Indonesian street healers are using buffalo horns as part of their alternative cupping therapy routine. The horns, which have been used in cupping for thousands... read more
It would be easy to dismiss activity trackers such as Fitbits as gimmicks. But, according to a new study, 80 percent of users of such devices have continued wit... read more
They found themselves embroiled in a horrific bloodbath as they fought in the trenches during World War I. Now new photographs have emerged that reveal the h... read more
Psychopaths display different traits depending on their disorder. Common signs include superficial charm, a grandiose notion of self-worth, the need for stimula... read more
‘Leftie lounger’ It’s the most popular sleeping position in the country, with 36 per cent of people saying they prefer to sleep on this side. Some... read more
A self-employed financial advisor has revealed how her libido has gone ‘through the roof’ after taking a sleep supplement. Jen McMahon, 28, from Gla... read more
Millennials are avoiding boozy nights out because it’s something their parents used to do, a new report claims. Some 90 per cent see getting drunk as R... read more
As part of a weekly series, in association with LloydsPharmacy, Colin Dougall from LloydsPharmacy in Glasgow answers your common medicine queries… Colin D... read more
Doctors have warned of the life-threatening complications of liposuction after a woman nearly died following the procedure. The 45-year-old was treated in inten... read more
A 45-year-old man had a heart attack after being stung by a wasp, a medical case report has revealed. The unnamed patient, believed to be from Blackpool, had a ... read more
Millions of pensioners prescribed a daily aspirin raise their chances of a heart attack or stroke by more than a third if they quit taking the pill, a study has... read more
Advanced radiotherapy could cure nearly three in four cases of terminal prostate cancer. Researchers said 71 per cent of men with the disease were free of it f... read more
People who make ‘microerrors’ while carrying out everyday tasks like making a cup of tea could be showing early signs of dementia, researchers said.... read more
Life-changing: Cherie Jiggins, 71, is a new woman after the 45-minute procedure THE PATIENT Within a week of returning from a holiday to Barbados in 1989 I de... read more
Sufferer: The Duchess of Cambridge has endured a well-publicised issue with nausea A few days ago, my son asked me whether I would rather lose a leg or feel m... read more
One morning a few years ago I was sitting in my grandparents’ house eating breakfast when I realised I hadn’t seen my grandfather for an hour or so. ‘Wher... read more
Prescription: Jen Hider has suffered benzo withdrawal symptoms and felt suicidal when she came off the drugs Benzos have stolen the best years of my life,’ sa... read more
Weight to go: From 50, we lose 0.5 to 1 per cent of muscle strength per year I’m closing fast on 80, and am horrified at the rapid disappear-ance of what used... read more
For the past four years it has been possible to vaccinate dogs against Lyme disease, the infection caught from a contaminated tick’s bite, but the same protec... read more
He is embroiled in an acrimonious divorce with estranged wife Petra Ecclestone. And James Stunt revealed his dramatic weight loss as he stepped out in London... read more
Jaclyn Baxter was looking for her family medical history, and maybe some ancestral trivia, when she sent a sample of her saliva to 23andMe. When she got her res... read more
A man who spent 15 years in a vegetative state has shed tears for the first time following an electronic implant. The 35-year-old, left severely brain damaged b... read more
