Health
Taking Viagra with flu vaccine could make it harder for cancer to spread
The surprise combo has been found to 'mop up' cancer cells spreading through the body.
National Funding Scheme – Sponsored Fundraising
Sponsored Fundraising Fighting for Charity and the Charlie Watkins Foundation collaborated on a fundraising event to raise money for young people suffering from mental health issues. The event was a white-collar boxing evening that used the fundraising platform DONATE. The Charlie Watkins Foundation The Charlie Watkins Foundation was established following the tragic suicide of a 22-year old man. Charlie had suffered from mental health issues since losing his mother at the age of nine. The Foundation aims to raise funds...
Bedroom is the new boardroom for millions of overworked Brits
Millions of Brits are bringing work into the bedroom, new research has revealed, with one in three saying they are so stressed at work they have checked their emails in the middle of the night. Researchers who polled 2,000 adults found 79 per cent struggle to switch off at bedtime and leave the stress of work and their daily life behind them. Six in 10 even said they often wake suddenly in the night with thoughts of work and other worries...
Hope for teen battling cancer after family raise £340,000
Brave Kira Noble first battled Neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer that forms in certain types of nerve tissue, in 2014.
This Tory is putting bill to make patients pay for NHS treatment before parliament today
Rightwinger Chris Chope has put forward legislation that would undermine the principle of an NHS free at the point of use. The Tory MP for Christchurch has tabled a private member’s bill set to be the third to be debated today calling for “co-payment” for NHS treatment. His National Health Service (Co-Funding and Co-Payment) Bill (HC Bill 37) is unlikely to be passed without his Government’s support, but it opens up for debate extending charges from prescriptions, dentistry and opticians...
Fentanyl the prescription painkiller that killed Prince now causes more deaths from overdose than any other drug
Deaths from synthetic opioid, has risen more than sixfold in just seven years
Michael Eavis and Jacob Rees-Mogg back help young cancer patient raise over £100,000 in 2 days for treatment
Georgia Bryant, 28, was diagnosed with leukaemia and needs life-saving treatment
Eating fish and chips could prevent the onset of Parkinson’s disease
Scientists say consuming parvalbumim - a protein found in several fish species including cod - can be a "simple way" to halt the degenerative brain disease.
In spite of all the evidence, suspicions about vaping remain
Despite being a common sight on streets across the world, confusion remains over the health dangers of electronic cigarettes. The latest State of Smoking survey – released in March this year – found that people in countries across the globe believe vaping to be more harmful than smoking traditional cigarettes. Even in developed countries such as the UK and France, at least 50 per cent of those asked believed electronic cigarettes were equally or more harmful than normal cigarettes. That...