Author: Stephen Adams
Author: Stephen Adams Writes for: Telegraph, Total Catholic Role: Arts Correspondent News feed: Web links: Author ranking: 35 Number of articles found: 42 |
Two admitted to hospital for alcohol a minute
Source: Telegraph - Date: 5:20 PM 31st Aug 2010
Comments At least a quarter of drinkers in England are exceeding healthy weekly limits for alcohol consumption said Prof Mark Bellis, director of the North West Public Health Observatory. But despite growing evidence, the country still thinks it is "population of . . . .
Genetic excuse for obesity 'is a myth'
Source: Telegraph - Date: 1:19 PM 31st Aug 2010
Comments Academics found that people could work off around 40 per cent of the extra weight that "fat genes" laid on them by exercising. Although some people do have a predisposition to be overweight or even obese, scientists at the Medical Research Council's . . . .
Body clock pills 'could cure jet lag and manic depression'
Source: Telegraph - Date: 2:11 PM 23rd Aug 2010
Comments Certain types of obesity could also be tackled using new drugs which could reset malfunctioning body clocks. All can be caused by problems with what biologists call our 'circadian rhythms', which determine not just sleep-wake cycles but also our . . . .
Source: Telegraph - Date: 6:23 PM 9th Aug 2010
Dr Richard Weiller and Dr Emmanuel Stamatakis have put forward the idea because they say the the link between inactivity and poor health is so strong. Writing in the British Journal of Sports Medicine , they explained: "Given the significant associated mortality . . . .
Kellogg's to reduce sugar in Coco Pops
Source: Telegraph - Date: 4:52 PM 4th Aug 2010
Four of its Coco Pops brands will have the sugar content reduced from 35 per 100 grammes to 29.75 per 100 grammes - a reduction of 15 per cent. The change will happen next year. Greg Peterson, managing director of Kellogg's UK, said: "We have listened to mums. They . . . .
Pregnant women feel 'abandoned' by NHS
Source: Telegraph - Date: 5:25 PM 3rd Aug 2010
Often expectant mothers do not know who to turn to if they suffer health problems during pregnancy, according to The King's Fund. Although family doctors frequently know a woman's medical history best, their role in pregnancy care has become sidelined in recent . . . .
Scrap Digital Economy Act, say public
Source: Telegraph - Date: 11:36 AM 2nd Jul 2010
Comments More t 00004000 han 500 people have voted for the proposal, just a day after it was put forward. The controversial act, which came into force last month, has caused consternation among many internet user. Critics say that the act, under which . . . .
War veterans to get £35 million fund
Source: Telegraph - Date: 3:16 PM 24th Jun 2010
The Big Lottery Fund is giving the money to set up the Forces in Mind Trust, which will be used to help those with problems including mental health issues, alcohol abuse and family breakdown. Studies have consistently found that ex-servicemen suffer from above average . . . .
Christian Candy feared 'royal favours' would sink Chelsea Barracks scheme
Source: Telegraph - Date: 5:11 PM 18th May 2010
He said he thought the Emir of Qatar, who controlled the firm that owned the prime central London site, would ditch the controversial luxury flats design in response to a request from his friend the Prince of Wales. In March last year the Prince wrote to the Emir’s . . . .
Anti-ageing drugs 'will fuel euthanasia'
Source: Telegraph - Date: 3:22 PM 11th May 2010
But birth rates might also have to be centrally controlled to cope with rising numbers of old people, Dr David Gems of the Institute of Healthy Ageing at University College London said. Dr Gems, who is researching ways of slowing ageing, said society faced "a . . . .
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