Don't drink more than four coffees a day, EU warns
The EU food safety agency says that drinking more than four cups of coffee a day could be harmful to health (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: coffee EU health espressos Source Type: news

Isn't it time we acknowledged the potential of immunotherapy?
Immunotherapy has few side effects for cancer patients compared to chemotherapy, and research - including some into therapies involving natural products such as mistletoe - is advancing (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: cancer treatment Immunotherapy Judith Potts mistletoe chemotherapy alternative Source Type: news

'Invisible braces helped me find my voice again'
Pregnancy left jazz singer Sara Mitra with dental problems, but with the help of transparent 'aligners' her singing voice is better than ever (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Invisalign Sara Mitra cosmetic dentistry Judith Woods transparent aligner braces British Orthodontic Society London Smile Clinic British Dental Health Foundation Source Type: news

What kind of sleeper are you?
The long-term effects of insomnia are well known, but oversleeping can also cause health problems. Find out what sort of sleeper you are (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dr Vikki Revell Loughborough University Sleep Research Centre Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Dr Neil Stanley sleep disorders Professor Jim Horne Cherrill Hicks insomnia Surrey University Sleep Research Centre Sleepio Source Type: news

Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 22nd May 2015
Concerned about aches and pains? Worried about a medical condition? You can email your questions confidentially to Dr Le Fanu at drjames@telegraph.co.uk. Answers will be published in the health section of the Telegraph website every Friday. Today - vitamins B and D, blepharitis and operating with a pacemaker (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: pacemaker vitamin B Dr James Online health clinic vitamin D blepharitis James Le Fanu Source Type: news

Could camomile tea help women live longer?
A new study has revealed the secret to a longer life may be a simple cup of camomile tea (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: camomile tea camomile tea live longer camomile tea helps you live longer Source Type: news

From peppermint to oolong: the health benefits of different teas
A study suggests that camomile tea can help prolong life. But what can other types of tea do for the body? (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: health benefits of tea oolong tea camomile tea healthy green tea black tea peppermint tea Source Type: news

Dementia Awareness Week: we urgently need more specialist nurses
Dementia costs the UK twice as much as cancer every year. But despite increased awareness, we still need many more resources if we're to cope with this illness (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: dementia research cure alzheimers dementia uk alzheimers research UK dementia prevention dementia awareness week Source Type: news

Doctor's Diary: "A time-consuming paper chasing game"
Pre-election promises made by the Prime Minister now have to be honoured, but more funding is not going to avert the crisis in general practice (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GPs Doctor's Diary Jeremy Hunt James Le Fanu Source Type: news

Is it time to question the ethics of donor conception?
Donor-conceived children now have the right to identify their genetic parents, but for some like Joanna Rose the change was too little too late and not knowing can be "excruciatingly painful" (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: egg donors HFEA sperm donors donor conception donor conceived Tangled Webs UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Source Type: news

Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 15th May 2015
Concerned about aches and pains? Worried about a medical condition? You can email your questions confidentially to Dr Le Fanu at drjames@telegraph.co.uk. Answers will be published in the health section of the Telegraph website every Friday. Today - heavy legs, unpasteurised milk, gut health and the benefits of drinking water (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: probiotics Dr James online health clinic heavy legs rehydration James Le Fanu Source Type: news

Don't go for the fry-up: What hangover cures really work?
From a can of Sprite to toast, the best ways to fend off a headache when you've overdone it (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Where are the voices for radiotherapy?
As the Royal College of Radiologists calls for more support, Judith Potts wonders why radiotherapy still remains chronically underfunded and underresourced as a cancer treatment (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Judith Potts Radiotherapy Action treatment cancer NHS Source Type: news

'We expected our daughter's MS but it still felt like a bombshell'
Childhood multiple sclerosis often goes undetected but Lucy Wood's early diagnosis at the age of five has been crucial in reducing her disability over time (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Professor Susan Kirk myelin University of Manchester paediatric MS Multiple sclerosis Tysabri Dr Cheryl Hemingway Source Type: news

'I'm coming out of the mental health closet for my daughter'
A quarter of us suffer from problems such as anxiety, eating disorders and depression, yet many feel too ashamed to ask for help. Here Bryony Gordon says that admiting her illness was the first step to beating it (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: OCD Mental Health Awareness Week Maternal OCD helpline Pure O Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Professor Thalia Eley MIND Bryony Gordon Source Type: news