Obesity ‘is WORSE than smoking’: Weight problems cause more deaths from heart conditions than puffing tobacco, study suggests Are about 31,000 avoidable deaths from heart disease due to obesity each year By comparison, there are around 21,000 deaths caused by smoking Two thirds of all adults in the UK are now overweight or obese By … Read more
A small number of Americans who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 later contracted the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These-so-called ‘breakthrough cases’ occur when people test positive for the virus at least 14 days after receiving their final dose of the vaccine, and which officials say is not … Read more
The volcanic plume from one of Iceland’s biggest eruptions of the last 200 years led to an increase in respiratory disease diagnoses by 23 per cent, experts warned. Experts from the UK and Iceland studied the impact the 2014–15 Holuhraun lava eruption, which spewed out 11 million tonnes of sulphur dioxide over six months. While the plume … Read more
Since publicly disclosing his 1991 diagnosis and launching the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in 2000, actor Michael J. Fox, 59, has been an advocate in the crusade to find a cure. Partnered with Shake It Up Australia Foundation, an aggressively funded research agenda to the value of over $15million (AUD), has ensured … Read more
Actor James Hampton has died at the age of 84 following complications from Parkinson’s disease. The US Army veteran and screen talent passed away at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday, according to a family source who confirmed news of Hampton’s death with The Hollywood Reporter. Hampton was best known for his role as … Read more
3,000 Britons killed by Covid caught on wards: More than a fifth of victims in some English hospitals contracted disease while being treated for something else Total of 3,264 who contracted Covid in hospital have died since March last year University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust recorded highest number of deaths The data refers to … Read more
3,000 Britons killed by Covid caught on wards: More than a fifth of victims in some English hospitals contracted disease while being treated for something else Total of 3,264 who contracted Covid in hospital have died since March last year University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust recorded highest number of deaths The data refers to … Read more
More than 40 cases of a mysterious brain illness that resembles mad cow disease have been reported in Canada. According to CBC, the illness has similarities to the rare and fatal brain disorder known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and its variants, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy, which is also known as mad cow disease. Health officials in … Read more
Two-thirds of disease experts believe coronavirus variants will render vaccines ineffective within one year, a new survey finds. Conducted by the People’s Vaccine Alliance, about 66 percent of epidemiologists, virologists and infectious disease specialists say they think that within 12 months, the virus will mutate to such a degree that first-generation vaccines will be useless … Read more
Adults who suffer from gum disease are TWICE as likely to have high blood pressure, study warns Researchers at UCL looked at the link between gum disease and blood pressure Found people with periodontitis are 2.3 times more likely to have hypertension In study, 14% of people with periodontitis had a medically high blood pressure This … Read more