Social media users slammed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the federal agency shared a post recommending Americans wear a mask to help protect themselves against catching the flu. “The best way to reduce your risk from seasonal flu is to get a flu vaccine but preventive actionsContinue Reading
Regular workouts may help lessen the pain of those dreadful mornings. PintoArt/ Shutterstock Most of us have been there: a night of fun turns into a morning of regret – complete with a pounding headache, nausea and fatigue. While there are plenty of supposed hangover “cures” out there – fromContinue Reading
Weight loss and type 2 diabetes jabs could benefit people with alcohol abuse problems, according to a new study. Researchers found the common drugs led to a 50 per cent lower rate of alcohol intoxication in people taking them compared to people not prescribed them. Their study, published in theContinue Reading
Surgeons performed an operation using technology which allows them to “see inside” a patient’s body for the first time in the UK. The Institute for Neurological Sciences in Glasgow is only the third centre worldwide to have used mixed reality (MR) technology. Images are relayed through MR goggles rather thanContinue Reading
Patients with suspected ADHD have been told they face a 10-year wait for care as hospitals across the country stop accepting referrals. Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has announced it will no longer accept new referrals of patients needing an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis as itsContinue Reading
Aircraft nut ban announcements are “unlikely to be effective” and may even give people with nut allergies a false sense of security, experts have said. People with nut allergies should not be worried about the spread of allergens through aeroplane air conditioning systems, academics said. But they should ask toContinue Reading
The more genes associated with weight loss a participant had, the more they responded to exercise. Chalermpon Poungpeth/ Shutterstock Weight loss is a complicated process. There are so many factors involved including your diet, how much sleep you get each night and the kind of exercise you do. Our recentContinue Reading
A new Covid variant has been reported across the globe with fears it will soon be the dominant strain of the illness. Cases of the XEC variant, first detected in Germany in June, have since been reported in the UK, United States, Denmark and other countries. Experts say the strainContinue Reading
Prostock studio/Shutterstock The desire to have our own biological children is hard-wired into many of us. And the desire is often felt more keenly in those struggling with infertility. So the promise of a simple solution is hard to ignore – which may be why “the Mucinex method” is trendingContinue Reading
The number of people going to hospital with Covid across Britain has risen at an “alarming” rate after a new variant of the virus emerged, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned. UKHSA figures showed the admission rate for patients testing positive for Covid XEC stood at 4.5 per 100,000 people inContinue Reading
