Making alcohol-free beer more widely available on draft nudges people towards healthier choices, research suggests.
A new study led by the University of Bristol found that making the drinks more visible and easier to purchase in bars led to an increase in sales of non-alcoholic beer.
Alcohol can lead to weight gain, addiction and has been linked to seven types of cancer, including mouth, upper throat, larynx, esophagus, breast and bowel cancer.
Offering alcohol-free options is often seen as a good alternative for people who want to be healthier.
For the new study, researchers from the university’s Tobacco and Alcohol…
The teams, generally consisting of a licensed clinician and a peer support specialist, operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
More mobile crisis outreach teams, or MCOTs, are getting ready to roll in Montgomery County, Maryland.
The teams, generally consisting of a licensed clinician and a peer support specialist, operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Currently, there are three MCOTs operating across the county — and a grant to add two more teams has been secured.
Another two teams could be added in the future — they’re included in Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s FY2025…
A former chief medical officer of health for New Brunswick died on Friday in Fredericton.
According to an obituary posted on McAdam’s Funeral Home, Dr. Eilish Cleary died of ovarian cancer at age 60. Cleary, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, served as the chief medical officer in New Brunswick for eight years.
Cleary’s obituary states she became the youngest doctor in Ireland at the age of 22 and moved to Canada in 1998. She worked in Manitoba before moving to New Brunswick.
Cleary was dismissed from her position as chief medical officer in 2015, which shocked and angered many…
NOT SO HEALTHY: There is also one type of ‘healthy’ cereal you may want to avoid (Image: Getty)
Breakfast is often said to be the most important meal of the day, but not all breakfasts are the same. A doctor explained that some cereals are much better for you than others.
Talking to Express.co.uk, Doctor Deborah Lee – from the Doctor Fox Online Pharmacy – talks about which cereals are good and bad for your health. She said: “You simply can’t beat a bowl of porridge oats.
“Oats are a type of whole grain – this means the grains are…
Eskenazi Health’s new east side health center will open April 17 to patients, offering everything from primary care and mental health services to financial planning and wellness programs. Built to be easily accessible by walking and bus, the $75 million center is part of a broader effort to revitalize the area, which includes Cook Medical’s manufacturing plant, a locally-owned grocery store and the development of IndyGo’s purple line. The 95,000-square-foot center at the corner of East 38th Street and North Arlington Avenue will be the largest of Eskenazi’s more than a dozen outpatient clinics.
“The growth and development and changes…
Participants from a regional training at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi, the first Learning Hub in Kenya established by UNICEF in collaboration with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Laerdal Global Health. Photo provided by UNICEF/Gohar, courtesy of Church News.© All rights reserved.
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By Mary Richards, Church News
Low-quality healthcare has meant that parts of Africa have newborn mortality rates that are among the world’s highest.
But UNICEF and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe every child deserves a…
A blood test that could identify millions of people who spread tuberculosis unknowingly is close to being developed, scientists have said.
By comparing proteins found in the blood of people with active TB to those in healthy people and patients with lung infections, researchers from the University of Southampton discovered a group of six biological markers that are found in high levels among infectious patients.
And if successful, a blood test that detects these proteins in the bloodstream could help identify the estimated three million cases of the disease which were missed last year, mostly in developing countries, according to…
In short: UK Health Minister Maria Caulfield says she’s told police to probe “severe and serious” allegations about the conduct of staff at the hospital where the Princess of Wales had abdominal surgery earlier this year.
Claims that hospital staff attempted to access the princess’s private health information hit the British press on Tuesday
What’s next: The UK’s data-protection watchdog has also announced it is probing the allegations.
Britain’s health minister says she’s asked police to investigate claims that staff at the hospital where Kate, Princess of Wales, had surgery in January, attempted to access her private medical records.
The…