Ra 4 Food - Health and Nutritional Tips

For the first time ever, a major UK supermarket will begin to sell aids to help disabled and elderly people this week.

Amongst the line of products available from Asda this Saturday are urine bottles, raised toilet seats, walking sticks and many others. Asda’s marketing team are billing the move as an attempt to “break the [...]

A new study has revealed a pioneering new treatment that could slow down the menopause in women by allowing the ovaries to carry on working following female stem cell transplants which turn into mature eggs.

The results have also opened up the possibility of helping women with certain types of female infertility where eggs are not [...]

It seems like those of us who take strong reactions to otherwise harmful substances are growing in numbers, as a new report out today reveals that hospitals have counted 100 per cent more people being treated for life-threatening allergic reactions than a decade ago.

Professionals in the field of allergies commented that up to one million [...]

Fancy munching a few Easter eggs this weekend? Well you will have to work your way through all the packaging first - all 60 per cent of it to be exact according to new reports.

Some companies have tried to be a bit more saintly when it comes to the round chocolate delights, with efforts to [...]

Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon, yesterday announced plans to begin testing patients within Scottish hospitals for the MRSA bug.
The groups deemed to be the most at risk and therefore priority are elderly people as well as those being treated for kidney disease, skin problems and having vascular surgery. The national screening programme will be rolled out [...]

We are all used to hearing scary statistics about cervical cancer recently in the light of Jade Goody’s plight, but now Cancer Research have announced it is skin cancer - or Melanoma in its deadliest form - that young British women should be worried about.
The most recent research from Cancer Research UK has revealed that [...]

Supermarket giant, Sainsbury’s have decided to give the fish, Pollack a new name - Colin to be exact. Sounds a bit unorthodox aye - renaming one of God’s creatures - so what’s the reason for this unusual action? Well it seems some shoppers may find it a little embarrassing to ask for this humble but [...]

A report published today reveals that as many as one out of ten families affected by autism have to relocate due to the lack of specific services in many areas.

Autism education charity, TreeHouse, states that such a lack of provisions offering informed autism specific care can contribute to parents experiencing feelings of isolation, confusion and [...]

Psychologists have carried out a study of siblings, the results of which have revealed people who grow up with a sister are more likely to be optimistic, ambitious and overall more stable.

In the study 571 families made up of brothers, sisters, a combination of both and those who were only children were given a variety [...]

Gone is the time when a good curry was the order of the day for most Brits - new research has now shown that our preference for a bit of international food is nudging towards Asia.

A survey was carried out whereby 83 per cent of participants put their love of Chinese food before the intensely [...]