All posts by MWN
800,000 killed by beta blockers
The Sunday Times 26 January 2014 RESEARCH suggesting that as many as 800,000 people could have died unnecessarily across Europe over the past five years after being prescribed beta-blockers has sparked a row between doctors. As well as combating high blood pressure, the drugs have also been recommended for use since 2009 to reduce […]
Mo Zimmer:elderly run faster and faster
The Sunday Times 19 January 2014 EVEN people in their nineties can benefit from strength and endurance training usually reserved for elite athletes, according to a study. The research into the athletic capacity of the very elderly comes as a new breed of endurance athletes in their seventies and eighties are reporting that they […]
Cracking idea to thicken hair with windscreen fixer
The Sunday Times 12 January 2014 SCIENTISTS working for one of the world’s biggest cosmetics companies claim to have developed a shampoo that thickens hair by using technology devised to repair chipped car windscreens. Experts at L’Oréal say filloxane, a new ingredient in a forthcoming range of hair products, works like the silica gel particles […]
Should your grumpy old man be on HRT? Despite doctors’ concerns,growing numbers of men insist testosterone jabs have transformed their lives
The Daily Mail 1 January 2014 Like many men in early middle age, David Quincey felt the best years of his life were already over. At 42 he was putting on weight. He was depressed and irritated by the demands of his teenage children. He felt tired out, unsexy and generally past it. ‘I was […]
Flabby fellas in rush for testosterone
The Sunday Times 24 November 2013 THOUSANDS of men are receiving testosterone on the NHS to combat the male menopause even though there is little evidence it has any health benefits and may even increase their risk of a heart attack or stroke. In recent years testosterone has been seized upon by overweight, middle-aged males […]
Drug firms look away while my children die
The Sunday Times 17 November 2013 A MOTHER has been told that her three teenage children will die before reaching adulthood — and there is nothing doctors can do to save them. Shekeela Ahmed, 45, a businesswoman, has already lost her eldest daughter, Sonam, 17, to Lafora disease, a rare aggressive form of epilepsy. Her […]
Something in the water
The Sunday Times 20 October 2013 Having spent the best part of the past century trying to eliminate germs from our daily lives, scientists are now making discoveries almost every week demonstrating just how good for us many types of bacteria really are. The craze for probiotic drinks to colonise the digestive tract with health-giving […]
Trouble spots: Research suggests that a natural virus can be used to counter acne, but not everyone is convinced
The Sunday Times 7 April 2013 Until now, spots have been squeezed out by wrinkles in the league table of skin issues to worry about. There are more people getting old than there are getting spots, so big investment has focused on the hunt for optimum treatments to preserve the looks of the affluent and […]
In the flesh: You might hate the fat on your thighs, but it could be the next big weapon in the fight against ageing
The Sunday Times 10 March 2013 Wouldn’t it be lovely if you could simply suck the fat off the bits of your body you seldom expose, mash it up and extract stem cells that would restore a plump, youthful glow to your face. Dr Alexis Verpaele, a Belgian plastic surgeon, believes he is about to […]
Hey, handsome, that’s a big pay packet you’ve got
The Sunday Times 10 March 2013 LOOKS can earn a handsome man 22% more than his plainer colleagues doing an identical job, according to new research. The penalty for below-average looks, or outright ugliness, is even greater and can reduce a man’s earnings by 26%, compared with someone of average looks in the same job. […]