Every child in the world is under threat as decades of health improvements begin to stall

Every child in the world is under threat as decades of health improvements begin to stall, according to major World Health Organisation report. Obesity, air pollution and climate change pose an ‘immediate threat’ to children in wealthy and poor countries alike. The report, written by 40 experts from around the world and published in the … Read more

Every child in the world is under threat as decades of health improvements begin to stall

Every child in the world is under threat as decades of health improvements begin to stall, according to major World Health Organisation report. Obesity, air pollution and climate change pose an ‘immediate threat’ to children in wealthy and poor countries alike. The report, written by 40 experts from around the world and published in the … Read more

Sherry and port will get you sloshed more quickly but cause the worst hangovers, doctor warns

Sherry and port will get you drunk more quickly than most other alcoholic drinks… and they also cause the worst hangovers, doctor warns Sherry and port provide the ‘optimum way of getting very drunk very fast’ Dr Hal Sosabowski of Brighton University analysed the effects of the tipple They contain relatively high volume of alcohol … Read more

Having more than 10 sexual partners almost DOUBLES women’s risk of cancer, study claims  

More promiscuous people are more likely to get cancer in old age, according to a study. Researchers found that having 10 or more sexual partners over a lifetime almost doubled the risk of a woman developing cancer, and raised it by two thirds for men.   A link between sexually-transmitted infections and cancers – HPV, for … Read more

Hand dryers won’t kill the coronavirus: World Health Organization debunk 10 of the biggest myths

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 1,380 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 64,400 have been infected in at least 28 countries and regions. But experts predict the true number of people … Read more

Drunk stag do reveller, 33, fined £600 after shouting and swearing at Ryanair cabin crew

Drunk stag do reveller, 33, is fined £600 after telling Ryanair stewardess she was a ‘F***ing b***h’ because she would not give him another drink then refusing to put on his seatbelt for landing Gary Watters, 33, was travelling on a Ryanair flight from Majorca to Edinburgh Watters was drinking before getting on plane and … Read more

Hand dryers won’t kill the coronavirus: World Health Organization debunk 10 of the biggest myths

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 1,380 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 64,400 have been infected in at least 28 countries and regions. But experts predict the true number of people … Read more

How drinking a pint of beer each night really IS in your genes: Scientists find more DNA twists

Drinking too much alcohol may be caused by a gene which makes a pint of beer or glass more pleasurable than it should be, scientists claim. Tens of thousands of people had their genome analysed to investigate whether their DNA affects how much alcohol they consume. Researchers found those who drink a lot – at … Read more

‘Hippy crack’ is less addictive than alcohol, drug tsar claims

‘Hippy crack’ is less damaging than alcohol and should never have been banned, the Government’s former drug tsar has said. Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, gives users a feeling of euphoria. It was outlawed by officials three years ago. Professor David Nutt said nos, as it is sometimes known, was a ‘great British discovery’ … Read more

Professor says NO amount of alcohol is safe but there are things you can do to limit health damage

No amount of alcohol is safe but there are things you can do to reduce the health impacts of drinking. That’s according to Professor David Nutt, an Imperial College London researcher, former government adviser and outspoken drugs expert. Avoiding champagne, drinking beer before wine and making sure you buy the third round could all stop … Read more