fraught with temptation for dieters, with aisles crammed full of forbidden treats. But U.S scientists have found consumers who take cash to the shops and leave their debit cards at home are more likely to leave junk food on the shelves. Paying by cash could help shoppers keen to stick to a healthy eating regime Reporting in the Journal of Consumer Research, the study authors wrote: ‘Two factors contribute to this intriguing effect
Add to My Stories People facing unpleasant tasks from drinking medicine to passing on bad news could ease these painful moments by simply tensing their muscles. A study published in the Consumer Research journal, found that clenching your fists temporarily boosts your self-control and willpower. Iris Hung from the National University of Singapore and Aparna Labroo from the University of? Chicago, put a group of volunteers through a range of self-control dilemmas that involved accepting short term pain for long term gain
Young people aged between 15 and 24 are the group most affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the UK, according to recent research published by the Health Protection Agency . Women are particularly at risk, the figures showed. Last year there were 482,696 new STI diagnoses – almost 12,000 more cases than in 2008.
European Food Safety Authority says claims regarding immune system and digestive health lack sound scientific basis The food industry’s probiotics sector, worth £200m a year in the UK, was called in to question today by a new European ruling that its health claims are unsupported by sound science. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) posted its formal assessment of the merit of more than 800 health claims, including widely used assertions that probiotic products boost the immune system. The claims were submitted to the EFSA by the food industry and member states Many of those on which the probiotic industry has based its advertising and marketing in recent years were ruled unproven by the EFSA’s panel of independent scientists.
Two-thirds of those polled by Health365.com have delayed or cancelled treatment due to concerns over healthcare costs Worried Britons are cancelling or postponing essential medical treatment – in many cases failing to understand that they would receive it free on the NHS , according to a survey out today. Two-thirds of the UK population admitted to cancelling or postponing check-ups or consultations because they were worried about the cost, with nearly one in three delaying healthcare for at least six months because they thought they could not afford it. Ahead of likely spending cuts to the NHS in today’s comprehensive spending review, the research – carried out for online health insurance provider Health365.com – reveals not only consumer concerns about the costs associated with accessing healthcare treatment, but also widespread confusion as to what they will need to pay for.
For many people, Alzheimer’s is still spoken of in a whisper. But the epidemic can no longer be ignored; the disease is now the sixth leading cause of death in America.
