Alcoholism is the most severe form of alcohol abuse and involves the inability to manage drinking habits. It is organised into three categories: mild, moderate and severe. Each category has various symptoms and can cause harmful side effects. If left untreated, any type of alcohol abuse can spiral out of control. Individuals struggling with alcoholism … Read more
Police have arrested a 20-year-old man who handed himself into after ‘pepper spray’ was let off in a Pizza Hut, Tesco and McDonald’s last night leaving customers and staff ‘gasping for air,’ and 15 people needing medical treatment. Hazmat crews had to be called into all three premises in Upper Gornal, Dudley, at around 7pm … Read more
Cannabis could be used to help treat potentially deadly complications with COVID-19, a growing body of research suggests. Researchers at the University of South Carolina performed a trio of studies on mice which found that THC – the chemical that gives cannabis its mind-altering effect – could help prevent a harmful immune response that causes … Read more
Cannabis could be used to help treat potentially deadly complications with COVID-19, a growing body of research suggests. Researchers at the University of South Carolina performed a trio of studies on mice which found that THC – the chemical that gives cannabis its mind-altering effect – could help prevent a harmful immune response that causes … Read more
Australian chemical weapons expert and his British colleague, 57, both die in a bomb explosion in the Solomon Islands Australian man and British man have died in bomb explosion in Solomon Islands Trent Lee and Briton Luke Atkinson died while in a rented apartment in Honiora The Australian chemical weapons expert working to identity unexploded … Read more
The British chemical giant Imperial Chemical Industries is facing legal action after the family of a worker who died from terminal lung cancer claimed he was exposed to asbestos over a 34-year period. Christopher Lees, 79, who was an in-house healthy safety inspector at the company’s research plants, was unaware he was exposed to what he believes … Read more
Bomb disposal team are called to Sellafield nuclear site after explosive chemical organic peroxide was discovered during routine inspection Bomb disposal experts have led evacuation of Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria Chemical organic peroxide found during a routine inspection of plant yesterday The sprawling site has been shut down until the chemical can be safely … Read more
Up to 12,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate is being stored near homes in a busy Australian industrial town, sparking fears of a Beirut-style mega blast. At least 135 people have died and a further 5,000 were injured when 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate blew up in Lebanon early on Wednesday AEST, with the death toll expected to … Read more
Up to 12,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate is being stored near homes in a busy Australian industrial town, sparking fears of a Beirut-style mega blast. At least 135 people have died and a further 5,000 were injured when 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate blew up in Lebanon early on Wednesday AEST, with the death toll expected to … Read more
Why an apple a day could keep multiple sclerosis away: Compound that gives the fruit’s skin its sheen could help reverse devastating damage caused by the disease Chemical found in apple peel could transform multiple sclerosis treatment Compound could be turned into the first drug that reverses disease’s damage Testing on mice, paralysed animals given … Read more