THOUSANDS of cancer cases are being missed among people ignoring NHS screening invitations, figures suggest. Cancer Research UK said the free checks diagnose about 18,000 tumours per year but only 70 per cent of people take them up. 1 Women are invited for regular breast cancer screening after the… Thousands of cancer cases MISSED as … Read more
A LITTLE girl was given just nine months to live after her parents noticed she just “wasn’t herself”. Joe and Elisha Smith took their daughter Joules, 6, to hospital after growing concerned over “a few little changes”. 3 Joules Smith, 6, pictured with her parents Joe and Elisha, was taken to… Girl, 6, who ‘wasn’t … Read more
A HEALTHY dad-of-five suddenly got sick during a dream holiday to Turkey with his wife. Less than two months later, he died of multiple organ failure aged just 53. 7 Yvonne with her late-husband, Andy Morrall, who passed away after falling ill suddenly in TurkeyCredit: Jam Press/Co-op Funeralcare
A MUM had to have her eyeball scooped out and replaced with a “marble” – after getting lash glue in her eye. Kaitlyn Humphrey had bought the lash glue for the first time after running out of her regular branded adhesive. 12 Kaitlyn Humphrey, 26, had to have her eyeball scooped out and replaced with… … Read more
ADHD medicines work in the short term but don’t improve the quality of life for adults, according to new research. It also found talking therapies and brain stimulation are not as effective at treating symptoms as drugs. 3 ADHD meds help with symptoms short-term but don’t boost quality of… ADHD medications ‘relieve symptoms in the … Read more
A GLASS of wine per day could halve your risk of heart attack and even work better than medicine, a study claims. It comes just in time for a merry Christmas next week – but there’s a catch. 1 Up to one glass of wine per day could improve heart health, scientists saidCredit: Alamy Experts … Read more
A DAD was given years to live and faces a painful death after noticing his fingers were “paper white” after spending time in the snow. Scott Nell, 47, noticed a painfully cold sensation in his fingers in November 2017, and pulled off his gloves to reveal digits as white as a sheet of paper. Dad … Read more
IT’S not so ‘happy ever after’ for the Disney princesses. Experts have warned of the serious health hazards they might experience in real life. 2 Poisoned apples aren’t the only health dangers lurking in fairy talesCredit: Getty In the Christmas issue of The British Medical Journal, Dutch… From Cinderella to Snow White and Sleeping Beauty … Read more
THE vegetarian diet has a number of health benefits, research shows. But perhaps one element of it should be avoided, after it was linked to depression. 2 Veggie meats are linked with depression in a new studyCredit: Getty A study found vegetarians are at risk of depression if they ate meat… Veggies who eat fake … Read more
WE ALL have personal ratings for our GP surgery, depending on whether we nab a same-day appointment or are left on hold for hours. Now, you can see if your rating lines up with the one given by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – as an interactive map reveals the best and worst rated GP… … Read more