Is it possible to investigate menopausal age, or not? In more than one in three women aged 50, the body provides no clear answer about the menopause, a University of Gothenburg study shows. Increased use of hormonal intrauterine devices and contraceptive pills are the cause. The springboard for the study was previous research, published in […]
Carbon monoxide is an undetectable yet lethal gas, often produced by incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels, such as coal, gas and wood. It kills about 60 people a year in the UK, according to the NHS. Although statistics on unintentional exposure to carbon monoxide are hard to come by, about 4,000 people are thought to […]
Joint pain has many possible causes, from injuries to more serious conditions like arthritis. Treatments usually recommended are gentle exercise and painkillers, but an increasing amount of evidence is showing supplements can also help relieve pain. READ MORE Best supplements for cold and flu: Supplements to prevent symptoms One supplement which has been shown to […]
Millions more people have been ordered to stay indoors as China battles to curb the spread of a new virus that authorities said Wednesday has already killed nearly 500 people. With more than 24,000 cases in China, a growing number of cities have been imposing a range of restrictions in recent days far from central […]
Britons on Sunday evacuation flight from coronavirus-hit Wuhan will be held in isolation at a Milton Keynes conference centre for 14 days – as government ‘plans China travel ban in a week’ Around 150 Britons being flown back from the coronavirus-hit city of Wuhan on Sunday will be quarantined South Central Ambulance Service said that […]
This week, Belgian medical doctor Hans Kluge has assumed office as the World Health Organization’s European regional director for the next five years, succeeding Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, now the agency’s deputy director-general. Dr Kluge will oversee the international work on health across the 53 countries of the WHO European region, taking over from interim director […]
Sue Nicholls, 76, first appeared in Coronation Street back in 1979 and played the role on a recurring basis for six years. Coronation Street has become one of the most popular shows on British television with legions of fans, and one particular fan, who works as a nurse, noticed a worrying symptom on Sue’s face. […]
As the use of marijuana is legalized in an increasing number of U.S. states, the number of people who use the drug daily is on the rise. This upward trend also holds up in women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, despite evidence that using marijuana could harm their babies. Published in the Journal of Addiction […]
The smell of cut grass, freshly baked bread, childhood memories, lost loved ones, Christmas. What happens when it’s all gone? A new study from the University of East Anglia reveals the huge range of emotional and practical impacts caused by a loss of smell. It finds that almost every aspect of life is disrupted—from everyday […]
By adding infrared capability to the ubiquitous, standard optical microscope, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign hope to bring cancer diagnosis into the digital era. Pairing infrared measurements with high-resolution optical images and machine learning algorithms, the researchers created digital biopsies that closely correlated with traditional pathology techniques and also outperformed state-of-the-art infrared […]
