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Forget brushing your teeth… KISSING is just as good, claims dentist

There are a number of possible causes of halitosis: Poor oral hygiene This is the most common cause. Bacteria that build up on your teeth – particularly betwe... read more

These £22 slippers with arch support are ‘perfect for people with plantar fasciitis’

These popular slippers with arch support are ‘perfect for people with plantar fasciitis’ according to shoppers – and they’re less than Â... read more

Covid UK: DofH officials admit £461m wasted on useless PPE ‘could have paid for a new hospital’

Nearly half a billion pounds wasted on useless PPE at the start of the pandemic could have paid for a new NHS hospital, Parliament was told today.   Departmen... read more

Pensioners are the most generous generation as ‘love hormone’ makes them more giving, study shows

Pensioners are the most generous generation as ‘love hormone’ makes us more giving as we age, study shows Old people may be more generous than youn... read more

How to Find a Chiropractor After an Accident  

For help with the neck, lower back, and shoulder pain that comes after an accident, many people turn to local chiropractors. It’s estimated that more than... read more

Experts describe America’s nursing home system as ‘ineffective, inefficient, fragmented’

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed issues in America’s nursing home system that had plagued it for years, with some experts warning that the current situation ... read more

Mississippi is the nation’s chlamydia and gonorrhea capital, figures reveal

Mississippi is chlamydia and gonorrhea capital of the U.S. — while Nevada has the most syphilis cases per capita, official figures reveal. Cases of common sex... read more

Heart attacks in Democrat-voting southern California jumped 53% following in the 2020 US Election

Heart attacks in Democrat-voting Southern California spiked 53 per cent following the 2020 U.S. presidential election, a study says. But in Northern California ... read more

Florida health care clinics and pharmacies accused of stealing MILLIONS worth of HIV meds

Florida health care clinics and pharmacies accused of stealing MILLIONS of dollars by making fraudulent claims for HIV medication and selling them on the black ... read more

Warning over cannabis ‘edibles’ as doctors urge parents to store them far away from children

Cannabis edibles sold in ‘copycat’ packages that make them look like common sweets could be accidentally eaten by children, experts warn. Researcher... read more

Antidepressants DON’T make people any happier, major study claims

Antidepressants are no better at making people feel happier than taking no medication at all, a study claimed today.  Patients on the drugs did not have a sign... read more

Britain’s daily Covid cases plunge by another third as hospitalisations and deaths fall again

Britain’s Covid outbreak has receded on all fronts once again, with hospitalisations down nearly a fifth in a week and deaths a third lower.  Today’... read more

Tracey Emin shares graphic photo of her stoma to raise awareness after battle with bladder cancer

The artist Tracey Emin has shared a graphic photo of her stoma to raise awareness about living with disabilities following her cancer battle. The 58-year-old un... read more

Woman, 22, accused of being ‘drunk’ at work discovers she actually has EPILEPSY 

A 22-year-old NHS worker learned she had undiagnosed epilepsy when a colleague urged her to see a doctor after acting ‘drunk’ at work.  Annie Newco... read more

Lifting of federal Covid mask orders leaves Americans confused

Earlier this week, the courts struck down federal mask orders that apply to public transportation like planes and trains. While the move was met with jubilation... read more

Omicron sub-variant causing havoc in the US is already in Britain

Five Brits have already caught what is thought to be the most contagious version of Omicron yet. The BA.2.12.1 sub-strain already makes up a fifth of cases in t... read more

Suicide rates twice as high among patients with terminal cancers, heart disease and COPD

Terminally-ill Britons are twice as likely to commit suicide as healthy people, official data for England shows. A first of its kind analysis by the Office for... read more

Eating a Mediterranean diet during pregnancy may cut odds of getting pre-eclampsia by 20%

Pregnant women who follow a Mediterranean diet are a fifth less likely to suffer from high blood pressure condition pre-eclampsia, a study shows. US researchers... read more

Lone wolf terrorists could engineer a pandemic worse than Covid, says ex president of Royal Society

‘Eco fanatics’ or lone wolf terrorists could create a pandemic worse than Covid in a university lab, warns ex president of Royal Society Lord Martin... read more

IVF clinics pushing expensive add-ons on would-be mothers

Two-thirds of fertility patients are still being hit by IVF ‘add-ons’ that are often not needed, survey suggests More than 1,200 people and their pa... read more

This £30 ergonomic seat cushion provides immediate support and pain relief when WFH

This £30 ergonomic seat cushion provides immediate support and pain relief when WFH – and it’s backed by more than 51,600 five-star reviews By Emil... read more

Half of small GP surgeries have shut in a decade with patients sent to ‘soulless’ alternatives

Rise of the mega-practices: Half of our smaller GP surgeries have shut in less than a decade with patients having to use ‘soulless’ alternatives, da... read more

J&J DROPS its Covid vaccine from sales forecasts

Embattled J&J DROPS Covid vaccine from its sales forecasts as low demand for it caused by the jab’s bad reputation kills sales Johnson and Johnson is ... read more

Wall Street darling Cassava Sciences is under fire as scientists question trial irregularities

A small biotech company that saw its stock evaluation rocket after revealing it had developed a drug that could potentially reverse the cognitive decline of Alz... read more