Getting more fiber into British diets will take teamwork and guts
British adults eat just 18g of dietary fiber daily, far below the recommended 30g, putting millions at risk of developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes
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Motivational support and text messages boost proper child car seat use, clinical trial finds
Parents improved their use of appropriate child car seats after remote motivational counseling and mobile-based support, according to the results from a randomized clinical trial
Home bakers donate fresh bread to food banks thanks to this Seattle nonprofit
A Seattle-area nonprofit group called Community Loaves donates home-baked bread and cookies to food banks in four states
Doctors’ union warning over online booking safety risk
GPs are concerned they will be at the end of an “online triage tsunami” when the new system launches.
Staff photographed sleeping at ‘unsafe’ eating disorder unit
Patients at Schoen Clinic York say they witnessed staff sleeping on a number of occasions.
Collagen: Do you drink it? Inject it? Rub it on your skin? And does it work?
Pills, powders and creams promise to top up natural supplies which decrease as we get older.
Many older adults meet criteria for ultra-processed food addiction
They were the first generation of Americans to grow up with ultra-processed foods all around them – products typically loaded with extra fat, salt, sugar
How air pollution harms kids’ eyesight, and why clean air makes a difference
Improving air quality may safeguard children’s vision, with findings revealing a strong connection between pollution and myopia in school environments.
Where Jobs Are Scarce, Over 1 Million People Could Dodge Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules
Millions of Medicaid enrollees may have a way out of the new federal work requirement — if they live in a county with high unemployment.
Testosterone fails to influence risk-taking or fairness in men
A large trial reveals that boosting testosterone does not influence men’s economic preferences, challenging previous studies linking the hormone to behavior.
In Hepatitis B Vaccine Debate, CDC Panel Sidesteps Key Exposure Risk
The Trump administration is continuing its push to revise federal guidelines to delay the hepatitis B vaccine newborn dose for most children. This comes despite
Cancer cell nuclear hypertrophy can suppress metastasis
In tissue biopsies, cancer cells are frequently observed to have nuclei (the cell’s genetic information storage) larger than normal.
Study examines unplanned out-of-hospital deliveries in Styria, Austria
The first detailed analysis of unplanned births that occurred outside the hospital setting in Austria has shown that, although such deliveries are rare, they pose
RSV vaccines protect two most-at-risk groups from severe illness
The review demonstrates that vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are both safe and effective in protecting groups who are most at risk for serious