Breast cancer risk from using HRT is ‘twice what was thought’
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Breast cancer risk from using HRT is ‘twice what was thought’

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/29/breast-cancer-risk-from-using-hrt-is-twice-what-was-thought By Sarah Boseley Health editor Study prompts medicines regulator to advise all women using HRT to remain vigilant The risk of breast cancer from using hormone replacement therapy is double what was previously thought, according to a major piece of research, which confirms that HRT is a direct cause of…

Youngsters make over garden to tackle loneliness within elderly community
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Youngsters make over garden to tackle loneliness within elderly community

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This article was taken from: https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/youngsters-make-over-garden-tackle-3257423 By Phoebe Lam at the Nottinghamshire Live “The young people understood that our residents are just the same as anyone else, and they interacted with them so well.” A group of young volunteers have made over a garden at a care home they described as “close to our hearts”….

New method of treating type 1 diabetes proposed by US researcher
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New method of treating type 1 diabetes proposed by US researcher

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This artilcle was taken from: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2019/aug/new-method-of-treating-type-1-diabetes-proposed-by-us-researcher-92461916.html By Jack Woodfield Targeting the liver with insulin could be the best way to treat type 1 diabetes, US researchers have claimed. A team from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center set out to investigate whether people with type 1 diabetes experience resistance to the manufactured insulin they take and consider…

Why red wine could be good for your gut – in moderation
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Why red wine could be good for your gut – in moderation

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49480864 By BBC Health news Red wine could be good for the gut, increasing the number of different types of helpful bacteria that can live there, according to researchers. The benefits are likely to come from polyphenols – compounds that white wine, beer and cider have far less of, the…

Reason to be cheerful? ‘Optimists live longer’ study reports
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Reason to be cheerful? ‘Optimists live longer’ study reports

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This article was taken from: https://www.nhs.uk/news/mental-health/reason-be-cheerful-optimists-live-longer-study-reports/ By Analysis by Bazian, Edited by NHS Website “Optimists are more likely to live longer than those who have a more negative approach to life, a US study has found,” BBC News reports. The Mail Online reports on the same study claiming that “Optimists are up to 70% more…