“Women who drank five or more beers a week doubled their chances of developing psoriasis,” reported the Daily Mail. This study examined the drinking habits of more than 80,000 US nurses over an average of 14 years, during which 1.4% developed psoriasis

Many newspapers have reported on new official guidelines for how women can manage their weight before, during and after pregnancy. The advice comes from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The importance of the guidelines is borne out by figures suggesting that more pregnant women than ever are overweight or obese

“Eating nuts may help lower cholesterol levels,” BBC News reported. This news story is based on a pooled analysis of 25 studies, looking at the effects of experimental nut diets on blood cholesterol and fat levels.

“A man’s fertility depends more on his mother’s lifestyle than his own,” according to the Daily Mail. The newspaper says a “large-scale review” of factors that affect the production of sperm has concluded that how a woman looks after herself in pregnancy could affect her unborn baby’s ability to father a child in adulthood. This research is a review of selected studies that assessed the effects of maternal factors and factors in adulthood on sperm count in males.

The Independent has published a series of reports into bisphenol A (BPA), a “controversial chemical” that, it says, is present in some of the best-known foods and leading-brand baby bottles. The newspaper quotes experts in occupational health, who have said that the continued use of BPA in the UK raises important questions about how we safeguard public health from chemicals. They call for action by the government, but say that retailers could make efforts to reduce our exposure to this chemical.