An apple a day

Is it effective as a statin? For people at low risk of developing heart disease, an apple a day is just as effective as a cholesterol-lowering statin, a leading heart specialist says.   The facts More than 80 per cent of cardiovascular disease is attributable to...

Family history of cancer isn’t a death sentence

Is breast cancer hereditary?Family history isn’t such an important factor after all when it comes to breast cancer. You’re as likely to survive it as women who have no cancer in their family, new research suggests.Hereditary factors are reckoned to be responsible for...