‘Trojan horse’ drug that tricks cancer cells into letting it inside ‘completely eliminates’ bone, pancreatic and colon forms of the disease in a trial

Approach binds chemo to fat, which tumours use as fuel to growThe fat gets taken up by malignant cells with the cancer-killing therapy in towOnce inside a tumour, the drug…

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Eating ants, grasshoppers and silkworms could protect against CANCER because ‘they have more antioxidants than orange juice’

Scientists at the University of Rome made drinks out of ground up insectsThey tested them for health-giving antioxidants such as vitamins A, C and ESome types had five times as…

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Teen are LESS likely to use marijuana in states with recreational use laws, study finds

Researchers analyzed youth cannabis use from 1993 to 2017There was no change tied to medical marijuana, but rates dropped 10% with recreational marijuana lawsThe researchers looked at overall changes nationwide,…

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Fried food DOES increase your risk of coronary artery disease: Scientists discover fries block the blood vessels that supply the heart after years of ‘conflicting’ results

Past studies have been mixed on how fried food affects our blood vesselsLatest research shows eating deep-fried 'treats' once a week raises the riskHeating oils causes blood pressure to rise…

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Cancer breakthrough: Scientists discover a new Achilles’ Heel of tumors that causes them to self-destruct – and we already have a drug that can target it

The technique worked on a range of human forms of the disease and mice with bowel and blood cancerThe team at the University of Pennsylvania report the finding in a…

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CBD was easily a fit for me’: Two-time Masters champions Bubba Watson reveals he has been using CANNABIS OIL to prolong his career

Bubba Watson believes using cannabis oil will help prolong his golf careerThe 40-year-old uses cannabinoid (CBD) which purports to have health benefitsCBD is a non-intoxicating chemical found in hemp and…

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Cannabis-based medicine could HALVE the number of seizures suffered by children with a rare type of epilepsy

Children with Dravet syndrome have convulsive, prolonged seizuresBut cannabidiol, the component of CBD oil, reduced seizures up to 56% It does not contain the psychoactive chemical THC, as medicinal cannabis does The…

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Women are turning to cannabis to treat period pains: 60% surveyed say they already use it and 60% of non-users would consider it – as states mull approving the drug for cramps

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University interviewed more than 1,000 women across the USTwo-thirds of those who had never used cannabis said they would for their periodAnother survey of…

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Most cannabis users take the drug FOR exercise: 82% said they smoke or swallow it before or after a workout

Researchers surveyed cannabis users in states where recreational marijuana is legal including California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington82% said they used marijuana within an hour before working out and within…

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Minor head injuries during childhood are being linked to the growing cases of depression

Katie Hughes did not know what caused her weight gain, nausea and depression Her crippling health issues were caused by a fault in her pituitary gland The pituitary regulates the supply of vital hormones…

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Gaping ulcers on 63-year-old diabetic man’s foot are healed by COFFEE powder which was rubbed into it every week for three months

A doctor at the Universitas Padjadjaran in West Java, Indonesia, wrote the report The man refused to have his foot amputated despite his deep infected ulcersSurgeon Hendro Yuwono said coffee was…

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Cannabis users are LESS likely to gain weight than non-users – even though 77% of users munch on unhealthy snacks after taking it

A study found 93% of cannabis users eat after using, and 77% opt for unhealthy snacksAnd yet, another study found users are less likely to gain weight than non-usersThe researchers…

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Lost variety of ganja smoked by Bob Marley before it was wiped out during war on drugs is being recreated by expert who wants Jamaica to market marijuana ‘like Champagne in France’

Dr Machel Emanuel, 35, is cultivating landrace cannabis in his lab in Kingston   During the 1980s war on drugs it was easily recognizable and cultivation ceasedBut it had been the favourite…

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Honey is ‘just as effective as treating cold sores as anti-viral creams’, scientists say

Participants in a large study used either anti-viral cream or honey on their lip  Both treatments cleared the cold sore within nine days without side effectsResearchers said people who prefer natural…

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‘Burn-out’ is officially recognized as a chronic condition: World Health Organization adds ‘unmanaged work stress’ to its list of diseases at annual summit

The WHO describes burn-out as 'chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed'It was added to the official list of diseases on Monday, a year after it was recommended…

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