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Evening primrose oil may help women orgasm, study claims 

Evening primrose oil may make women’s orgasm better, study claims EXCLUSIVE: Iranian researchers claim primrose oil improves women’s sex lives Stud... read more

Now the MIDWIVES start voting on strikes!

Midwives across Britain will start voting today on whether they will follow nurses in walkouts this winter. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) today sent out b... read more

2022 Health Trend: What’s Special About Nutritional Supplements

Vitamins and minerals are very important for our bodies to work properly and keep us healthy. Still, there is an issue. Often, our diet lacks all the nutrients ... read more

Rising toll of mothers who die after childbirth is revealed in shocking new report 

Rising toll of mothers who die after childbirth is revealed in shocking new report Review found that increasing numbers of mothers and babies are dying Women wh... read more

Could having lots of friends give us a healthier gut?

Could having lots of friends give us a healthier gut? Sociable monkeys have more ‘good’ stomach bugs, finds study Having ‘good’ bacteria... read more

Nicoteen: One in TEN middle and high-schoolers are addicted to vapes or cigarettes, CDC study

More than one in ten middle and high school children are addicted to vapes or cigarettes, official data suggested today — amid calls to clamp down on the devi... read more

Has the world won the war on Covid? Global virus deaths have plummeted 90% since February

Has the world won the war on Covid? Global virus deaths have plummeted 90% since February Globally there are now about 9,400 fatalities being recorded every wee... read more

Now doctors want children to mask-up in schools to stop the spread of FLU

A growing number of doctors are calling for face masks to be brought back to classrooms — this time to help stop the spread of flu. Pediatric hospitals are be... read more

SEX can trigger asthma attacks and flare-ups: Doctors urge sufferers to keep an inhaler bedside

Inhalers at the ready: SEX can trigger asthma attacks and flare-ups, doctors find Cases are underreported because people make not make the connection Or they mi... read more

Donuts, chips and pizza should be redefined as DRUGS, scientist say

Highly-processed foods should be reclassified as drugs because they are as addictive and harmful as cigarettes, scientists argue. Researchers claim items like d... read more

Food poisoning outbreak linked to deli meat and cheese kills one, causes a woman to miscarry

A multistate food poisoning outbreak linked to deli meats and cheeses has killed one American and caused a pregnant woman to suffer a miscarriage. There have be... read more

Money CAN buy happiness: Study finds people given one-time sum of $10,000 report feeling happier

You may have been told otherwise, but money really does buy happiness.  People given a five-figure, one-time sum were happier than their peers even months aft... read more

Silver bullet for cancer? Scientists use CRISPR to unlock patients’ true tumor-fighting potential

Scientists have tailored DNA-editing technology to turbocharge how the body fights cancer cells — in a potential breakthrough.  They modified patients’... read more

Outrage as NHS rejects life-extending breast cancer drug

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,5... read more

How the NHS has been striking since the 70s: History of hospital walk-outs laid bare

NHS nurses will strike this winter, in what will be one of the biggest walkouts in the health service’s 70-year history.  The ballot, the largest in the ... read more

NHS’s never-ending crisis: Waiting list hits another all-time high with 7.1MILLION

NHS waiting lists have sky-rocketed to a new record high amid warnings that the health service is already at ‘breaking point’ before winter pressure... read more

Leg-lengthening: The men who have their legs broken so they can be taller

Small men can often be left feeling short-changed in life, with dating apps making their chances of finding love seem a tall order. But thousands are now turnin... read more

NHS strike chaos could last SIX MONTHS and begin before Christmas

Strikes by NHS nurses could start within weeks and last six months, the 106-year-old union has warned after its members voted for industrial action in its R... read more

Circumcisions, tummy tucks and liposuction are among operations which will stop being funded by NHS

Circumcisions, tummy tucks and liposuction are among 13 operations which will stop being funded by the NHS in a ‘crackdown’ on wasteful spending in ... read more

Pressure on 999 crews could be eased by supplying care homes with £1,000 air cushions

Pressure on 999 crews could be eased by supplying care homes with £1,000 air cushions to lift patients, health minister says The NHS could supply care homes wi... read more

California becomes second state to ban menthol cigarettes AND fruity vapes after referendum

California is set to outlaw menthol cigarettes and fruity vapes two years after the state’s proposed ban was blocked by the tobacco industry. Six in ten v... read more

Street drugs laced with a COW tranquilizer: FDA warns opioids cut with deadly animal sedative

Americans are being warned that a dangerous animal tranquilizer could be lurking in illegal street drugs. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a ... read more

I beg my colleagues to think again and not strike, writes NHS staff nurse CARMELAH JACOBS 

Six months ago I received the late-night phone call that many of us dread. My 75-year-old mum had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and had been taken to a Londo... read more

Almost 100% of pediatric beds in Rhode Island, Washington DC and Arizona are full amid flu surge

Pediatric hospitals in Arizona, Rhode Island and Washington DC are being overwhelmed by a recent surge is respiratory illnesses as this winter’s ‘tr... read more