Half of new mothers lie about sharing bed with their baby
Almost half of mothers who sleep with their infants deny it when asked by GP, midwife or health visitor for fear of being judged, survey reveals (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gentle Parenting co-sleeping baby babies sharing bed Sarah Ockwell-Smith Source Type: news
Shadow minister Thangam Debbonaire 'drew strength from music in breast cancer battle'
The Labour MP, who was diagnosed just weeks after she was elected in the 2015 general election, says she always knew she would return to work (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: MP shadow minister Commons radiotherapy breast cancer election Labour Thangam Debbonaire Source Type: news
Eating disorders like anorexia are a sign of 'narcissism' and 'overindulgence', says Joan Bakewell
Eating disorder charities have criticised the broadcaster's comments, after she said anorexia was 'called hunger when we were young' (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: book prize bullimia eating disorders mental health anorexia narcissim wellcome joan bakewell overindulgence Source Type: news
Blueberries may help prevent Alzheimer's, new research suggests
Scientists say the fruit is loaded with healthful antioxidants which could help prevent the effects of the increasingly common form of dementia (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: blueberries Alzheimer's dementia Source Type: news
New treatment for hot flushes could improve lives of millions
Some women can experience up to 30 hot flushes in a 24-hour period, seriously disrupting their sleep, relationships and work (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: menopause hot flushes Imperial College London hormone replacement therapy HRT Source Type: news
Cannabis should be sold legally in shops, say Lib Dems
A US investment fund enlists the help of Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister, in new push to legalise the sale of cannabis in the UK (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: legalise cannabis marley natural cannabis lib dems marley cannabis Source Type: news
Low-calorie sweetener 'linked with increased risk of leukemia' - study
The US manufacturer of Splenda has rebutted the study, stressing that extensive research has found sucralose to be safe for human consumption (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ramazzini Institute sucralose cancer sugar splenda leukaemia Source Type: news
Terminally-ill man 'overwhelmed' by donations for wedding
Jamie Tanner, 36, and Emma Haggan received almost £8,000 from the public to help them get married (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: wedding cancer Jamie Tanner Emma Haggan donations fundraising Source Type: news
Need a caffeine hit? You may be paying double
Coffee drinkers are paying up to two and a half times the price for their caffeine hit at some major chains (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: coffee Cafe Nero espresso caffeine Starbucks Pret a Manger Source Type: news
Double mastectomy after breast cancer is pointless for most women, experts find
The majority of women who have double mastectomy would never have developed cancer in the healthy tissue, new research shows (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: cure brigham and womens breast removal treatment boston breast cancer double mastectomy Source Type: news
Doctor misled courts in 'shaken baby' cases
Dr Waney Squier's views on shaken baby syndrome were in contrast to most experts (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dr Waney Squier Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service shaken baby syndrome Source Type: news
How much salt is in your everyday food?
Here are some examples of food and drink you may consume everyday that are hiding higher levels of salt than you might expect (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: rda croissant costa salt levels panini muffin caffe nero starbucks pret a manger Source Type: news
Professor Judith Bliss: Breast cancer sufferers could be spared chemotherapy
Cancer tumours are killed in 11 days with 'staggering' new therapy (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No sex please - we're teenagers
It's no wonder the teen pregnancy rate is plummeting - the kids would rather be fiddling with their phones than each other (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: sex education teenagers social media sexting teen pregnancy Source Type: news
Breast cancer tumours killed in 11 days with 'staggering' new therapy
Experts hail findings as 'astonishing' and suggest results of trial for one of most aggressive forms of breast cancer could revolutionise future treatment (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: chemotherapy kill tumours in 11 days breast cancer Amsterdam European Breast Cancer Conference Source Type: news
