One brisk walk a week increases older women’s lifespan
Harvard University researchers analyzed more than 17,000 women over 70. They found light activity like …
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Virus ‘similar’ to Ebola has broken out in Uganda
An outbreak of a lethal virus ‘clinically similar’ to Ebola has broken out in Uganda, …
Sheffield woman discovers cancer after lump is dislodged
The pain didn’t cease and a week later she says she could see a previously …
Why your brain stops working when you get tired
Scientists found parts of the brain can turn themselves off in people who are tired …
Doctors report parents for treating epileptic toddler with cannabis
The oil – which is free of the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, THC – was …
Pupils could be weighed at school as part of drive to tackle obesity
The proposals are inspired by a scheme in Amsterdam, where schools played a crucial part …
Boy from Canada with painful blisters uses laughing gas to ease pain
Evan Prescott, eight, was diagnosed at birth with epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic tissue …
Can TREES help cure your anxiety?
Professor Yoshifumi Miyazaki, has spent several decades researching the benefits of nature therapy and his …
Women who eat too much junk food are twice as likely to be infertile
Women who regularly tuck into takeaways and junk food take longer to get pregnant than …
Florida dad who nearly ate himself to death loses 350Ibs
Weighing a hefty 500lb (33st) with a dangerously high BMI of 60, he felt like …
The 10 symptoms of oral cancer that barely any adults know
The warning comes amid a surge in cases of head and neck cancer – of …
New weight loss drug could be as effective as Atkins
These include constipation due to a lack of dietary fibre, increased risk of heart disease – because …
Indian man suffers a stroke after neck massage
Medics have spoken of the incident in the prestigious BMJ Case Reports, citing the ‘repeated’ massages …
Mother loses her unborn child, arms and legs from sepsis
Kayleigh Ferguson-Walker, 31, was six months pregnant with her second child in March when what …
Man, 30 who survived 6 aneurysms in one day returns to work
Billy collapsed at a Christmas party hosted by the hospital where he worked in Queens, …