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The introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol may not be curbing drinking in the heaviest and most vulnerable drinkers, suggests research on the impact of the policy in Scotland, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. MUP…

Mobile apps are popular tools for people looking to improve their health, but are they effective? They can be if the app is culturally tailored to the needs of its users. In a study published on Monday, July 18, in…

LIMA (Reuters) – After a long legal battle in Peru for the right of an assisted death, Ana Estrada said she now feels free to avoid suffering from an incurable and debilitating illness that has plagued her for three decades….

A sexual assault survivor chooses sterilization so that if she is ever attacked again, she won’t be forced to give birth to a rapist’s baby. An obstetrician delays inducing a miscarriage until a woman with severe pregnancy complications seems “sick…

It’s important to drink enough water every day – particularly during a heatwave. As sweat evaporates from your skin, it removes heat from the body, but you also lose body fluid. When the temperatures rise, getting enough to drink is…

GB News: Isabel discusses UK 'being British' about the heatwave We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on…

Whether you’ve simply overindulged at dinner or suffer from a more serious digestive disorder like IBS, yoga for digestion uses a combination of breathwork, movement, and stretching to help soothe and relieve symptoms of disrupted digestion. But how?  “Our gut…

IntroductionThe theory behind the use Investigation and resultsReferences Assessing the freshness of fish continues to be a painful and long-winded task for the fishing industry. However, there are many ways of evaluating freshness based on physical, chemical, microbiological, and sensory parameters….

Blood, cramps, PMS headaches – they’re hard enough to handle at the best of times, let alone when it’s 35°C. So here’s how to handle your period when the mercury keeps rising. The UK is gripped in the middle of a…

Roadblocks to accessing data on vaccine effectiveness from provincial health ministries impede researchers’ ability to inform a national pandemic response and maintain public trust, according to an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Despite recommendations after the SARS outbreak…