Health danger in FRUIT JUICE: Millions put themselves at risk by drinking a glass DAILY

The daily use of fruit juice may increase central blood pressures, which are known to be associated with cardiovascular disease risk and cognitive impairment, problems with mental functioning.

Dr Matthew Pase. Express

Junk food diet leads to memory loss

TOO much junk food can destroy the memory, a study revealed yesterday.It found that a diet packed with high-fat cakes, pastries, chips and fast foods has a massive impact on the mind.
Otherwise healthy young and middle-aged men were worst affected, the research found.  Express

Cancer scare: Could your liquid hand gel be harming your health?

LIQUID hand soaps could be causing harmful liver damage and even cancer, new research has found .Researchers found that a chemical found in everyday household products from soaps and shampoos to toothpastes causes liver fibrosis and cancer in animals.

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Forget door handles and toilet seats - the most germ-infested objects in your home are your TOWELS

• Main problem is that towels retain moisture,allowing bacteria to breed 
• And they are used in the most germ-ridden areas of the house 
• Researchers analysed tea towels for bacteria that causes food-poisoning
• Sickness-causing bacteria detected in 90% of towels and E. coli in 26%
• Hygiene experts warned bacteria can also transfer from bathroom towels
• Diseases like athlete's foot can be passed on to different family members 
• Washing at 90c is the best way to get rid of the germs, say doctors.
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'I wouldn't buy them' Scientists blast 'waste of money' probiotics that do NOTHING

BRITONS are wasting millions of pounds a year on probiotic drinks and supplements that probably have no health benefits, experts said yesterday. Studies have suggested probiotics could help with irritable bowel syndrome – thought to affect up to one in five people – as well as coughs and colds in children and even high blood pressure. Read more

Smoking cannabis every day 'warps your brain and shrinks grey matter', scientists warn

People who smoked an average of three times a day had smaller average volumes of grey matter, say scientists at the universities of Texas and New Mexico.
'White matter' that connects different parts of the brain, grows to compensate but also breaks down impairing ability to react to information
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Woman catches HIV after having her nails done using shared manicure equipment

The woman in the 'extremely rare' case had been sharing equipment with her cousin, who it later turned out had HIV, according to the report in the journal AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. DailyMail