A Doctor's Advice On How To Read Health News (And Know Whether It's Full of Crap)

"If you've just read a health-related headline that's caused you to spit out your morning coffee ('Coffee causes cancer' usually does the trick) it's always best to follow the Blitz slogan: 'Keep Calm and Carry On'. On reading further you'll often find the headline has left out something important, like 'Injecting five rats with really highly concentrated coffee solution caused some changes in cells that might lead to tumours eventually. (Study funded by The Association of Tea Marketing)'."