Subtle branding on cigarette packets is misleading smokers into believing some products are less harmful than others, research suggests.
Products branded “smooth”, “silver” or “gold” are generally believed to be healthier and easier to give up, a survey of 1,300 people found.
But when shown plain packs the false beliefs disappeared, University of Nottingham researchers discovered. Read More
Bangers and mash has been voted the nation’s favourite dish as Britons look to traditional comfort foods to help them through the downturn.
The sausage and mashed potato combo came top in a poll commissioned by TV channel Good Food.
The survey asked more than 3,000 people about their eating habits Read More
A GROUP that claims vaccines cause autism, brain damage and cancer has been reported to the healthcare watchdog for allegedly spreading misinformation and endangering children’s health.
The official complaint to the Health Care Complaints Commission follows a newspaper advertisement paid for by businessman Dick Smith pleading with parents to ignore the Australian Vaccination Network’s fear campaign. Read More
IT’S a common assumption that most ambitious restaurants improve with age, working out their kinks, controlling their jitters, tempering the vanity that breeds bad judgment.
Common, but not really correct anymore. These days — when the ramp-up to a restaurant’s opening is endless, the storm of bloggers dissecting its baby steps is boundless and its frenzied first months can make or break it — it often shows the most discipline and highest standards at the start. After that, there is drift, Read More
A patient in Illinois was charged $12,712 for cataract surgery. Medicare pays $675 for the same procedure. In California, a patient was charged $20,120 for a knee operation that Medicare pays $584 for. And a New Jersey patient was charged $72,000 for a spinal fusion procedure that Medicare covers for $1,629. Read More
