Health

A cream made from cough medicine could be an unlikely new remedy for agonising face pain suffered by thousands of people in the UK. The rub-on cream contains a drug called ambroxol, which has been used for decades in cough syrups to break up mucus in the lungs. But now scientists have discovered it also … Read more

Eleven US senators co-signed a letter to Juul demanding the company to reveal the tactics it used to target American youth with its marketing campaigns.  Led by Senator Richard Durbin, of Illinois, the group of lawmakers is also accusing the market-dominating company of contradicting its promises to address the vaping epidemic by partnering with Big … Read more

A woman has revealed that her rare skin condition which causes her body to crack open once left her suicidal.   Mui Thomas, who resides in Hong Kong, suffers from harlequin ichthyosis, which causes scaly skin that grows at ten times the normal rate.  Growing up, Ms Thomas, whose biological parents abandoned her, experienced bullying and … Read more

Many of us rely on the flu jab to keep us fighting fit during the chilly winter months. But research suggests the fatty Western diet may be hindering the vaccine’s effectiveness. Scientists looked at the effect of the food additive tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ) – commonly found in cooking oils, frozen meat, chips and crackers – in … Read more

GPs have been told to take pictures of suspicious moles on their phones before referring patients to a skin-cancer specialist. Under new plans, general practitioners working across four areas in North East England will have to take three photographs on their mobiles, which then get sent to a consultant for review. The specialist may then … Read more

The number of children and teenagers who attempted to take their own lives or were thinking about doing so doubled between 2007 and 2015, a new study reveals.  In 2007, an estimated 580,000 people between 10 and 18 were seen for suicidal behavior in US emergency rooms.  By 2015, that number had swollen to 1.12 … Read more

Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before turning 40 are ‘THREE TIMES as likely to die young from a heart attack or stroke’ Type 2 diabetes rates have soared in recent years with spiralling obesity levels Glasgow University researchers looked at around 2million people for the study Those diagnosed before 40 had the greatest risk … Read more

Slug slime could create stronger glue to prevent scarring and infection in surgery, suggest scientists. The defensive slime is produced by a common garden slug found in the UK to fouls the jaws of any would-be predator . The Dusky Arion slug which can grow up to seven centimeters long can be found in gardens … Read more

They may be known as man’s best friend. But research has once again found dogs and their potent sense of smell could be a doctor’s best friend. Scientists taught three Beagles how to sniff out lung cancer in blood samples from human patients.  The dogs correctly identified which sample was from a lung cancer patient … Read more

Eating raw garlic could help keep your memory sharp in old age by boosting gut health, study suggests Older people with poor memories also tend to have less diverse gut microbiomes  Garlic is thought to help encourage the growth of ‘good’ and more diverse gut bacteria  Scientists at the University of Louisville found that older … Read more