Amputation for Diabetes: What You Need to Know

What is diabetes and what are the symptoms of diabetes?

Could honey bee brood be the future of food?

Honey bee brood – the larvae and pupae of drones – has great potential as a food source.

Community healthcare professionals lack knowledge on severe allergic reactions in children

School first aiders, community pharmacists and GP practice nurses overestimate the risk of fatal reaction for children with food allergy, suggests a new study, yet some are unable to treat allergic…

Yo-yo dieting may be caused by altered gut microbes

Millions of Americans diet, but few maintain their weight loss. A new study suggests this ‘yo-yo’ effect may be down to changes in the gut microbiome.

Apricot Seeds: Cancer Treatment or Danger to Health?

Are apricot seeds an effective, alternative treatment for cancer?

Diet soda sweetener may cause weight gain

A new study may have found the reason why the sugar substitute aspartame does not help with weight loss, and may even cause weight gain.

Can alcohol reduce calorie intake?

How alcohol intake influences the amount of calories we consume is a hot topic for debate. New research using a rat model yields surprising results.

Gut microbes switch host genes on and off under influence of diet

New study of mice shows gut microbes alter gene expression – depending on diet – with a Western diet preventing many of the changes of a plant-rich one.

Can You Treat Psoriasis with Turmeric?

What is psoriasis and what is turmeric? Learn about the possible health benefits of turmeric and whether or not it can be used to help treat psoriasis.

Study in rats finds low blood alcohol levels have no effect on total calories consumed

Laboratory rats will drink alcohol if it’s available, and may even get a little tipsy, researchers report in a new study. But they won’t voluntarily drink until they’re drunk.

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