Case for aspirin against cancer is not proven

Dr Paul Clayton 2013 As recently as the turn of the century, there was no medical consensus on the thorny subject of aspirin and cancer. A few scientists were suggesting that aspirin might be chemoprotective but the majority of medics were sceptical or downright hostile. How could aspirin, an old-fashioned, out-of-patent (hence unprofitable) medicine protect … Read more

Prevent 70% of cancers if you change your lifestyle

Dr Paul Clayton 2013 According to Cancer Research UK, 1 in 3 adults will face having to deal with cancer. So the conclusion of Harvard University researchers that nearly 70% of all cancer deaths can be attributed to lifestyle factors, which can be altered, is relevant to everyone.     In 2008, the University of Cambridge EPIC … Read more

Can we cure ageing ?

Makoto Koto is head of the Division of Anti-Ageing and Longevity Science at the University of Yokohama.  His fascinating argument on how and why we age can be summarised as follows. Evolution has programmed us to be healthy long enough to reproduce and pass on our genes. To do that humans have evolved a sophisticated … Read more

Heart disease driver is not cholesterol

Why is it that some 50% of people who have a heart attack have a cholesterol level in the normal range? Many of these are people who know, and have followed, the basic advice – reduce overweight, build in 30 minutes of exercise at least 5 times a week, restrict your intake of saturated fats … Read more