Ra 4 Food - Health and Nutritional Tips

There was disappointment & outrage on Wednesday as the European Parliament appeared to reject recommendations designed to promote better health among consumers, in favour of the interests of the food industry.
Consumer & health groups were dismayed at the rejection of the proposals which were the result of much research in an attempt to devise a [...]

A new study has revealed that motorists who do not use screen wash for their windscreen wipers are at risk of contracting the potentially fatal Legionnaires ‘disease.
According to the NHS website, ‘Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially fatal lung infection (pneumonia) that is caused by the bacteria legionella.
The condition is called Legionnaires’ disease because it was [...]

New research indicates a twenty five per cent reduction in the risk of developing Parkinsosn’s disease among coffee drinkers.
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological condition – the second most common worldwide - for which the causes are uncertain, & there is currently no cure. Around one hundred & twenty thousand people suffer from the condition [...]

The importance of calcium for our bones has long been publicized, but it seems that taking too much in the form of supplements can seriously damage our health.
Advertising calcium supplements for the prevention & treatment of osteoporosis - a condition where bones become so brittle that they break easily - has encouraged their widespread use. [...]

The prospect of a vaccine that can give protection from breast cancer is an exciting one, but news of the new trials need to be tempered with a realistic outlook – there’s still a long way to go.
Each year more than a million women are diagnosed with breast cancer throughout the world. It is currently [...]

Acupuncture has been regarded by many with scepticism. Now some new research evidences a scientific basis for its perceived beneficial effects.
Practiced throughout the world for around four thousand years since it was developed in China, the procedure of acupuncture involves the insertion of fine needles into the body at specific points. During a session that [...]

A new study published in the British Medical Journal looked at whether our teeth brushing habits are linked to the incidence of heart disease.
Over the past twenty years or so there has been an increasing interest in the possibility of there being a relationship between gum disease & heart disease. Experts don’t fully understand the [...]

The majority of British consumers want to buy sustainably sourced fish, but the information currently available from retailers is confusing, says a new report from consumer watchdog, Which?
Greenpeace give a good & simple definition of sustainability for those who are unsure of exactly what the term means: ‘a particular seafood is sustainable if it comes [...]

In a new study published yesterday, scientists found that vocal contact between mothers & daughters did not differ significantly from physical contact in terms of the impact it had on comforting the children in stressful situations.
The study took place in America with sixty one female children, aged between seven & twelve, & their mothers. The [...]

Headache is one of the most frequent reasons for seeing a doctor. However, the medications taken to relieve the pain – both prescribed & over the counter - are often misused, with the ironic effect of causing rather than alleviating headaches.
Almost everyone gets a headache at some point, & for many the initial reaction is [...]