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Food industry shows ‘stalled progress’ to reduce salt intakes

October 22, 2022

British Reporter — A study led by researchers from the University of Oxford found that, overall, the average salt content of food products sold at supermarkets showed no change between 2015 and 2020. The results have been published in PLOS Medicine.

Depressed people are just more realistic, right? Not so, says UC Berkeley study

Are depressed people simply more realistic in judging how much they control

by British Reporter

October 22, 2022

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Long Covid symptoms persist for up to 18 months

British Reporter — One in 20 people are still feeling the effects

by British Reporter

October 16, 2022

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In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, young children dying at greater-than-expected rates

Generally, as people age, the rate of mortality increases. Yet there’s one

by British Reporter

October 16, 2022

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Breast Cancer Diagnosis in the ‘Between’ Year: Body Mass Index Matter

British Reporter — While mammograms reduce breast cancer mortality by 15-20%, the diagnosis in many cases—approximately 15% of all breast cancers—occurs after a patient has a negative mammogram and before her next recommended screening. These are “interval cancers,” and they carry big

by British Reporter

September 9, 2021

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Sun’s Rays Can Reduce Premature Birth Risk

British Reporter — Mums-to-be can reduce the risk of premature birth by getting out in the sunshine during early pregnancy, a study suggests.

by British Reporter

August 30, 2021

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Pecan-enriched diet shown to reduce cholesterol

British Reporter — University of Georgia study shows that people who are at risk for cardiovascular disease showed improvements in LDL numbers.

by British Reporter

August 28, 2021

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Researchers Explore Alternating Diets to Promote Weight Loss

British Reporter — Nearly 80 per cent of participants in a University of Toronto study lost a “clinically significant” amount of body weight in less than two years after following three successive and varying diets.

by British Reporter

August 28, 2021

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Young children gained weight during the pandemic

A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 200,000 children showed that children gained excess weight during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those between 5 and 11 years old. The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

by British Reporter

August 27, 2021

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Vaccination saves lives and our freedom

We have all been touched one way or another by the devastating effects and tragic loss of life due to COVID-19. After a year and a half of this virus controlling and taking away lives, vaccines are the only way to stop

by British Reporter

August 27, 2021

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New Review of Evidence Linking the Environment and Mental Health

British Reporter — A NERC-commissioned environmental science and mental health review looks at the growing evidence of the link between environmental issues and mental health.

by British Reporter

August 27, 2021

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New Study Tests Third Jab for People with Weakened Immune Systems

British Reporter — A new clinical trial, OCTAVE DUO, investigates if a third vaccine dose for people with weakened immune systems gives a stronger immune response than two doses, UKRI notes. The £2.2 million study is co-funded by UK Research and Innovation

by British Reporter

August 27, 2021

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Number of people living with hypertension has doubled to 1.28 billion since 1990

British Reporter — The number of adults aged 30–79 years with hypertension has increased from 650 million to 1.28 billion in the last thirty years, according to the first comprehensive global analysis of trends in hypertension prevalence, detection, treatment and control, led by

by British Reporter

August 26, 2021

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Is Vaccine Misinformation Affecting our Health?

In a recent webinar presented by the Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Matthew Baum and a team of principal investigators with the COVID States Project explained the results of their latest report. A series of nineteen surveys

by British Reporter

August 25, 2021

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