Researchers found that dementia risk increases with the number of cigarettes smoked per day, rising by 16% for those who smoke 10 a day and by 34% for those who smoke 20, compared with people who have never smoked.
Discussing the issue of contact sports and the threat to sports men and women of all ages, particularly in the light of the recent death, just last month, of a 17-year-old French woman after a head collision on the rugby field, FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Dr Daniel H Daneshvar, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He says that "there's not such thing as safe" in contact sports, explaining that "if you get a lot of repeated hits to the head, then you're at risk for problems lat...
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Milburn’s review is considering how to address the growing number of young people classified as not in education, employment or training On the Today programme this morning, the Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy , a prominent leftwinger, indicated she might vote against legislation to implement the Alan Milburn proposals. She said she was concerned by the idea that the cuts would apply to people already getting sickness and disability benefits, and she said it appeared to be a breach of a promise g...
The figure of 63% was slightly above the EU average of 60%, a new survey found.
A study of more than 844,000 people across four countries found that relying on body mass index (BMI) alone can both overestimate and underestimate obesity, potentially exposing patients to inappropriate treatment.
Progress of bill to reinstate struck-off doctors hinged on support from far right figure Roberto Vannacci, whose rise is shaping politics before 2027 elections Antonio Cremasco contracted Covid at a dinner party on 6 March 2020. Four days later, as Italy became the first European country to go into nationwide lockdown, he was fighting for his life. “I spent 20 days in intensive care, followed by another 20 days in a hospital ward,” said Cremasco, from Bassano del Grappa in the northern Italia...
Regular trips to the park from birth to age 11 are linked to better mental health and social skills in children, a new study has found.
A British tourist has died after being found unconscious underwater while on a diving expedition to a shipwreck site off the coast of Cyprus.
Identifying mushrooms is often too complex a task for artificial intelligence
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