More than 6million people in England use antidepressants as record number turn to pills during Covid lockdown, new figures show By Antony Thrower For Mailonline Published: 12:53 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 12:58 GMT, 2 January 2021 A record-breaking six million people in England have been prescribed antidepressants as lockdown life continues to impact … Read more
Coronation Street SPOILER: Simon Barlow horrified as he finds mum Leanne Battersby unconscious next to a bottle of sleeping pills By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 10:48 GMT, 24 December 2020 | Updated: 11:02 GMT, 24 December 2020 Coronation Street spoilers reveal that Leanne Battersby is set to be found unconscious on the sofa next … Read more
Nearly 60 years on, the thalidomide scandal is still arguably the world’s worst preventable medical disaster. It took five years for the drug, launched globally in 1956, to be withdrawn from sale, during which time an estimated 10,000 children worldwide were born with missing or grossly malformed limbs after their mothers took the drug while pregnant … Read more
Bizarre new TikTok trend sees users add crushed contraceptive pills to their SHAMPOO in a bid to make their hair thicker – but doctor warns it ‘won’t work’ because hair is an ‘impenetrable barrier’ TikTok users from around globe are adding birth control pills to their shampoo Believe using crushed hormonal contraceptives to wash hair … Read more
A magnetic spray is capable to turning objects into moving robots, which could be used to navigate drugs throughout the body. Scientists at the City University in Hong Kong revealed the innovation made of polyvinyl alcohol, gluten and iron particles. Called ‘M-spray,’ it is capable of sticking on the targeted object and when it activates, … Read more
One long-acting HIV shot every two months protects women from infection nearly twice as well as daily Truvada pills, study finds In a trial of more than 3,200 women, just 0.21% who were randomly assigned to get the shot caught HIV, compared to 1.79% who were on daily Truvada The injection, called cabotegravir, is given … Read more
A 19-year-old who found herself facing up to 16 years in jail after she was caught smuggling Ecstasy tablets into a music festival has avoided jail after a judge ruled she was ‘naive’ and ‘a good person at heart.’ College student Lily Bond, from Westhoughton, near Bolton, was 18 when a police sniffer dog found … Read more
Tekashi 6ix9ine reveals he was rushed to hospital after taking too many diet pills along with caffeine Rap artist sweat profusely after consuming diet pills over suggested amount Rapper looked to shed pounds following his release from prison earlier this year Stoopid artist says he’s been able to jog following the health scare By Adam … Read more
For seven years, Sue McDonagh struggled with agonising gout attacks so intense, it felt as though shards of glass were pressing into her right big toe, and at one point had her begging for an amputation For seven years, Sue McDonagh struggled with agonising gout attacks so intense, it felt as though shards of glass … Read more
Pills to lower blood pressure can prevent heart attacks even in HEALTHY people and millions more should take the drugs, study claims Oxford University researchers looked at data from more than 350,000 patients Found lowering levels from a healthy starting point slashed risk of heart disease Currently, treatment is only given to people with extremely … Read more