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Pfizer vaccine reduces risk of Covid infection for children aged 5 to 11 by 31%, CDC report finds

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed data Friday showing that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine could reduce infections among childr... read more

How many people have Covid in YOUR area? Interactive map reveals UK’s new hotspots

Britain’s resurging coronavirus wave grew once more today with daily cases, hospital admissions and deaths all rising in the past 24 hours — as an offic... read more

Olive leaf extract can reduce knee pain and could be used as a natural painkiller, study claims

Olive leaf extract can reduce knee pain and could be used as a natural painkiller, study claims Swiss researchers found the extract can help reduce knee pain in... read more

Bacteria living in the gut can affect personality and energy levels, study finds

Bacteria in a person’s gut that is responsible for breakdown food and carrying out other tasks can affect their personality, a new study finds. Researcher... read more

Just a quarter of rise in NHS ‘Covid’ beds last week were for people primarily ill with virus

Only a quarter of the rise in newly-occupied NHS Covid beds last week was down to patients actually ill with the virus, official data suggests. Up-to-date NHS E... read more

Pfizer CEO says firm plans to ask FDA to authorize FOURTH COVID-19 vaccine dose

The COVID-19 pandemic is showing signs of soon coming to an end as the world marks two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a glob... read more

NHS urged to get on with the rollout of fourth jabs for the elderly

Pressure is mounting on the NHS to speed up the rollout of fourth Covid vaccine doses to the vulnerable after virus hospital admissions surged in the past week.... read more

Woman has NINE children after being told anorexia left her infertile

A woman has become a mother-of-nine despite being told that anorexia had left her infertile. Aged 20, Leah Williams, from Tenbury Wells, Worcester, was at her l... read more

Boy, 7, born with TWO penises due to incredibly rare condition has surgery to remove extra appendage

Uzbekistani boy, 7, born with TWO penises gets surgery to remove his one-in-6million ‘duplicate’ Boy in Uzbekistan born with two penises due to rar... read more

Global death toll of Covid pandemic may be three times higher than official records, analysis says

Covid’s true global death toll could be three times higher than official records show, a study suggests. Scientists estimate more than 18million people di... read more

No10’s Covid inquiry will probe if NHS’s lack of capacity was to blame for lockdown

The Government’s long-awaited Covid inquiry will examine whether the NHS’s lack of beds forced ministers into draconian lockdowns. Officials today p... read more

Up to 70% of statin side effects are ‘all in the mind’, doctors claim

Up to 70% of statin side effects are ‘all in the mind’, doctors claim Team of cardiologists estimate most symptoms caused by the ‘nocebo’... read more

The flu vaccine was INEFFECTIVE during the 2021-2022 flu season

Latest flu vaccine was INEFFECTIVE during the 2021-2022 season and was deemed a ‘poor match’ to the strain, CDC report finds The flu vaccine made fo... read more

NYC Health Commissioner declares ‘epidemic of loneliness’

NYC Health Commissioner declares ‘epidemic of loneliness’ with more than half of the city’s residents feeling ‘lonely’ and 67% fee... read more

Scientists find getting protein from VARIETY of food types key to preventing high blood pressure

Warning to vegetarians as scientists find getting protein from a VARIETY of food types – including red meat – is key to preventing high blood pressu... read more

More than 2.5 million US students reported use of a tobacco product in 2021

More than 2.5 million students in the U.S. used tobacco products in 2021, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In to... read more

Daily Covid admissions rise for 7TH day in a row and cases jump by 56% in a week

Britain’s resurging Covid outbreak showed no signs of slowing today as daily cases and hospital admissions rose once more. Government dashboard data shows... read more

Boy’s cancer only spotted after his mother asks for a scan following a tick-bite

Jude Mellon-Jameson’s cancer was only discovered after the family began seeking help after the young boy was bitten by a tick A bite from a tick may have ... read more

Experts claim cases are rebounding ‘because invasion has pushed threat of virus out of news cycle’

Britain’s Covid outbreak may be rebounding because Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed the virus out of the headlines, scientists say. I... read more

Women who drink a daily cup of chamomile suffer less pain from PMS and arthritis, study claims

Drinking herbal tea may spare women the misery of PMS and arthritis, a study suggests.  British researchers found between one and three cups per day of chamomi... read more

Grisly pictures show how a stroke victim’s tongue turned black and ‘hairy’

Stroke victim’s tongue turns BLACK and ‘HAIRY’ because of his pureed diet 50-year-old Indian man was taken to Medical Trust Hospital in Cochin... read more

Antidepressants: What Are the Undesirable Effect of Such Drugs?

Mental health-related complications are common in the United States. It is estimated that nearly one in five U.S adults lives with a mental illness. (52.9 milli... read more

How I got my perfect smile with Veneers

Veneer teeth have become increasingly popular over the last few years, offering an affordable solution to your dental problems. While people once thought of the... read more

Plasma treatments used against COVID-19 early in the pandemic found to have done little

Early in the pandemic, convalescent plasma treatments were used as potentially the most effective treatment the world has against the virus, but emerging inform... read more