The higher the temperature goes above the 'normal' 37 degrees C (98.6 degrees F), the more the body speeds up its natural defences against tumours, wounds and infections.

Conversely, a low body temperature of around 34 degrees C—which routinely happens when we sleep—can trigger inflammatory processes such as heart disease, which would explain why shift workers or people who suffer from frequent jet lag or insomnia are more prone to inflammatory diseases. Our 24-hour body clock can cope with the natural drop in temperature when we sleep, but the risk of inflammatory disease and cancer rises when it is low for longer periods.

The discovery should give further motivation to smokers to stop, say researchers from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center; "if you smoke, now is a good time to quit," said lead researcher Hilary Tindle.

Around a third of researchers are not disclosing their financial conflicts of interest despite the enormous pressure from medical journals for transparency in clinical trials.

Some researchers get speaking fees, others receive 'research grants' and others hold shares in the drug company whose drug they are reviewing, but which they are not revealing in their research that is presented as being independent.

Gabapentinoids—which include gabapentin and pregabalin—are licensed as anti-seizure and nerve pain medications, but around 95 percent of prescriptions are 'off-label', meaning they are given to treat other health problems, such as migraine and fibromyalgia.

A little sunbathing, taking vitamin D supplements and eating foods rich in the vitamin, such as eggs and red meat, can all help you survive cancer. The vitamin also protects against heart disease and diabetes and strengthens our bones.

Survival times are four times greater in people with high vagus activity, and the cancer's progress is slowed, especially in the later stages of the disease.

The vagus nerve, which runs from the brain stem, through the neck and thorax and ends in the abdomen, lowers our heart rate and controls food digestion. And it's involved in the three biological processes the researchers say are linked to cancer: oxidative stress or free radicals, inflammation and stress.

This is because antibiotics destroy the 'good' bacteria in the gut that protect against infections and inflammation, and inflammation is the key to many chronic diseases, from arthritis, heart problems and cancer.

Although medicine accepts that over-use of antibiotics leads to resistance and 'super bugs', it can also be the gateway drug to most of the chronic diseases that afflict the West.

Cannabidiol (CBD) has been tested on pancreatic cancer which is almost untreatable, with chemotherapy achieving just a 7 per cent five-year survival rate. But when the substance is added, the rate trebles.

Researchers from Queen Mary University in London have so far tested cannabidiol only on laboratory mice, but if similar results can be seen in people, it could be "in use in cancer clinics almost immediately," said lead researcher Marco Falasca.

Researchers from the US's National Toxicology Program didn't test the cancer risks of newer technologies, such as 4G and 5G or wi-fi, and so can't be sure if they have similar risks.

Although the radiation is definitely carcinogenic, people may have to be exposed to very high levels before they developed cancer, the researchers say.

They exposed laboratory rats and mice to levels that were up to four times greater than the permitted safety levels, and above that which humans would experience. The animals were exposed to 10-minute bursts for nine hours a day for two years; during that time, the rats developed cancerous tumours in their hearts, and others also had brain and adrenal gland cancers.

The researchers say the animals developed different cancers because their whole bodies were exposed to the radiation, but in humans this would most likely occur in the brain when a cell phone is placed close to the ear.

The study took 10 years to complete, and researchers say it was far more controlled and reliable than previous studies, which, in the main, had relied on questionnaires for accessing levels of exposure to the radiation.

(Source: NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, November 1, 2018)

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Four students and three teachers at a school in Ripon, San Joaquin, California have developed cancer in the past four years—and parents are convinced that the tower, which was installed on the school grounds a few years ago, is responsible.

Top EPA officials have refused to review the study—which means it can't be released to the public—following intensive lobbying by the industry's representative group, the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

Although formaldehyde has been linked to several cancers in the past, the council was especially worried about the latest evidence that it could cause leukaemia, a cancer of the blood.

Patients who are exposed to the highest doses of radiation from a CT scan are at the greatest risk, but even a less powerful scan still doubles the risk for a brain tumour.

The use of CT technology has ballooned in the past 20 years because it makes diagnosis much easier as it gives a three-dimensional image of a problem area, typically the brain, or abdomen and pelvis.

But it also releases much higher levels of radiation than a standard x-ray, and this is putting many more people, and especially children, at risk.

Drinking one drink every day for 10 years, or two drinks a day for five years, raises the risk by 5 percent.

People who opt for organic aren't eating pesticides and contaminants that are found on non-organic foods, and that could be the difference when it comes to cancer, say researchers from the Institute of Health and Medical Research in France.

Eating five or more daily servings—which equates to a cup of raw leafy vegetables or half-a-cup of raw or cooked vegetable or fruit—reduces the risk by 11 per cent compared to women who eat less.

Scientists have isolated the compound, parthenolide, to kill chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) cells in the laboratory.

Having a glass or two of wine three days a week helps protect against cardiovascular disease, but these benefits are undone if you drink every day, say researchers.