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Halving salt intake significantly lowers blood pressure, study says
New research has found that lower salt intake significantly reduces the blood pressure of those who are already being treated…
Dentistry
Calls for parents to approve HPV jab for children
Parents across the UK will soon receive a form to sign enabling their children to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine…
Dentistry
Teens’ mental health issues linked to vaping, says study
Secondary school students diagnosed with mental health issues such as depression are twice as likely to have vaped. This is…
Dentistry
Blood pressure checks introduced at NHS dental appointments
NHS England has announced a trial scheme that will deliver blood pressure checks during dental and optometry appointments. The scheme…
Dentistry
New sleep apnoea model could improve patient outcomes, say dental researchers
A new sleep apnoea model that will help researchers to find answers to chronic pain has been developed. Scientists at…
Health & research
Drug for type 2 diabetes linked with 35% lower dementia risk
A drug used to treat type 2 diabetes has been found to lower the risk of dementia by more than…
Health & research
Cancer treatment delays triple since 2012
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that one third of cancer patients are waiting longer than…
Dentistry
Calls for new approach to obesity as healthcare costs rise
New research recommends a focus on health over weight loss as figures show the most obese patients incur £1,871 per…
Dentistry
Two slices of ham a day ‘increases risk of type 2 diabetes by 15%’
Meat consumption – particularly processed meat and unprocessed red meat – has been linked to a higher risk of type…
Health & research
Work-related stress linked to heart irregularity
Workplace stress and effort-reward imbalance were associated with a higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation in a new study. Employees…
Business
AI uses tongue colour to detect illness with 98% accuracy
An AI computer algorithm that analyses the colour of the human tongue to diagnose diseases such as diabetes has been…
AI & technology
Cannabis use linked to head and neck cancer
Cannabis use makes you up to five times more likely to develop head and neck cancer than non-users, according to…
Dentistry
Almost one million children have tried vaping, experts warn
Around 980,000 – or almost one in five – of 11 to 17 year olds have tried vaping, according to…
Dentistry
UK employees most likely to work while ill, research finds
Increased ‘presenteeism’ or working while ill was estimated to cost the UK economy £25 billion – but its workforce was…
Business
Experts condemn ‘alarming’ UK sugar consumption data
More than eight in 10 people (84%) in the UK eat at least one sugary snack per day according to…
Dentistry
Death by heart disease 66% more likely after tooth loss, study says
People who have lost multiple teeth are two thirds more likely to die from heart disease, according to a new…
Dentistry
Smoking ban to go ahead, government confirms
The King’s Speech has confirmed that the smoking ban proposed by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will go ahead under…
Dentistry
‘More to be done’ to combat sugar intake, say dentists
Members of the dental profession respond to new findings that children’s sugar intake fell ‘steeply’ after the Soft Drinks Industry…
Dentistry
Chocolate halves the risk of gum disease, study says
Researchers found that antioxidants from cocoa beans found in dark chocolate were linked to a 54% lower risk of gum…
Dentistry
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