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Writing in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet, the researchers - from Canada and the UK - say the findings suggest medics may fail to recognise eating disorders other than anorexia.
54 days ago
Better sleep, improved health, happier people: how ‘cool roofs’ could help millions avoid deadly heat ⊕
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A project to measure how reflective paint reduces indoor temperatures is delivering tangible benefits across Africa
The brick house Sylvia shares in a Western Cape township on the outskirts of Cape To…
3 months ago
World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warns – and climate health impacts are ‘mother of all injustices’ ⊖
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Exclusive: Former UN climate chief to co-chair Lancet Commission examining how sea-level rise is reshaping health, wellbeing and inequality
What are the health impacts of sea-level rise, and who shoul…
4 months ago
How to end the agony of UTIs WITHOUT antibiotics. These are the simple fixes doctors don't tell you about - including the 50p supplement that's transformed lives ⊖⊖
A study published last week in The Lancet Primary Care journal that found older adults who suffered three UTIs within six months were over five times more likely to develop bladder cancer.
5 months ago
Gaza death toll in early part of war far higher than reported, says Lancet study ⊖⊖⊖
Research suggests more than 75,000 killed in the first 16 months of conflict, 25,000 more than announced at the time
More than 75,000 people were killed in the first 16 months of the two-year war in G…
A new diagnosis of ‘profound autism’ is under consideration. Here’s what parents need to know ⊕
Category describes people who have little or no language, an IQ of less than 50 and require 24-hour supervision
When it comes to autism, few questions spark as much debate as how best to support autis…
Statin pills much safer than advertised, major review finds ⊕
The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.
Most statin side-effects not caused by the drugs, study finds ⊖
While labels list dozens of possible risks only four are supported by evidence, say researchers
Almost all side-effects listed for statins are not caused by the drugs, according to the world’s most c…
6 months ago
'Paracetamol DOES cause autism', US health chiefs insist, despite major study debunking claim: 'Many experts have expressed concern' ⊖
Sources close to the administration, speaking to the Daily Mail, suggested the authors of The Lancet review had failed to consider all of the relevant evidence when coming to their conclusions.
7 months ago
Parents and young people: share your concerns about ultra-processed foods (UPFs) ⊕⊕
We’re particularly interested in hearing from parents in low- and middle-income countries where the rise in childhood obesity is steepest
This month, the Lancet published the world’s largest review on…