Health

MIDDLE-AGE spread ramps up the risk of dementia by as much as a third, experts said last night. Daily Express :: Health Feed

EATING plenty of salmon, sardines and mackerel may protect older people against losing their sight, according to new research. Daily Express :: Health Feed

HEART disease risk could be reduced by almost 30 per cent, by eating a handful of nuts a day, researchers have revealed. The snack could also lower the risk of an early death, they claimed. Daily Express :: Health Feed

DIABETES type 2 is being misdiagnosed in some people over 30, researchers have warned, after scientists quash the myth that type 1 is only a ‘disease of childhood’. Daily Express :: Health Feed

LUNG cancer cases were missed in a Portsmouth hospital, after patients’ chest x-rays weren’t checked by properly trained radiologists, according to hospital watchdog, the Care Quality Commission . Daily Express :: Health Feed

FOUR in ten Britons are failing to get the recommended seven hours sleep a night – with one in 20 surviving on four or less, according to new research. Daily Express :: Health Feed

EATING cheese slashes the risk of heart disease, scientists say. Daily Express :: Health Feed

STOMACH cancer symptoms typically don’t show in its earlier stages, but frequent heartburn could be a sign of an advanced tumour. Daily Express :: Health Feed

TYPE 2 diabetes symptoms could be increased by drinking fruit juice with your morning breakfast, researchers have claimed. Daily Express :: Health Feed

EAR INFECTION symptoms include pain, itchiness and some degree of hearing loss. A build-up of earwax could be causing the redness and swelling. Daily Express :: Health Feed