Bulimics ‘are more impulsive’ – The Telegraph 5th January 2008
Scientists have found that patients with the condition are less able to control their urges and more likely to act on instinct than non-sufferers.
Tens of thousands of people in Britain are thought to suffer from bulimia, although the true figure could be much higher as many sufferers hide their condition.
The £1-a-day pill that can help you drop a dress size – Daily Mail 6th January 2009
A £1-a-day pill that can help a woman rapidly drop a dress size could be sold over the counter within months.
The drug, called Alli, which prevents the body from absorbing fat in food, helped slimmers lose an average of 10lb over six months in trials.
It has been given the seal of approval by Europe’s medicine watchdog and is expected to be rubber stamped for use in the coming months, paving the way for it to go on sale in the summer of 2009.
Health news: Eat an egg a day for a bonny baby, a new hearing test takes just seconds and how measles could fight cancer – Daily Mail 6th January 2009
In our pick of top health stories this week, a study on how eating eggs during pregnancy can benefit your baby, a new portable unit for hearing tests will be available to GPs and a modified measles virus could battle prostate cancer.
Vaccinating older people against pneumonia is a ‘waste of time’ – Daily Mail 6th January 2009
Giving jabs to older people against an infection which causes pneumonia is a waste of time, say researchers.
Millions of pensioners have been vaccinated with a one-off jab as part of a Government campaign launched five years ago.
Are you a carb addict? – Daily Mail 5th January 2009
Could it really be that sweets and chocolate are as addictive as cigarettes?
That’s the controversial conclusion from a study by New Zealand scientists who found that foods made largely from refined sugar and flour have the same addictive qualities as tobacco.
Stress hormone ‘a marker for ME’ – BBC Health News 6th January 2009
Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol marks out children at higher risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, experts believe.
These children if exposed to trauma, particularly emotional maltreatment and sexual abuse, had a six-fold increased risk for CFS, evidence shows.
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