DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: The truth about what saunas do to your body… and why it might just save your life
by Are you on Instagram ? If so you may have noticed that having a sauna, or at least filming yourself having one, seems to be …
Don’t call them ‘sanitary’ products! World-renowned gynaecologist says term implies menstruation is ‘dirty’
Dr Jen Gunter said that while most personal items – such as toothpaste and toilet roll – are labelled based on their function, society continues to …
Doctors thought I had acid reflux – now I’ve got six months to live: Agony of mother, 34, diagnosed with bowel cancer who fears her three-year-old daughter ‘will forget me’
Sophie Louise Wright, 34, from Torquay, Devon put her debilitating symptoms down to polyps. Now, she been given six months to live after being diagnosed …
World Health Organization approves updated cholera vaccine to combat surge in cases
The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the …
Could you be allergic to your own… orgasm? Study finds there’s seven different types of ‘post-coital flu’ symptoms that strike men
French researchers studying the extremely rare post-orgasmic illness syndrome (POIS) claim it can manifest itself as seven different types of symptoms.French researchers studying the extremely …
From a ‘matchbox’ of cheese to a strict limit of just one slice of toast a day, we reveal the shockingly small portion sizes recommended by UK diet chiefs. So how do YOUR meals measure up?
Serving suggestions say we should be cooking just 75g of pasta, which is two to three tablespoons. It’s the same for rice, with just two …
Utah mom fights for her daughter’s access to discontinued diabetes medication: ‘Life-saving’
A Utah mother is fighting for her teen daughter’s access to diabetes medicine after it was discontinued. Alison Smart, plus other parents and medical experts, …
Longest ever case of Covid lasted 613 DAYS and turned into ultra-mutated variant: Immunocompromised Dutch 72-year-old battled lasting illness that eventually killed him
The patient was admitted to Amsterdam University Medical Centre in February 2022 with the omicron variant of Covid.The patient was admitted to Amsterdam University Medical …
Scientists uncover missing link between junk food and cancer – which could explain explosion of tumors in young people
Researchers in Singapore found that methylglyoxal, whcih the body produces when eating junk foods, could inhibit genes like BRCA2, which would otherwise protect against cancer.Researchers …
Baby aged just eight months is seen by NHS obesity clinic – but expert says ‘it’s not unheard of’
The NHS service in Somerset, called Splash, is one of only a few in the country offering under-fours and their families access to dietary and …