The steps YOU can take to help ward off dementia
06/08/2010
Eliminating diabetes and depression, as well as increasing education and fruit and vegetable consumption, are likely to have the biggest impact on reducing levels of dementia in the coming years, should no effective treatment be found, concludes a study published on bmj.com today (6th August).
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Ward off the Common Cold with garlic
A Cochrane review published today suggests that garlic could help prevent the common cold - great news for all cold sufferers.
The common cold is associated with inconvenient and unpleasant
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