MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Boris must cure the perilous cabin fever that’s gripped Britain By Mail on Sunday Comment for the Daily Mail Published: 16:17 BST, 14 June 2020 | Updated: 16:18 BST, 14 June 2020 Those who stir up hatred and intolerance will find that it rebounds on them. If you have yourself chosen … Read more
A multi-millionaire who sold a bogus ‘wonder drug’ as a ‘cure’ for cancer and HIV faces the seizure of his private jet and luxury cars after he was ordered to repay £1.3 million. Former UKIP leadership candidate David Noakes, 67, of Waldershare, Dover, was jailed for 15 months in November 2018 for his role as a … Read more
While many turn to western medicine when suffering from a mildly sore back, stiff neck or interrupted sleeping patterns, an Australian acupuncturist has revealed how these common problems may be relieved at home by massaging pressure points. Brendan Smith, founder of the Sydney-based clinic Village Remedies, uses Chinese medicine practices to stimulate the body’s natural … Read more
President Trump just killed people. I don’t know how many yet, or who they are, or when they will die, but the one absolute certainty from his public boast that he’s taking hydroxychloroquine is it will cost lives. Some people will now take it who shouldn’t. And some people won’t be able to take it … Read more
SCIENCE CURED by Jeffrey Rediger (Penguin £16.99, 400 pp) When Jeffrey Rediger, a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, began writing this compelling book about illness and wellness, he can hardly have imagined that it would have been published in the middle of a catastrophic pandemic. Rediger offers many clinically documented examples of people stricken with … Read more
Beyoncé, the Kardashians and Chrissy Teigen have all been name-checked in a list of 2019’s worst health fads. Leading dietitians have revealed five of the worst tips they’ve come across this year that should be avoided in 2020, including Beyoncé’s 22-day diet. The British Dietetic Association (BDA) urged dieters to remember it takes longer than … Read more
Spicy Korean dish kimchi ‘could be a cure for baldness’ after scientists say it may reverse hair loss Research shows a kimchi drink sold in South Korea helps thicken existing hairs It could even ‘reverse baldness’ as in some cases new hairs grew within weeks The dish consists of fermented cabbage, onions, garlic, fish sauce … Read more
Is there a cure in sight for OCD? Experts discover protein that causes anxiety in humans could be neutralised to provide new treatment for obsessive behaviour Researchers find OCD patients have six times more of ‘iMood’ anxiety protein Scientists say the discovery could ‘radically change the lives’ of OCD sufferers Experts at two London universities may … Read more
SHUT THE F**K UP, PRESIDENT TRUMP. Seriously. Throughout this coronavirus crisis, the leader of the free world has turned the daily White House task force briefing into a rambling two-hour self-promoting rally. He’s devoted large chunks of them to trashing the media, attacking political opponents, telling us how great he is, and re-writing history as … Read more
The Government’s decision to extend the lockdown for a further three weeks has, unsurprisingly, intensified the complaint that ‘shutting down the economy will cost more lives than the coronavirus’ — or, in the words of President Trump, that the ‘cure may be worse than the disease’. The argument, in essence, is this: recessions kill. Intuitively, … Read more