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White rice and pasta are as detrimental to the heart as sweets.

A study reveals that eating a lot of white rice is equally as dangerous for the heart as eating a lot of sugar. Iranian researchers evaluated the risk of heart disease among individuals whose diets were high in refined grains against whole grains. In middle age, those who consumed refined grains...

Family meals you can create using £1 cans

With the rising expense of living, healthy eating is becoming more expensive. As part of an occasional new series, Good Health requested dietitian, Dr. Sarah Schenker, to develop a series of inexpensive, healthy meals utilizing a variety of inexpensive pantry goods, beginning with cans this week. Sarah Schenker states, "You...

Inquest hears student, 17, who died after heart rate reached 240bpm wasn’t examined by cardiologist after parents brought him to A&E.

An inquest heard that a 17-year-old boy who died from an undetected heart ailment that caused his heart rate to spike was not seen by a cardiologist when he went to A&E. Relatives of Christian Hobbs, who was described as "very fit," admitted him to Peterborough City Hospital on Christmas...

Eating after 10pm increases fat storage and morning hunger.

A study reveals that eating late at night increases your risk of obesity by slowing your metabolism and making you hungrier the next day. Doctors have cautioned against midnight munching for years because it is impossible to burn off the calories before bedtime. Researchers from Harvard University have demonstrated that it...

Burgers may be comforting. Only beef lowers depression risk.

Beef was the only food associated with a reduced risk of depression in research involving 440,000 British participants. If the notion of a salad depresses you, eating a juicy burger is the greatest way to brighten up, according to research. According to a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders,...

Want your youngster to develop intelligence?

A study reveals that children who spend less than an hour every day on iPads and other electronic devices have superior brains to their peers. Researchers in Illinois discovered that two-year-olds whose daily screen use was limited to 60 minutes and who engaged in conventional play for at least 15...

Early-onset dementia sufferers are 7x more prone to commit suicide.

Young people diagnosed with dementia are up to seven times more likely to commit suicide, according to studies. According to a review of over 600,000 medical records, around one in fifty people diagnosed with the condition commit suicide. In the months following a diagnosis, the danger was particularly significant for those...

Scientists discover how tumors ‘hijack’ healthy cells to propagate.

According to experts, a breakthrough in understanding how cancer spreads could lead to improved treatments. Scientists have discovered that cancer cells 'hijack' a process employed by healthy cells to travel throughout the body, which fundamentally alters our understanding of the disease. Despite being one of the leading causes of death in...

The gender has no effect on the likelihood of mortality or severe complications, according to a study.

A study indicated that the gender of a patient's surgeon has no bearing on their likelihood of problems. Male and female gastrointestinal surgeons had comparable rates of death and surgical complications, according to Japanese experts. In the study, female surgeons were more likely to be given high-risk patients and had less...

A breakthrough in the development of anti-insomnia medications thanks to dozing dogs!

Do you have trouble staying awake during the day and find yourself falling asleep when watching television or performing mundane tasks? If so, you are likely experiencing poor nighttime sleep. Typical causes include stress, snoring, and sleep apnea (where breathing stops and starts during sleep). However, you may be suffering from...

‘Cuddle hormone’ restores heart-attack-damaged cells.

A study demonstrates that falling in love can indeed mend a shattered heart. Our bodies create oxytocin when we embrace, have sex, and fall in love. Now, scientists in Michigan have discovered that it also looks capable of repairing damaged cardiac cells. When a person has a heart attack, their cardiomyocytes, which...

Traditional hospital ward dying? NHS hospitals may need single-patient rooms.

Today, it was suggested that new NHS hospitals may be constructed without wards. Under measures being discussed by health officials, patients may instead be accommodated in their rooms. It would be a radical departure from standard NHS designs, which have depended on multi-bed wards for decades. Officials believe the move will aid...

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Police threaten arrest of ‘openly Jewish’ man near pro-Palestine march

Last Saturday in London, the leader of the Campaign Against Antisemitism was prevented from crossing a road near a pro-Palestine demonstration. A supporter of antisemitism was threatened with arrest mere yards from a pro-Palestine march, with one Metropolitan Police officer characterising his presence as "antagonising."

G7 nations criticise Chinese funding for Russia’s weapons industry

The "strong concern" expressed by foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) nations regarding transferring weapon components and materials from Chinese enterprises to Russia in preparation for its military offensive in Ukraine has been documented. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken exhorted his counterparts on Friday at a meeting on the Italian island of Capri to increase pressure on China, which the United States accuses of assisting Russia's war effort by supplying critical components for weaponry.

Israel’s attack on Iran: Crisis demonstrates Iran-Israel miscommunication

The Israeli assault on Iran did not elicit the severe reaction that Western leaders, including US President Joe Biden, had anticipated. They have been advocating for Israel to establish a clear boundary in the perilous sequence of occurrences that commenced on April 1 with the assassination of a senior Iranian general in Damascus by Israel. The conflict in Gaza has persisted for over six months after the Hamas assaults on Israel, and it has extended to the vicinity encompassing the Lebanon-Israel border and the Gulf.

Saga boosted by ocean and river cruise demand

New results indicate that Saga's cruise and travel divisions returned to profitability in 2018 due to a significant increase in demand. According to preliminary annual results, the group's ocean cruise division generated an underlying pre-tax profit of £35.5 million in the year ending in January, compared to a loss of £700,000 in the prior year. The organisation stated, "Bookings for ocean cruises continue to be exceptionally robust, and we have already secured a 78% load factor and £3,679 per diem for 2024/25."