Millions of healthy people should be prescribed blood pressure lowering medication because the pills can prevent heart attacks later in life, a major study has claimed. In the biggest study of its kind, Oxford University researchers found lowering levels even from a healthy starting point slashed the risk of heart disease and strokes years down … Read more
Bachelor in Paradise star Jackson Garlick comes under fire for sharing a snap of OxyContin pills and alcohol with the caption ‘name a better duo’ By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:22 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 07:32 BST, 31 August 2020 Bachelor in Paradise star Jackson Garlick has appeared to boast … Read more
Everyone knows medicines can have side effects. But do you know the possible downsides of the pills you take regularly? One Briton in five over the age of 65 takes at least seven different medications, a report revealed last week. And a startling 86 per cent of this age group take at least one prescription … Read more
Footballers are warned they risk DEATH by mixing sleeping pills with alcohol – with one star ‘seeking professional help’ after growing addicted to Premier League players’ ‘new party drug of choice’ Players have been warned of potentially fatal dangers of the combination of sleeping pills and alcohol, which produces a legal high A Premier League … Read more
GP practice will trial prescribing pot PLANTS instead of pills for patients suffering from depression, anxiety and loneliness Cornbrook Medical Practice, in the inner-city area of Hulme, is behind the move The pilot scheme by the GP practice is the latest example of social prescribing Studies show gardening is good for mental health because nature … Read more
I have battled crippling migraines for many years and they are usually managed by Migraleve tablets. But my GP tells me there is a national shortage of the drugs. Are there any suitable alternatives? It is estimated that about six million Britons regularly suffer migraines. Migraleve has been one of the most popular treatments for … Read more
Common blood pressure medicines do not put people at a higher risk of severe or fatal coronavirus symptoms, three major studies have found. Doctors sounded the alarm in March about a possible link between the drugs – known as ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) – and COVID-19. ACE inhibitors include the likes of ramipril, lisinopril … Read more
Desperate Britons are putting their lives at risk by taking anti-malaria tablets in a ‘misguided’ attempt to fight Covid-19, experts warned last night. They dismissed claims by French researchers that the decades-old drugs could ‘cure’ patients and called a controversial study published last month that appeared to show benefits ‘deeply flawed’ and ‘dangerous’. The pills, chloroquine … Read more
Was the drug-fuelled ‘swinging 60s’ a lie? More than half of revellers claim to be high on psychedelics after taking fake pills, scientists find Researchers gave 33 participants a placebo that they said was a psychedelic They then monitored them in a simulated drug party setting for four hours At the end, 61 per cent … Read more
Government relaxes abortion law so women can take termination pills at home during coronavirus lockdown Measures will allow women to use the pills up to the 10th week of a pregnancy They must consult a doctor over the phone or video chat to get a prescription Prior to announcement, abortions in England taken place in … Read more