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Raise a glass to the 'red wine pill' to cure everything from obesity to cancer
In terms of medical achievements, this has got to be the big one – an all-in-one treatment that works against obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Astoundingly, a drug capable of doing just that could be available within three years. The excitement surrounds a family of drugs based on resveratrol, the ‘miracle ingredient’ in red wine credited with inhibiting the development of cancer and heart disease.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ll-cure-obesity-cancer.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
(three years...right...🙄)
Clubbers' drug ecstasy is set to treat cancer
The designer drug Ecstasy has been developed into a potent medical treatment that could be the key to tackling blood cancers. It may help save thousands of lives each year. Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered that a reworked form of the drug MDMA – commonly known as Ecstasy – has potential as a cancer-killing agent for treating leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/265852/Clubbers-drug-Ecstasy-is-set-to-treat-cancer
Vitamin C curbs dementia
A glass of orange juice a day could be the key to managing Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists have found that vitamin C can help reverse the build-up of toxic proteins which form into harmful plaques in the brains of sufferers.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/265851/Vitamin-C-curbs-dementia
Diet book for girls as young as six provokes outrage from doctors
A diet book for six-year-olds with a cover that features a plump child holding a skinny frock in front of the mirror has been attacked by nutrition experts.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ix-provokes-outrage-from-doctors-2340257.html
NHS waiting times soar as doctors blame cuts in hospital budgets
The number of people waiting for NHS care has risen sharply, with hundreds waiting more than a year to be offered treatment, official data shows. With the NHS expected to slash ?20bn from its budgets over the next four years, managers have been struggling to ensure that patient care will not be affected by public spending cuts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/aug/18/nhs-waiting-times-soar-cuts
In terms of medical achievements, this has got to be the big one – an all-in-one treatment that works against obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Astoundingly, a drug capable of doing just that could be available within three years. The excitement surrounds a family of drugs based on resveratrol, the ‘miracle ingredient’ in red wine credited with inhibiting the development of cancer and heart disease.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ll-cure-obesity-cancer.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
(three years...right...🙄)
Clubbers' drug ecstasy is set to treat cancer
The designer drug Ecstasy has been developed into a potent medical treatment that could be the key to tackling blood cancers. It may help save thousands of lives each year. Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered that a reworked form of the drug MDMA – commonly known as Ecstasy – has potential as a cancer-killing agent for treating leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/265852/Clubbers-drug-Ecstasy-is-set-to-treat-cancer
Vitamin C curbs dementia
A glass of orange juice a day could be the key to managing Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists have found that vitamin C can help reverse the build-up of toxic proteins which form into harmful plaques in the brains of sufferers.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/265851/Vitamin-C-curbs-dementia
Diet book for girls as young as six provokes outrage from doctors
A diet book for six-year-olds with a cover that features a plump child holding a skinny frock in front of the mirror has been attacked by nutrition experts.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ix-provokes-outrage-from-doctors-2340257.html
NHS waiting times soar as doctors blame cuts in hospital budgets
The number of people waiting for NHS care has risen sharply, with hundreds waiting more than a year to be offered treatment, official data shows. With the NHS expected to slash ?20bn from its budgets over the next four years, managers have been struggling to ensure that patient care will not be affected by public spending cuts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/aug/18/nhs-waiting-times-soar-cuts