Does caffeine cause dehydration?

Apr 12, 2017 15:04 pm UTC| Health

For a long time people have been told that caffeine is a diuretic. For some, this translates into advice to avoid or remove caffeinated beverages from the diet of people at risk of dehydration, or during periods of extreme...

Could super nurses make up for the shortfall in doctors?

Apr 12, 2017 14:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

You may not be aware that in the NHS there are people with roles that are like doctors and nurses, but they are neither. Depending on your view, these people can be either super nurses or sub-doctors. But do they...

James Parkinson discovered a debilitating disease 200 years ago – and did plenty more besides

Apr 12, 2017 14:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

He was a doctor, a political radical, a pioneering geologist, and a champion of the poor. But James Parkinson is best known for discovering the disease which bears his name. It was in 1817 that he wrote his Essay on the...

Four signs you have high emotional intelligence

Apr 12, 2017 09:49 am UTC| Health

Emotional intelligence can mean the difference between behaving in a socially acceptable way and being considered to be way out of line. While most people will have heard of emotional intelligence, not many people really...

The key to eating five fruit and veg a day might just be to make them more tasty

Apr 11, 2017 13:50 pm UTC| Health

Pea tart might be the key to winning hearts and minds in the war against poor nutrition. We are deluged with advice and guidance about what we should eat and in what volumes, but still adults and children alike struggle to...

Tobacco tax hikes are great, so long as you’re not a poor smoker

Apr 11, 2017 06:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Health

Tobacco tax increases in Australia that will see a packet of cigarettes costing A$40 may discourage smoking, but will end up having unintended consequences for poorer smokers, new research shows. According to our...

In Bangladesh, people are eating more fish but getting less nutrition from it

Apr 11, 2017 05:38 am UTC| Health

People in Bangladesh are now eating 30% more fish than they did 20 years ago, but they are getting a smaller amount of important nutrients from it, a new study shows. Fish is widely known as a healthy food, rich in...