A combination of medications to treat high blood pressure and high cholesterol could prevent millions of premature deaths, heart attacks and strokes each year, experts have said. They suggest global health has paid a deadly price for not using simple, low-cost blood pressure lowering drugs, statins and aspirin widely in the form of a single … Read more
Signs of dementia ‘might be visible up to a DECADE before patients are even diagnosed’ Experts said the finding could lead to routine screening for those most at risk The Cambridge team analyzed data on half a million UK participants aged 40-69 Participants underwent a series of tests including problem solving, memory, reaction times and … Read more
UN agency’s regional data show only Europe with an increase in coronavirus cases in the week that ended October 2 as infections rose 8 percent from the week before. A new wave of COVID-19 cases appears to be spreading in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control … Read more
Old diabetes drugs slash the risk of dementia by more than a FIFTH, study finds A class of diabetes drugs could help significantly reduce Alzheimer’s risk Patients who used TZDs were 20% less likely to develop dementia than others The affect was even more pronounced when paired with other diabetes drugs TZDs have fallen out … Read more
Lockdowns and mask mandates have stunted babies’ development, a study suggests. Youngsters born during the pandemic were less likely to have said their first words by their first birthday compared to babies born pre-Covid. They were also less likely to be able to wave ‘bye’ or point at objects, researchers in Ireland found. The team … Read more
Want to stay out of care? Quit smoking and exercise: Over-60s with unhealthiest lifestyles are TWICE as likely to end up in a home, study finds Smoking, physical activity, sitting and sleeping quality were all linked to higher risk However, diet quality wasn’t, according to the team of Australian researchers Experts behind the latest study … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: A hoarse throat can be the sign of a deadly heart condition: US doctors find American man’s damaged artery was squashing his voice box The man’s main artery had torn and swelled in size, crushing his voice box He was diagnosed with aortic dissection, which kills over 13,000 people per year Some cases are … Read more
A man had to abstain from sex because he was allergic to his own orgasm, doctors have revealed. The 27-year-old, who wasn’t identified, would suffer flu-like symptoms whenever he ejaculated. His ‘distressing’ illness, thought to have started a decade earlier, meant he ‘actively avoided’ having sex or even getting into a romantic relationship. Although a … Read more
Lying on the floor for hours in agony, constantly exhausted and often trapped at home because she needed to rush to the loo at least 20 times a day … This was Caroline Etheridge’s life in her teens and early 20s. ‘I was off work all the time and barely left the house,’ recalls Caroline, … Read more
For ten years I’ve had the same pair of prescription sunglasses — I’ve never needed to replace them because I hardly wear them. Even when it’s sunny I rarely bother with them, here or abroad. My wife Clare only started wearing hers regularly a few years ago because she noticed she was wrinkling up her … Read more
