Eco-friendly diet slashes risk of an early death by a third, study suggests
by US researchers said this was likely down to less highly processed food and a high fruit and veg intake and boosting the immune system.US researchers …
Category: Health – UK
Scientists make surprise finding that could lengthen lives of patients suffering from different types of cancer
A series of intriguing studies have suggested that a ‘less is more’ approach to cancer treatment may be the most effective in helping cancer patients …
‘Do-gooding’ NY freshman, 19, dies from fentanyl overdose after taking one fake Percocet
A single fraudulent pill could contain a lethal dose of the drug fentanyl, one that has led to over 70,000 fatal overdoses. Just one fake …
As Labour vows to ban ‘dangerous’ energy drinks for under-16s we reveal exactly what’s in them that has some experts worried
Many supermarkets have already voluntarily introduced a ban on selling the products to minors. But Sir Keir Starmer would make this mandatory.Many supermarkets have already …
Heatstroke can strike in minutes, clots blood, makes the brain swell and can be lethal at any age, says DR MARTIN SCURR. After Dr Mosley’s tragic death, the signs everyone must know – and how to protect yourself
The tragic death of my friend Dr Michael Mosley has highlighted how careful we all need to be about heatstroke – and especially the dangers …
Teenager rushed to hospital with collapsed lung after vaping the equivalent of 400 cigarettes a week with terrified dad left distraught
Kyla Blight, 17, suffered a collapsed lung and underwent surgery for five and a half hours after a small air blister known as a pulmonary …
Water births are safe for both mother and baby, study says
Women with low-risk pregnancies were as likely to have healthy births in a supervised pool as those on beds. Experts say it could have implications …
Equality watchdog ignoring ‘institutional ageism’ in the NHS in favour of sex, race and trans issues, charity claims
Silver Voices claims the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is ‘routinely’ ignoring older people’s rights as it prioritises other minorities, and is calling for …
The astonishing operation that reattaches people’s feet back to front – and how it’s meant brave Amelia can dance again
On Amelia’s seventh birthday, her parents spent the day at her bedside in hospital, anxiously waiting for the results of a biopsy which would tell …
How this 2ft venomous lizard holds the key to Ozempic’s slimming powers… and it’s not the only breakthrough from a deadly creature
Venomous bites and stings from spiders, scorpions and snakes kill thousands each year. But the poisons could help provide a new wave of medicines to …