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Epilepsy campaigners lobby NHS to fund dental treatment for sufferers who injure teeth during seizures

Epilepsy sufferers may receive injuries such as a chipped tooth from a seizure Around half do not get these repaired due to the high cost of dental treatment  ... read more

Blood-thinner to treat heart disease proves ineffective for many South Asian patients due to a mutation in their DNA

Half of people with South Asian descent have a mutation that stops clopidogrel By Eve Simmons Updated: 23:03 BST, 26 August 2023 A commonly prescribed blood-thi... read more

Covid jabs can protect patients by giving them antibodies against 21 other viruses – including potentially fatal SARS and MERS

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines protect against SARS and MERS, US study found  By Eve Simmons Updated: 22:47 BST, 26 August 2023 Covid 19 jabs can also provide pr... read more

EXCLUSIVE: My daughter, 11, weighs nearly 300lbs and could eat herself to death due to rare condition that leaves her ravenously hungry all the time

A mother is hitting back at trolls who brand her a bad parent for allowing her daughter to balloon to nearly 300lbs.  Sherafien McDaniel, 29, from Atlanta, Geo... read more

Now scientists say young people under 22 should be banned from buying cigarettes after study finds smokers who pick up habit before age of 20 find it harder to quit

The study found smokers who pick up the habit before 20 find it harder to quit  Minimum age to buy cigarettes in the UK is 18, having increased from 16 in 2007... read more

Frozen vegetables made by Kroger and Food Lion recalled across the US over fears products are contaminated with listeria bacteria that can lead to MISCARRIAGES

A customer’s third-party lab results from sweet cut corn initiated the recall The FDA said there have been ‘no actual consumer reports of human illn... read more

Seven-year-old girl DIES from brain-swelling disease that kills 30% of suffers – after being bitten by mosquito in ALABAMA

By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 23:11 BST, 25 August 2023 A seven-year-old girl in Alabama has died after contracting a virus from a ... read more

I’m a dermatologist and this is why you should wear sunscreen on your flight

By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 18:15 BST, 25 August 2023 If you normally put your sunscreen in your hold luggage when getting on ... read more

I’m a massage therapist – this simple exercise will fix your back pain

By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 18:06 BST, 25 August 2023 Back pain may seem like an unavoidable part of working in an office or getti... read more

Search for more than 20 Coventry women fed radioactive chapatis in 1960s as part of ‘horrifying’ and ‘deeply disturbing’ experiment

Scientists gave the women the bread in a study on iron absorption in the body MP is now calling for an inquiry into the experiments and lack of follow-up By Jo... read more

Harnessing the Power of Bupropion Synthesis for a Stronger Immune System: Unveiling the Health Benefits

Bupropion synthesis, a process that entails the creation of the compound bupropion, has gained significant attention in recent years due to its potential health... read more

People who feel safe from crime in their area are less likely to die from heart attacks, study finds

People who felt safe were 10% less likely to die from cardiovascular diseases The study showed people who felt safe were 9% less like to die from all causes By ... read more

Are YOU at risk of dementia? Scientists share 11 risk factors – with diabetes, high blood pressure and living alone among biggest threats

By Xantha Leatham, Deputy Science Editor For The Daily Mail Updated: 23:30 BST, 24 August 2023 Scientists have devised a list of risk factors for dementia and d... read more

Covid chaos in classrooms: Kentucky school district sends students home less than two weeks into year due to ‘tripledemic’ of Covid, flu and strep outbreaks

The school has shut its doors after nearly one in five pupils signed off sick Fourteen staff members were also on leave with Covid, strep throat and the flu REA... read more

Working nights could lead to memory loss in middle aged and older adults as those working late have 79% higher rates of cognitive impairment, study finds

Authors said disruption to circadian rhythm – our body clock – may be to blame By Xantha Leatham Updated: 00:23 BST, 24 August 2023 Working night shifts cou... read more

DIY bowel cancer checks could spare 100,000 Brits from colonoscopies every year, health watchdog says

By Kate Pickles Health Editor For The Daily Mail Updated: 00:16 BST, 24 August 2023 DIY test kits could spare 100,000 people undergoing colonoscopies for suspec... read more

Young Americans break up with booze: Record 40% of 18-34-year-olds say they don’t drink alcohol at all

By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 18:39 BST, 23 August 2023 They’ve been branded the boring and health generation — now a ne... read more

Shell shock: CDC issues bizarre warning not to ‘kiss or cuddle your turtle’ after a salmonella outbreak sickens 26 people across 11 states

By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 15:34 BST, 23 August 2023 People have been warned not to kiss or cuddle their pet turtles after a ... read more

Strep A cases spike in Australian children: Here are the symptoms of infection you need to know about

By Australian Associated Press Updated: 11:02 BST, 23 August 2023 An unseasonal spike in severe strep A cases in Australia has prompted calls for a vaccine to p... read more

Ambulance services face staffing emergency as the number of workers quitting their job rises by more than half in recent years

Some 6,968 ambulance workers in England and Wales left their role in ’22/’23  By Shaun Wooler Health Editor Published: 01:18 BST, 22 August 2023 | ... read more

Dieters desperate for new ‘miracle’ weight drug Ozempic are warned they are risking their health by buying fake versions online

Shortages of diet drug Ozempic have seen people buy fake versions online  The UK medicines regulator warned people against buying fake Ozempic drugs By Kate Pi... read more

People left disgusted after seeing video of how filthy makeup sponges actually are

By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:10 BST, 21 August 2023 | Updated: 21:10 BST, 21 August 2023 People have been left with their ... read more

Filthy, bacteria-riddled ice cream machines in Frugal burger joint in Washington led to the deaths of three people, officials say

By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 19:07 BST, 21 August 2023 | Updated: 19:13 BST, 21 August 2023 Ice cream machines that were not ... read more

Number of children who died to guns reached ‘unacceptable’ record of 4,750 in 2021, data shows

By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:38 BST, 21 August 2023 | Updated: 16:48 BST, 21 August 2023 Gun-related deaths in American ch... read more

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