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50% of bread sold in supermarkets now contain at least two pesticides

Britain’s pesticide-laden BREAD: 50% of loaves sold in supermarkets now contain at least two bug-killing chemicals Checks were done on white and brown loa... read more

Snore? You might be at risk of going BLIND

If you’re prone to snoring or dosing off in the day, it could be bad news for your eyesight. People who suffer from poor sleep have a higher risk of going... read more

Want to lose weight? Work out in the EVENING – not the morning, experts say

Want to lose weight? Work out in the EVENING – not the morning, experts say Exercising between noon and midnight cut insulin resistance by up to a quarter... read more

House members probe ‘risky’ virus research after scientists tried to create hybrid monkeypox strain

House Republicans are probing monkeypox research being carried out by government scientists that involves making the virus 1,000 times more deadly. Policymakers... read more

Binge drinking now behind a FIFTH of deaths among adults under 50

Alcohol use is linked to as many as one in five US deaths from all causes, according to an official study — with states in the Plains suffering the highest mo... read more

‘Age is just a number’: Video shows doctor at trans clinic in Philadelphia defends surgery for kids

A top doctor at a gender clinic in Philadelphia has come under fire for claiming age is just ‘a number’ — in defense of performing sex change surg... read more

U.S. is running out of common children’s antibiotic Amoxicillin

U.S. is running out of common children’s antibiotic amoxicillin – forcing parents to shop around multiple pharmacies By Connor Boyd Health Editor Fo... read more

How a radiant red food dye linked to cancer could still be lurking in Halloween baskets this year

A food dye that may cause cancer in high doses could be lurking in children’s Halloween baskets, experts warn. More than a dozen health and campaign group... read more

HRT ‘makes women depressed’: Women on patches, gels and pills up to twice as likely to be diagnosed

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may carry a risk of depression, a controversial study suggests. Researchers in Denmark monitored around 800,000 menopausal wom... read more

Get your sperm checked on the high street… for £150!

Men wanting to know how potent their sperm are can now find out on the high street, if they’re willing to fork out £150. Superdrug today started offering... read more

Pancreatic cancer ‘could be spotted THREE YEARS earlier’

Pancreatic cancer could be diagnosed up to three years earlier if people were regularly weighed and had their blood sugar checked, according to experts. Every y... read more

NHS to carry out military-style drill to prepare for winter strikes

Hospitals were today ordered to plan a military-style operation to prepare for devastating NHS strikes this winter. Tens of thousands of doctors and nurses coul... read more

150,000 POUNDS of chicken sold at Costco recalled because it contains plastic pieces

Nearly 150,000 POUNDS of chicken sold at Costco is recalled because it contains pieces of sharp plastic ‘that could cause injury’ Foster Farms is re... read more

NHS advertises £700,000’s worth of diversity officer roles in just a month!

Cash-strapped NHS bosses advertised hundreds of thousands of pounds’ worth of diversity roles in just one month, it was revealed today. Sixteen vacancie... read more

Why you do not need to shower each morning, according to a hygiene expert

Millions of people shower in the morning as part of their routine to wake up and feel fresh for the day.  But, according to one hygiene expert, bathing every d... read more

NHS bed-blocking: Nearly a HUNDRED hospital trusts dealing with fewer Covid patients than ‘blockers’

Nearly one hundred NHS trusts are dealing with fewer Covid patients than so-called ‘bed-blockers’, MailOnline analysis shows. More than 13,300 hospi... read more

The silent epidemic of young people who go to bed – and never wake up

Margaret and Kevin Corrigan were fast asleep when in the early hours of January 7, 2018, Kevin’s mobile rang. It was a friend of their son, Shane, 23, who... read more

So what’s the best way to treat osteoporosis? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions 

I’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis after more than 20 years of taking omeprazole (for reflux due to a hiatus hernia). I turned down the usual osteoporosis ... read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY reveals tiny tweaks to transform your health

Feeling better about yourself, having more get up and go — even being healthier — doesn’t have to involve upending your daily routine.  Here, in the fina... read more

Plaster activated by light to kill skin cancer could help transform battle against the disease 

A bandage that ‘cooks’ tumour cells could help to fight the most deadly form of skin cancer. The dressing is designed to be worn after a patient has undergo... read more

Number of under-40s with type 2 diabetes has surged by QUARTER within five years

The number of people aged under-40 with type 2 diabetes has surged by almost a quarter in five years, a damning study reveals. The disease is typically linked t... read more

Bonfire night warning: Charity warns of ‘deadly’ combination for asthmatics

Michelle Wainwright-Hicks, 48, from Derbyshire, as struck by a severe asthma attack at Bonfire Night three years and is still living with the effects today A m... read more

The Gut Health Guru MEGAN ROSSI’s guide to good eating

How much of a snacker are you? My guess is that you might be snacking more than you think.  It varies from person to person, of course, but estimates suggest t... read more

Lockdown reversed FIVE YEARS of heart disease progress: Deaths rose 4% for first time since 2011 

Heart disease deaths increased in 2020 for the first time in a decade – with a rise so dramatic it reversed five years of progress fighting America’... read more