Over the past two years, on waking, I have felt as if I have sponges on the bottom of both feet. Now it feels like tingling. What could it mean? Name and address supplied. Your symptoms suggest the problem is peripheral neuropathy — the sensations that occur when peripheral nerves, such as those in the arms … Read more
Father who was a social drinker before the pandemic admits he became an alcoholic while living alone during lockdown and hit the bottle early in the morning to ease withdrawal symptoms Chris McLonet, who is in his late 40s, said he was fit and healthy before Covid-19 Had always been a ‘social drinker’ and didn’t … Read more
World’s oldest man dies four months after his 116th birthday when he complained he couldn’t find any tobacco to roll his own cigarettes due to the Covid lockdown Fredie Blom died Saturday four months after his 116th birthday in South Africa On his birthday he said lockdown jarred him because he couldn’t buy tobacco South … Read more
‘I am accepting it slowly’: Jessica Simpson admits she ‘freaked out’ before turning 40… and reveals husband Eric quit alcohol to support her sobriety By Heather Waugh For Dailymail.com Published: 17:44 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 18:08 BST, 21 August 2020 Jessica Simpson says she freaked out ahead of turning 40 this summer. During … Read more
Alcoholic in-laws may be to blame for a person developing their own issues with booze, a new study claims. US researchers examined marital information on more than 300,000 couples from Swedish national data to investigate ‘rearing-environment effects’ for alcohol use disorder (AUD). It found that even if a spouse isn’t an alcoholic themselves, their exposure … Read more
Mother, 26, froze to death in a flooded field after climbing over her garden fence while drunk, inquest hears Hedwig Taaru, 26, was found frozen in a field in March after going missing She had been last seen in a shop at 8.30pm that night before vanishing Hedwig had a three-year-old son but had been … Read more
A pub is facing a review of its alcohol licence after throwing a huge garden party which saw over 600 people flout Covid-19 restrictions. The Beauvoir Arms in Downham, near Billericay, Essex, claim they only intended for 200 people to attend the event on August 2 to keep to social distancing rules. But the pub was … Read more
Pre-teens who get sips of alcohol at the dinner table from their parents are 85 per cent more likely to binge-drink in adolescence, a new study reveals. Australian researchers investigated whether supply of alcohol during childhood, either in sips or whole drinks, was associated with problematic drinking in later life. They found no evidence that … Read more
Love Island star Alexandra Cane broke down in tears as she detailed being hospitalised due to drinking and how she thought she ‘was going to die’. The star, who appeared on the 2018 series of the dating show, has been detailing her relationship with alcohol in recent months after undergoing a fitness and lifestyle overhaul, … Read more
Eleven people were hospitalized in Arizona and New Mexico, and four died, after drinking toxic hand sanitizer, a new report reveals. The cleaning products contained methanol, a type of alcohol that can be poisonous if it is absorbed through the skin or ingested. Health officials say exposure to methanol-based hand sanitizer can cause side effects … Read more