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People seek NHS advice on drinking and breastfeeding at Christmas
NHS website information on drinking while breastfeeding saw the highest increase in visits at Christmas last year, new figures show. Among the most visited pages on Christmas and Boxing Day in 2023 were advice coughs, colds and chest infections. But some people also wanted to know about drinking and breastfeeding, alcohol poisoning and rabies, NHS … Read more
Caffeine supplements: Powder drinks advice after man’s overdose
Getty Images Consumers have been told to always follow the dose instructions and measure accurately The food safety watchdog has issued new guidance over caffeine in food supplements after a man died miscalculating the amount he was meant to use. Personal trainer Tom Mansfield, from Colwyn Bay, Conwy county, died in January 2021 after taking … Read more
Medical advice viewed as ‘less’ reliable, empathetic if chatbot involved: study – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: People rated medical advice as “less reliable and empathetic” when they believed it was provided by AI-chatbots, a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine has found. Researchers found that this was also the case when patients or medical advice seekers were made to believe that a doctor took the help of … Read more
AI-powered anti-diabetes programme provides customised advice to reverse chronic metabolic diseases – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: An artificial intelligence-powered diabetes management programme aimed at empowering people in making informed decisions to reverse chronic metabolic diseases, especially during fasts, has received endorsements from experts who have termed it revolutionary. TWIN Health‘s Whole Body Digital Twin technology uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to create a “digital twin” of a person’s … Read more
Back-to-school illness advice offered to parents
Health officials explain when to keep your child at home and how to stop the spread of bugs. Source link
Aspartame advice unchanged despite cancer question
The sweetener is found in a variety of foods, from diet drinks to chewing gum and some yoghurts. Source link
Number of hay-fever sufferers seeking NHS advice triples
The NHS website’s hay-fever advice pages received one visit every three seconds on Sunday. Source link
Eating disorder group pulls chatbot sharing diet advice
“Every single thing Tessa suggested were things that led to the development of my eating disorder,” Sharon Maxwell, a weight inclusive activist, wrote in a widely viewed post on Instagram detailing an interaction with the bot, which she said told her to monitor her weight daily and maintain a calorie deficit. Source link
Alexa will now offer advice on periods to UK teenagers, here’s how – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: Conversations around menstruation can still make parents and teenagers feel slightly uncomfortable. However, they do need some good insights on this before entering into a new phase of life and making decisions about their health. While the issue persists, Amazon UK has trained Alexa, its virtual assistant technology on how to give advice … Read more