Dizzy spells, clumsiness, loss of balance and falls. All worrying and strikingly common symptoms that affect millions of Britons. And while sinister causes such as cancer or a stroke, blood pressure fluctuations and infections can be quickly ruled out, for many the trigger – and an effective remedy – can remain elusive. But could the … Read more
It’s official: Christmas is saved. The festive period won’t be lonely and miserable, after all, thanks to the Prime Minister’s ‘Christmas bubbles’ – allowing three households to congregate between December 23 and 27. Grandchildren can pull a cracker with both sets of grandparents, deliver presents to relatives on the other side of the country and, … Read more
HEALTH NOTES: Student creates brand of fruity jelly sweets that help dementia patients beat dehydration By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 17:13 EST, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 17:16 EST, 28 November 2020 A student has created a brand of jelly sweets that can help dementia patients beat dehydration, preventing life-threatening infections. The tasty fruity … Read more
The shutters are down, doors firmly locked. Laminated signs warn patients not to enter without an appointment. In some cases, the lights have been switched off since March and the phones ring unanswered. This is coronavirus Britain, where Mail on Sunday readers describe the difficulty of getting a GP appointment as being ‘like breaking into … Read more
It’s 7am on a Tuesday and I’m in the kitchen. Nineties fitness guru Mr Motivator is bellowing ‘WORK IT!’ at me, while I swing tins of baked beans above my head. Outside, a bin lorry’s deafening beep throws my concentration and I keep thinking the pile of washing beside me needs sorting. Welcome to working … Read more
Men with incurable prostate cancer have been offered hope of a longer life thanks to a drug that targets the disease’s ‘Achilles heel’. Olaparib works by interfering with a key process that allows some tumour cells to repair themselves, and proved so effective in trials it’s now being assessed for NHS use. The drug is … Read more
When our kids were young my wife Clare and I were often so busy in the early evening — feeding them, putting them to bed and reading them stories — that we’d end up collapsed in front of the TV, before then cooking the evening meal. This meant we’d often find ourselves eating well after … Read more
This popular digital bathroom scale gives you a full-body insight and is currently reduced to less than £24 on Amazon By Emily Scrivener For Mailonline Published: 07:50 EST, 27 November 2020 | Updated: 07:50 EST, 27 November 2020 If there was ever a time to pay more attention to our lifestyle choices it’s now, and … Read more
Some coronavirus survivors are reporting a bizarre symptom in the aftermath of the infection: Their teeth have fallen out. Farah Khemili, 43, made it through her bout with coronavirus this spring, but this month, while chewing a mint, the Voorheesville, New York resident discovered that one of her bottom molars was loose. A day later, … Read more
Luke Brittain reached for the cell phone in his pocket. He wasn’t going to be able to get his lawnmower out of the six-foot ditch that he and the heavy machine had landed in alone. But he couldn’t seem to get his hand into his pocket. Brittain looked down. The pocket was intact, but his … Read more