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Letting babies watch cartoons or play games on tablets and phones may make them slower to talk and develop social skills, study suggests

Higher screen time before age 1 linked to highest risk of developmental delays  READ MORE: Covid restrictions messed up children’s balance because they... read more

Urgent ‘do not eat’ warning for pain au chocolats sold at Sainsbury’s and Ocado over fears they may contain mould

 Three batches of the St Pierre pastries have been urgently recalled over mould The pain au chocolats  have been given a ‘do not eat’ warning by... read more

Fit as a fiddle! Playing an instrument as a child could keep you sharp into your old age as study finds those who practise music when they are young have better mental acuity in their 70s and 80s

Dr Judith Okely, from Edinburgh Napier University, said the results are ‘exciting’  People who played an instrument performed better in processing ... read more

Britain’s first menopause education programme launched by experts in bid to help women understand the changes to their bodies as research suggests 90% were never taught about it at school

More than 90 per cent of women were not taught about menopause at school  UCL are designing a course to help women understand changes their bodies By Xantha Le... read more

New immunotherapy drug can DESTROY cancers in the lower part of the bowel – removing the need for an operation

Half of patients with this type of bowel cancer will require a stoma after surgery Drug Durvalumb has been successful in trials, leaving surgery unnecessary  B... read more

Prostate cancer drug may reduce Covid-19 infections among vulnerable people by limiting cells the virus invades

Researchers tested the effect of a prostate cancer drug called proxalutamide The team found the drug limited the number of cells the Covid virus invaded By Eve ... read more

Dementia drug hailed for slowing down Alzheimer’s by up to a THIRD may be unsafe for 9 out of 10 patients

Lecanemab appears to slow down the degenerative brain condition by a third But the drug has only been tested on patients who are otherwise healthy By Ethan Enna... read more

Do You Need Surgery for an Inguinal Hernia? The Top Facts You Should Know

Inguinal hernias are a common medical condition that can occur when a portion of a person’s intestine (or their abdominal tissue) starts to protrude through a... read more

Weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are 10 TIMES more expensive in the US than in other countries around the world

By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:52 BST, 18 August 2023 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 18 August 2023 Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, W... read more

Vitastem Ultra: Revolutionary Antibiotic Spray Is Now Available to Purchase Online

In a remarkable stride for public health, Vitastem Ultra, an extremely powerful topical antibiotic spray, is now accessible for the public to purchase online. P... read more

Don’t throw your kids in the air if you’ve got a ceiling fan, doctors say

By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:05 BST, 18 August 2023 | Updated: 18:15 BST, 18 August 2023 It may be fun to play with your child... read more

Mum whose 34H breasts left her in agony gets boobs reduced by five cup sizes in life-changing £10,000 op

Victoria Marsh dropped five cup sizes to a 34C after a four-hour operation Despite ‘starving herself’ to meet the NHS BMI criteria, Victoria was rej... read more

Health Secretary Steve Barclay blasts striking doctors in England for harming patients

Health Secretary Steve Barclay blasts striking doctors in England for harming patients as Scottish medics crow over ‘record’ 12.4% pay deal By Shaun... read more

Living a Mediterranean lifestyle with good friends, food and rest could cut the odds of premature death by 29%, study finds

The Mediterranean diet contains lots of fruit, veg, seafood and nuts By Victoria Allen Published: 00:18 BST, 17 August 2023 | Updated: 00:36 BST, 17 August 2023... read more

What a tool! Bodybuilder dubbed the ‘Cuban Ironman’ smashes his body with metal MALLET 1,000 times a day to ‘make his body tougher’

  By Alexa Lardieri U.S. Deputy Health Editor Dailymail.Com Published: 22:52 BST, 16 August 2023 | Updated: 23:01 BST, 16 August 2023 A Cuban body builder clai... read more

Health fanatic doctor says trendy ICE BATHS have boosted her ‘sexual appetite’

By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 20:03 BST, 16 August 2023 | Updated: 20:03 BST, 16 August 2023 A doctor and beauty contestant in Bra... read more

The family torn apart by cancer: Father, 53, who lost all THREE of his children to brain tumors and leukemia dies from disease – leaving behind his wife

A Brazilian father who lost all three of his children to cancer has tragically died from the same disease. Regis Feitosa Mota, 53, and his children, learned in ... read more

Two people in Connecticut die from bacteria found in raw oysters

By Associated Press And Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 22:20 BST, 15 August 2023 | Updated: 22:22 BST, 15 August 2023 Two Connecticut residents have died fro... read more

The NHS is set to receive £250 million to open 900 new hospital beds in a drive to cut waiting times

The funding comes as part of a plan to cut patient wait times across the UK  By Shaun Wooler Health Editor Published: 00:09 BST, 15 August 2023 | Updated: 07:4... read more

Mowing lawn for 11 minutes a day could cut the odds of dying early

By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor Published: 22:01 BST, 14 August 2023 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 14 August 2023 Cutting the grass doesn’t merely leave your ... read more

Urgent ‘do not eat’ warning for trendy granola sold in Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado as food safety chiefs warn it may contain STONES

The warning applies to Rude Health’s low sugar almond and hazelnut granola  By Stephen Matthews Published: 10:29 BST, 14 August 2023 | Updated: 10:29 BST... read more

Hope for blood cancer patients after immunotherapy drug trials show ‘groundbreaking results’

Hope for blood cancer patients after immunotherapy drug trials show ‘groundbreaking results’ The drugs are so cutting-edge that they don’t eve... read more