» Social housing in U.K. more energy efficient, less polluting, says study
Written by : Archibald Freeman |  Published on : 14:03:00EST Wed, 06 Jun 2007

Social housing is more energy efficient and less polluting than homes built by private sector builders, a government report said Wednesday. It said these houses are more likely to have adequate insulation and at least twice as energy efficient as other construction.

» Avandia's risks negligible, says study
Written by : Jun Shen |  Published on : 13:48:00EST Wed, 06 Jun 2007

A study published in the online issue of Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety says that Glaxo's under fire diabetes drug Avandia is no more risky than all other available diabetes drugs on the market.

» New alcohol strategy aims to discourage boozing culture
Written by : Paco Tyee |  Published on : 13:09:00EST Wed, 06 Jun 2007

LONDON - The UK government has announced that it will be targeting the booze culture in the country and wants to encourage binge drinkers to adopt a sensible drinking method. This new method is being encouraged after it emerged that the cost of alcohol related disorders and crimes is a whooping £20 billion on an annual basis.

» Science Minister suggests Electronic Tags for the Elderly
Written by : Paco Tyee |  Published on : 09:12:00EST Thu, 19 Apr 2007

Yesterday the Science Minister Malcolm Wicks proposed a plan to the Commons science and technology committee to make the elderly people in the country more independent. He suggested that the senior citizens suffering from dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease, be 'tagged'.

» Chinese exercise Tai chi found to offer immunity against shingles
Written by : Waddah Yaman |  Published on : 04:12:00EST Mon, 09 Apr 2007

A traditional Chinese form of exercise that combines martial arts-like body movements and meditation, Tai chi, has been found to improve the immune systems in older people to fight varicella zoster virus that causes shingles, a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health in the United States had revealed.

» FDA says anemia drugs may increase risk of death
Written by : Waddah Yaman |  Published on : 13:03:00EST Sat, 10 Mar 2007

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended stronger warnings on three widely used anemia drugs saying that these medications can have serious health effects and even increase the likelihood of death in patients suffering from cancer and chronic kidney failure.

» Obesity may cause earlier puberty in girls, says new study
Written by : Archibald Freeman |  Published on : 09:39:00EST Tue, 06 Mar 2007

Obesity and overweight among girls could be the contributing factors for an earlier onset of puberty among them, according to a study by scientists at the University of Michigan's Mott Children's Hospital.

» Some bread contains excess salt
Written by : Tabitha Ratliff |  Published on : 06:15:00EST Sat, 03 Mar 2007

LONDON - Campaigners say that the salt present in bread sold in some shops is very high and that this excess salt is responsible for the death of at least 7,000 people annually. The Consensus Action on Salt and Health (Cash) said that over a third of the loaves checked by it had excess salt, well over the recommended limits.

» Prince Charles suggests ban on McDonalds
Written by : Jun Shen |  Published on : 10:21:00EST Wed, 28 Feb 2007

Britain's Prince Charles has advocated a ban on fast food chain McDonalds. Attending the launch of a public awareness campaign in the fight against diabetes in the United Arab Emirates, the prince, a staunch advocate of healthy food habits, told a nutritionist banning the chain was ''key.''

» Cocoa could be antidote to age-related diseases, says new study
Written by : Paul Robinson |  Published on : 06:12:00EST Mon, 19 Feb 2007

A specially-made cocoa that retains a naturally-occurring compound called flavanols could boost brain function and could be a future answer to age-related disorders, including dementia, according to researchers.