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- Taxing junk food – one tax too far?
Some countries have already introduced a tax on certain foods and drinks in an attempt to fight rising obesity levels. In the past year, France has started taxing sugary drinks, Denmark has introduced a ‘fat tax’ and Hungary a ‘junk food tax’. But is this really making a difference to what people choose to eat and could a ‘fat tax’ initiative actually cut obesity levels?
- Social jetlag – are your work and social commitments making you fat?
Our work and social commitments may be fuelling the obesity epidemic in Western societies, according to a new study published in the journal Current Biology.
- Most people don’t need antibiotics for sinus infections
Most children and adults with sinus infections don’t need to be treated with antibiotics, according to new guidelines on diagnosing and treating sinus infections from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
- Jogging helps us live longer
Regular jogging can increase how long you’re expected to live by adding more than six years to a man’s life and five years to a woman’s, according to a press release from the European Society of Cardiology.
- Blood test may predict breast cancer risk?
A simple blood test is being developed that may be able to suggest whether a woman is at higher than normal risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the journal Cancer Research.
- Do you work to live or live to work?
A new scale, called the Bergen Work Addiction Scale (BWAS), has been developed to help identify workaholics, according to research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.
- Sudden cardiac death - listen to your body when exercising
Media coverage over the past couple of months has made many of us more aware of sudden cardiac death during exercise. Recently, it has been hard to pick up a newspaper or watch the news without hearing about athletes or people participating in sporting events collapsing suddenly during exercise. But what causes otherwise healthy individuals who are at the peak of their fitness to collapse and even die? And should we be worried about taking part in exercise?
- More evidence needed for proton beam therapy as treatment for prostate cancer
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy has come out top in a new study comparing its effectiveness to proton beam therapy in treating men with prostate cancer, according to research published in JAMA this week.
- Can fruit and veg make hay fever worse?
Eating certain fruits and vegetables can cause further allergy symptoms for people with hay fever, according to the charity Allergy UK.
- Diagnosis by Dr Google warning
One in four UK women have misdiagnosed themselves after using search engines like Google to check out symptoms, according to a survey by Balance Activ.
