Soluble fibre ‘effective for IBS’
A soluble fibre supplement should be the first line of attack in treating irritable bowel syndrome, experts say.
Broken hearts mend with ‘patch’
A team of Israeli scientists has developed a potential way to fix the damage from heart attacks.
Quitting smoking causes quick drop in inflammation
Just weeks after quitting smoking, women show major reductions in several markers of inflammation associated with heart disease risk, new research shows.
Cancer boost from whole carrots
The anti-cancer properties of carrots are more potent if the vegetable is not cut up before cooking, research shows.
Chronic asthma study offers hope
Scientists believe they have discovered a key component in the development of chronic asthma, pointing the way to new treatments.
Tomato pill ‘beats heart disease’
The tomato pill contains an active ingredient from the Mediterranean diet - lycopene - that blocks “bad” LDL cholesterol that can clog the arteries.
Stockings ‘no stroke clot help’
Surgical stockings do not cut stroke patients’ risk of developing blood clots, research suggests.
Depression can break the heart
Mounting evidence has found that depression makes people more vulnerable to heart trouble. Recent studies, though, find that some genes that increase the risk of heart disease also may make people more prone to depression, which has raised the question of whether the depression-heart disease link is genetic.
Plaster cast ‘better for sprains’
People with a sprained ankle recover faster if they are given a plaster cast, British researchers say.
A study of 600 patients found that a 10-day below-knee cast is more effective than standard treatment with a tubular bandage.
Exercise ‘cuts colon cancer risk’
Taking exercise can cut the risk of the most common kind of bowel cancer by a quarter, research suggests.
US scientists, who reviewed 52 previous studies, calculated the most active people are 24% less likely to develop colon cancer than the least active.
