BBC doctor sparks same question from viewers as ‘misses out’ key cause

BBC doctor sparks same question from viewers as ‘misses out’ key cause

A BBC expert has spoken about the ‘warnings’ that migraines are set to hit even days before – in a broadcast which had viewers asking the same question. Appearing on BBC Morning Live, Dr Kieran Rohan said that about 10 million people in the UK suffer debilitating attacks. He explained they could be so severe … Read more

10th death reported in Boar’s Head deli meat listeria outbreak

10th death reported in Boar’s Head deli meat listeria outbreak

A 10th person has died in the listeria outbreak that shuttered a Boar’s Head deli meat plant, federal health officials said Wednesday. At least 59 people in 19 states have been sickened by the bacteria first detected in liverwurst made at the Jarratt, Virginia, plant. Illnesses were reported between late May and late August, the … Read more

This Under-Desk Elliptical Makes It Easy To Workout

This Under-Desk Elliptical Makes It Easy To Workout

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New Covid XEC variant sees cases rise: Symptoms and spread explained

New Covid XEC variant sees cases rise: Symptoms and spread explained

ew Covid XEC variant cases are on the rise (Image: Getty) A new Covid-19 variant is sweeping across the globe, with researchers warning it appears to spread faster than previous strains. Anecdotal reports suggest a surge in people falling ill with symptoms similar to Covid, with some testing positive after deciding to take a test. … Read more

West Virginia’s new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself

West Virginia’s new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state’s opioid crisis: He was once addicted to prescription painkillers himself. Dr. Stephen Loyd, who has been treating patients with substance use disorder since he got sober two decades ago, says combating opioid addiction in the state … Read more

‘My husband got dementia at 38 – GP blamed this symptom on diabetes’

‘My husband got dementia at 38 – GP blamed this symptom on diabetes’

Covid restrictions and unseasonal snow may have threatened to derail Stefan and Sile Tankov’s wedding day, but the pair were determined to marry in April 2021 no matter what. “It was a brilliant day,” says Sile, a secondary school teacher from Lisburn near Belfast who met her future husband on a night out in 2019. … Read more

A top government scientist engaged in research misconduct, NIH finds

A top government scientist engaged in research misconduct, NIH finds

A National Institutes of Health investigation has found research misconduct by one of its top neuroscientists, the agency said Thursday. In a statement, the NIH said the findings involve images in two studies co-authored by Dr. Eliezer Masliah, who in 2016 joined the agency’s National Institute on Aging as its neuroscience division director. NIH said … Read more

Doctor says £1 bag of seeds can help you lose weight

Doctor says £1 bag of seeds can help you lose weight

Dozens of videos have flooded social media recently about a popular recipe people claim has helped them slim down quickly. It involves two simple ingredients, with one costing as little as £1 to get. Dr Karan Rajan, an NHS doctor with a huge social media following, explained the trend, which some are calling ‘tadpole water’ … Read more

Old newspaper boxes are being used to distribute the overdose reversal drug Narcan

Old newspaper boxes are being used to distribute the overdose reversal drug Narcan

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For decades, Jeff Card’s family company was known for manufacturing the once ubiquitous tin boxes where people could buy newspapers on the street. Today, reach into one of his containers and you may find something entirely different and free of charge: Naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug. Naloxone distribution containers have been … Read more