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Does your child love running around? Why they may be less likely to get the sniffles

Does your child love running around? Why they may be less likely to get the sniffles Study analysed activity levels of 104 children aged four to seven for 60 da... read more

Would YOU take pills made from someone else’s poop to cure a nasty gut infection?

How would you react if your doctor told you the best way to get well would be to swallow capsules made from a stranger’s poo? This was the suggestion made to ... read more

When a limp handshake may be an early sign of depression

Could the strength of your handshake determine whether you are at risk of depression? According to a major new study there’s a good chance it can — meaning ... read more

Breakthrough could help identify patients who may be at risk of potentially fatal complication 

A tiny balloon may be able to help doctors identify heart surgery patients who could be at risk of a potentially fatal complication. The tube-shaped balloon —... read more

Expert tips to shake off this winter’s hacking cough

Persistent, hacking coughs seem to be the soundtrack to winter this year. It’s perhaps inevitable, given that flu cases rose by almost 50 per cent in the firs... read more

Why it’s important to see the SAME GP

Why it’s important to see the SAME GP: Patients at surgeries with high turnover of staff are more likely to need emergency hospital treatment, finds study... read more

More than a quarter of elderly suffer adverse drug reactions

Women are most at risk of suffering adverse reactions to drugs, research reveals One in four people on long-term medication have one adverse drug reaction Those... read more

How a virus caught during sex in your 20s can trigger cervical cancer decades later

Recently, I was diagnosed with an avoidable cancer. Avoidable had I known more about a common cancer-causing virus — and had I not been misled by a serious ga... read more

Women are being let down by ‘glacial’ progress on making workplaces menopause-friendly

Women are being let down by the Government’s ‘glacial’ progress on making workplaces menopause-friendly, MPs warn A report called for urgent a... read more

What’s the truth about Covid vaccines and tremors?

Experts today cast doubts over the authenticity of a series of videos that claim to show patients violently shaking after a reaction to the Covid vaccine. In on... read more

Fat and frail: Being overweight in middle age more than doubles chances of being a frail pensioner

Being fat in middle-age may DOUBLE your chances of being a frail pensioner, study warns Overweight people are prone to falls and at higher risk of hospitalisati... read more

Just 6 extra minutes of physical activity found to boost brain power in middle age

Just SIX extra minutes of physical activity each day ‘boosts brain power in middle age’ Both moderate and vigorous activity vital to stave off decli... read more

Dry eyes? Wear sunglasses even when it’s overcast and chilly!

Should you regularly find yourself wiping away tears, you might not think to blame dry eyes — but that’s the most likely cause, and the remedy may be as sim... read more

Hidden catch that means you may not get a penny in compensation if your dentist does a botch job

As tragically illustrated by the story of Clive Worthington, who never received £116,000 a court awarded him for failed implants — and ended up taking his ow... read more

20 medically-recognized signs you’re nutrient deficient

More than nine in 10 Americans suffer from at least one nutrient deficiency thanks to modern diets and sedentary lifestyles. Yet most of us are entirely unawar... read more

Five best new features of Apple’s iOS 16.3 update released TODAY

Five best new features of Apple’s iOS 16.3 update released TODAY… including one that might literally be a lifesaver By Rob Waugh For Dailymail.Com P... read more

Pediatric hospitals give out free GUN LOCKS amid skyrocketing gun deaths among kids

Pediatric hospitals across the country are doling out gun safety locks as firearms become the leading cause of death among children.  More than 4,000 under-19... read more

Elon Musk claims he had ‘major side effects’ from the Covid booster shot

Elon Musk said he had ‘major side effects’ from his second Covid-19 booster shot that left him feeling like he ‘was dying’. Musk, 51, to... read more

Substance in SUGAR that wipes out superbugs dubbed ‘most promising antibiotic candidate in decades’

A toxin found in sugar that wipes out superbugs has been dubbed the ‘most exciting antibiotic candidate’ in decades. Albicidin is a toxin produced ... read more

‘Orthrus’ now makes up one in THREE Covid cases … so is it in YOUR area?

Covid variant ‘Orthrus’ is now behind over a third of all reported cases in England, figures suggests.  Latest surveillance data shows how the stra... read more

Here’s how you’re supposed to pronounce ALL those tricky words your doctor says

Have you ever looked at a letter from the doctor and been baffled at how to pronounce the words? Well you’re not alone, and there are some terms that are ... read more

Girl, 4, was left fighting for her life after Strep A turned into a deadly flesh-eating bug

A girl of four almost died after her Strep A turned into a deadly flesh-eating bug. Reign Passey, from Dudley in the West Midlands, spent three weeks in hospita... read more

Ambulance union baron tells Rishi Sunak to come out of ‘hiding’

Rishi Sunak was today urged to ‘come out of hiding’ by union chiefs who accused him of dodging vital pay negotiations needed to end NHS strikes.  U... read more

What do we mean by holistic care in nursing?

Holistic care in nursing is a newer specialty classified as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). It is defined as an all-encompassing nursing practice ... read more