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Warning as more artisan types are urgently recalled with a ‘do not eat’ alert over…
Warning to cheese lovers as more artisanal varieties are urgently recalled with a 'do not eat' warning over listeria fearsMore recalls for The Old Cheese Room's Baronet, Baby Baronet, and Mini Baronet Food Standards Agency told…
Scotland’s minimum alcohol price policy may have led to a 13% drop in booze-related deaths
Scotland's controversial minimum price policy has been linked to a 13 percent drop in alcohol-related deaths.New research suggests that 156 deaths per year in Scotland may have been prevented by the price change.The study looked at deaths…
More than 500 patients ‘have lost their sight because of huge NHS backlogs’
Hundreds of patients have suffered life-changing and irreversible vision loss as a result of a massive backlog in NHS care, a damning study reveals.Since 2019, clinicians have submitted 551 reports of patient vision loss due to delayed…
The science that proves grief can damage your body as well as your mind
Grief can have effects beyond the emotional toll. There is growing evidence that grief is associated with an increased risk of conditions from heart disease and cancer to memory problems, digestive problems and autoimmune diseases such as…
How a blast of hot gas fired down the oesophagus could ease the agony of heartburn
A blast of hot gas can relieve the pain of heartburn.Argon gas is fired from a thin tube that is inserted deep into the esophagus (oesophagus) while the patient is sedated.It targets an area around the valve where food passes from the…
How coffee could cut your risk of skin cancer: The Gut Health Guru DR MEGAN ROSSI
Are you the type to get jittery after the caffeine hit of a single espresso - or do you feel unaffected no matter how many coffees you queue up?There are several reasons why we all react differently to caffeine. Chief among them is the…
Why does my shoulder hurt when I walk uphill? Ask the GP DR MARTIN SCURR
I take a brisk 30 minute walk three times a week and am relatively fit. But when I come up a slope, I feel a dull ache in my right shoulder and the top of my right arm. My GP dismissed the possibility of it being angina and suggested it…
RORY CELLAN-JONES on why keeping your sense of humour is vital when you have Parkinson’s
Ask anyone about Parkinson's disease and they'll probably say that the primary symptom of the condition is physical trembling. Hardly anyone would talk about shaking with laughter.However, I strongly believe that maintaining your sense of…
‘Urgent threat’ of highly contagious FUNGUS that has a kill rate of 60% and is growing…
An influential medical panel in the US warns of the dangers of a rapidly spreading deadly fungus - just a week after the popular zombie show The Last of Us ended.The American College of Physicians (ACAP) said the emergence and spread of…
Food giants like Pepsi and Post are pushing ‘sleep’ snacks packed with melatonin
Bigfood has set its sights on a new gap in the market: 'sleeping snacks'.Pepsi and Nestle are among the food manufacturing giants that have entered the space in recent years, launching food and drinks filled with vitamins and minerals…