Doctors are told to be frank with patients who have obesity in bid to get them to change their lifestyle and save taxpayers millions Doctors have been accused of failing to be frank with their obese patients They need to persuade their patients to lose weight instead of other options Some doctors just prescribe expensive ‘bariatric’ … Read more
Deaths from skin cancer have more than doubled in the past fifty years as more and more British sunseekers jet abroad on cheap holidays. Official figures analysed by Cancer Research UK reveal that people are dying from melanoma skin cancer at 2.5 times the rate they were in the 1970s. Almost nine in ten cases … Read more
The United States will demand Thursday that all United Nations sanctions be reimposed against Iran, President Donald Trump announced, a move that follows America’s embarrassing failure to extend an arms embargo against Tehran. The administration´s insistence on snapping back international sanctions against Iran sets the stage for a contentious dispute. It’s possible that the U.S. … Read more
Toxic air may CAUSE asthma in children: Pollution not only makes the condition worse but it could be a trigger for it in the first place, research shows Study published in British Medical Journal says air pollution may cause asthma Previously, studies had shown that air pollution made children’s asthma worse Scientists say children who grew … Read more
Women who have a premature baby are twice as likely to die young, new study suggests Greatest risk of death highest in the first decade after birth but persists 40 years Study published in British Medical Journal and led by Swedish Research Council The findings show ‘clinical follow-up’ is needed to check for chronic disorders … Read more
About two dozen large wildfires are blazing across the state California forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate, with Gov. Gavin Newsom ordering a state of emergency. At least 23 massive fires, some triggered by lightning strikes and fueled by a historic heat wave and high winds, stretch from Napa, Sonoma, San Mateo and … Read more
A teacher who was ‘unfairly’ imprisoned and forced to leave China after living there for four years has launched a campaign to be reunited with his wife who still remains in the country. Martin O’Brien, from Renfrewshire, Scotland, revealed how he was held in solitary confinement in a bare jail cell and interrogated over his visa for … Read more
Former President Barack Obama will deliver a harsh assessment of President Donald Trump and pledge that Joe Biden will lead the country ‘out of dark times’ in an address set at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia Wednesday night. There, he’ll vouch for his ‘friend’ and ‘brother,’ former Vice President Joe Biden, while casting President … Read more
Woman in her 30s dies after becoming trapped under a boat after two vessels collided off Great Yarmouth Woman died after becoming trapped under boat which crashed in Norfolk It is understood that the woman fell into the River Bure in Great Yarmouth Despite efforts of emergency services, woman pronounced dead at the scene By … Read more
Is early rising the first sign of Alzheimer’s? ‘Morning people’ who wake up early have higher risk of the disease, study suggests Scientists discovered higher risk of Alzheimer’s was associated with early rising Those with twice genetic risk are one per cent more likely to be ‘morning people’ The results of the study do not … Read more