With scurvy on the rise – we test three products to help you get more vitamin C …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> IT is a disease from the Victorian era but scurvy – caused by vitamin C deficiency – is re-emerging according to doctors. It was rife among seafarers between the 15th and 18th century because … Read more
Waking up exhausted to post-lunch grumps – what your energy slumps reveal about your health …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> IT’S dark by 5pm and you can’t leave the house without a coat. Winter is officially on its way. And with this gloomy change of the seasons brings the inevitable cold weather energy slumps. 3 It’s … Read more
Lemsip and other cold and flu decongestants are ‘not effective’ as experts call for them be pulled from shelves …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> LEMSIP and other popular cold and flu tablets should be pulled from Britain’s shelves because they don’t work, experts have said. The US Food and Drug Administration yesterday proposed removing oral phenylephrine – widely … Read more
Woman, 28, loses her hair after being bitten by a common bug that’s on the rise in the UK …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A WOMAN lost great chunks of her hair after being bitten by a tick. The 28-year-old initially noticed strands falling out around the site of the bite on the top of her … Read more
I thought I’d pulled a muscle while feeding my hungry kids breakfast – then I was given a 50/50 chance of survival …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A MUM who thought she’d pulled a muscle while giving her kids breakfast was horrified when her injury turned out to be stage four cancer. Claire Turner, 43, was … Read more
‘Fit and healthy’ dad, 33, dies suddenly after waking up having a ‘panic attack’ …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A ‘FIT and healthy’ dad, 33, died suddenly after waking up having a ‘panic attack’. Gregory Carr’s heartbroken family are still searching for answers after he tragically passed away on May 8 earlier this year. 2 Gregory Carr, … Read more
Drinking MILK ‘increases risk of silent killer by a FIFTH’ – but only in half the population …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A HIDDEN health threat could be lurking in the lattes of around half the population, a study suggests. Drinking milk increases the risk of a heart attack – with even skimmed milk a danger. … Read more
My killer cancer was first detected in Sainbury’s car park – radical new NHS test could save you too …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DAVID Assheton had no idea he had lung cancer until he was tested in a supermarket car park. He is now one of more than 5,000 people who have been diagnosed with … Read more
Devoted Scots mum’s battle for US treatment for illness NHS is powerless to fight …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A DEVOTED mum is fundraising to go to America to treat a debilitating illness that the NHS is powerless to fight. Danielle ‘Dana’ Gardiner, 40, was struck down with the condition earlier this year which has completely … Read more
I can only swallow by pushing my EAR after doctors moved my gag reflex from my throat – it could have killed me …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A WOMAN now has her gag reflex in her ear after a “rotten lychee” looking tumour was removed from her neck. Doctors cut a “huge” lump out of … Read more