Daily multivitamins might not help you live longer, study finds: ‘No differences in mortality’
by A new study suggests that daily multivitamins won’t extend longevity, based on data from more than 20 years’ worth of data from 400,000 healthy U.S. …
Month: June 2024
Purdue Opioid Settlement on Verge of Collapse After Supreme Court Ruling
Plaintiffs and the company vowed to renegotiate but the talks will be challenging after the court struck down a provision the Sacklers had insisted on …
The Last Stand of the Woolly Mammoths
The species survived on an island north of Siberia for thousands of years, scientists reported, but were most likely plagued by genetic abnormalities.The species survived …
Glastonbury drugs warning as experts say ‘higher strength’ pills with ‘significant risks’ to health are in circulation again
The Loop, a Home Office-licensed drug checking service, found average pill strength had returned to pre-pandemic levels at 180mg – up on the 140mg recorded …
Supreme Court Rejects Liability Shield at Center of Purdue Pharma Settlement
The liability shield would have protected members of the Sackler family from civil claims related to the opioid epidemic.The liability shield would have protected members …
E. coli outbreak linked to tainted salad claims a life, health chiefs confirm
No details have been released on the age or location of the victim with health chiefs only stating they had an underlying medical condition and …
NHS watchdog approves ‘world’s most expensive drug’ that costs £2.6million a dose… and it will SAVE the health service money, say experts
The drug, made by a Philadelphia-based pharmaceutical company is the only treatment of its kind for haemophilia B a bleeding disorder which affects approximately 2,000 …
EU drug chiefs hit out at ‘excessive cosmetic use’ of jabs like Ozempic that’s causing shortages with ‘serious consequences for public health’
European Medicines Agency (EMA) bosses now say their use among non-obese patients who ‘do not have weight related health problems’ has ‘raised concerns’.European Medicines Agency …
Bizarre case of 17-year-old who only discovered she was 9-months pregnant after going to A&E feeling ‘funny’ and who then gave birth on the same day
Paige Hall, 25, from Prestwood, Buckinghamshire, was stunned to find out she was 39-weks pregnant when she was 17 after having no symptoms.Paige Hall, 25, …
Listeria alert: The little-known signs of poisoning, why pregnant women must be vigilant and what to do if YOU might have eaten a contaminated ice cream
US food safety watchdogs have stuck a ‘do not eat’ alert on more than 70 products manufactured by Totally Cool. It is feared the treats …