Can you mix alcohol and statins? NHS issues 'serious' health warning to Britons
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStatins are a wonder drug. Read More
Snakes' DEADLY global toll: Snakebites are responsible for 63,000 deaths every year – with 80% of attacks occurring in India, study finds
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 63,000 people died from snakebites in 2019, largely due to a lack of antidote availability in rural areas, Read More
Many skip work over hygiene poverty shame, charity says
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople’s inability to afford essential hygiene products is leaving many too ashamed to go to work, a charity says. Read More
Warning over private over-the-counter blood tests
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDoctors have raised concerns about the use of blood tests bought online or over the counter that promise to help people “take…
Vaping is just as bad as cigarettes for your heart, finds landmark NIH studies
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVapers are at the same risk of heart disease as cigarette users, according to federally-funded research. Read More
Would YOU buy a bottle of Coca Cola if it had images of rotten teeth plastered on it?
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSlapping graphic cigarette-style warnings on sugary drinks may help curb the child obesity epidemic. Read More
How much water is really in your food?
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen you shell out for succulent scallops and large prawns – at £1.10 each and £31 a kilo respectively – you could…
New Disease X? WHO warns of ‘fungal threat’ to humanity
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minute When 38-year-old lawyer Vikram Trivedi caught coronavirus he was not overly concerned. Read More
NHS blood donation service accused of ‘bullying’ and ‘toxic’ working culture
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA “toxic” and “bullying” culture at the NHS Blood and Transplant service has been revealed by the health watchdog. Read More
Tedros concerned about increase in Ebola cases in Uganda
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has expressed concern about Read More