CHECKING your child’s waist-to-height ratio is a better measure of if they’re obese than body mass index (BMI), a study shows. The simple test — which can be checked with a piece of string — detected ...

In answer to a reader’s letter about acid regurgitation, I mentioned a new test – the sponge-on-a-string test – and I thought you’d like to hear about the latest research. It comes from Cambridge ...

Chennai: Australian physician and Nobel laureate Dr Barry J Marshall, who in the 1980s ingested ulcer-causing bacteria H pylori for a research study to prove it causes ulcers, is now working on a ...

A pair of doctors have revealed a simple trick that could be a better gauge of someone's health than the body mass index (BMI). Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, wife of the late Dr Michael Mosley, teamed up ...

A new test trialled by the NHS has cut the need for invasive tests in thousands of patients. The innovative sponge-on-a-string check has proved successful in trials meaning many low-risk patients no ...

The former GP shared the simple test that measures metabolic health - your body's ability to efficiently process food into energy, manage blood sugar, fats, and waste, impacting everything from energy ...

Eight out of ten patients who took the test were discharged without needing further testing The NHS has announced that a simple sponge-on-a-string test developed by researchers from the early cancer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hundreds of people with persistent heartburn or acid reflux will be offered a “sponge on a string” test in high-street pharmacies ...

Hundreds of people with persistent heartburn or acid reflux will be offered a “sponge on a string” test in high-street pharmacies for the first time. NHS England is piloting a new way of preventing ...

A pioneering team of nurses have rolled out the “sponge on a string” test in the community, to support earlier detection of Barrett’s oesophagus. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ ...