Boiling tap water can get rid of nearly all harmful microplastics, new study claims
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Simply boiling your tap water can get rid of nearly all of the microplastics in it, a new study has claimed. Read More
Home Office food provision leaving some asylum seekers malnourished – report
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Food provided to asylum seekers by Home Office contractors is of such poor quality that some people are ending up malnourished in…
Babies breastfed 'are less likely to have behavioural problem'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Children breastfed for the first six weeks of life are less likely to have special educational needs or behavioural problems, a study…
Children's arteries harmed by diets high in fat and sugar
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Youngsters who ate lots of sugar and fat from the age of seven had stiffer arteries at 17 than those who had…
A heated debate between Nigeria, Cameroon and Ghana: who makes the best jollof rice?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Effie Tsognby, Emmanuella Amoah and Kaycee Nene are three Memorial University students with something in common: they all believe their home country’s…
Why drinking red wine can give you a headache
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Reading Time: < 1 minute While drinking sessions commonly cause hangovers the next day, “red wine headaches” can strike in under 30 minutes, or up to three…
Sweetened drinks linked to increased risk of irregular heartbeat – scientists
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Drinks containing added sugar or artificial sweeteners may be associated with an increased risk of developing a heart condition that raises the…
More than one billion suffering from obesity worldwide – study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than one billion people around the world suffer from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled since 1990, according to…
The foods you shouldn't eat for breakfast, according to nutritionists
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Reading Time: < 1 minute No more croissants, breakfast cereal or white toast for breakfast if you want to be healthy. Read More
What is glycerol in slushies? Two children almost die after drinking popular iced drink
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Concerns over the ingredients used in iced slushy drinks, popularly known as slushies, have been raised after two young boys nearly died after drinking…