Thousands of Britons suspected of suffering with agonising coeliac disease can now be diagnosed with a simple blood test, sparing them from an unpleasant internal examination. The autoimmune disease, which causes the body to attack healthy tissue in response to gluten in wheat, barley and rye, can cause permanent organ damage and bowel cancer if … Read more
Almost three-quarters of older American adults with dementia filled prescriptions for medications that aren’t designed for the brain disease, a new study finds. Researchers found that many had filled at least one prescription for antidepressants, opioid painkillers, epilepsy drugs, anxiety medications or antipsychotics. What’s more, patients who were women, white and in their 60 or … Read more
Dare we dream? Amid the flurry of tweets in response to our articles over the past fortnight that predicted the Government would soon strike a deal for a lifesaving cystic fibrosis drug, this simple sentence stood out. It summed up the hopes – and fears – of thousands of British families blighted by this horrible … Read more
People with diabetes are up to four times more likely to break a bone — and the risk increases over time for Type 2 patients, review finds Researchers conducted a review of patients with who had hip or limb fractures They found that type 1 diabetics are the most likely to present with a broken … Read more
Pollen DNA is being studied by British scientists in a bid to identify which grasses cause severe hay fever It is impossible to tell pollen from different plants apart without looking at DNA Scientists are hoping to use pollen DNA to find which pollen causes hay fever Analysing 40 species of grass, including cocksfoot, Timothy … Read more
Could a measles shot reduce deadly inflammation in coronavirus patients? Scientists are testing MMR vaccines to prevent sepsis that kills many COVID-19 sufferers MMR and tuberculosis vaccines generate anti-inflammatory immune responses COVID-19 patients immune systems often overreact to the virus that causes the disease, triggering out-of-control inflammation and sepsis Mice given sepsis and an MMR … Read more
Allergy sufferers go wild for ‘amazing’ 99p hayfever wipes that trap pollen as mother claims they ‘gave her son his life back’ when nothing else worked Mother Margaret McInnes raved about 99p hayfever wipes on Facebook group Claimed that they eased son’s hayfever symptoms were quickly eased by wipes Post racked up 7.4K comments and 3.8K likes … Read more
Pastor who ‘healed coronavirus sufferers by laying his hands on them’ dies from Covid-19, sparking fear among his followers in Cameroon Frankline Ndifor, 39, has died after a week-long battle with coronavirus at home Candidate for the Cameroon 2018 presidential election was known as ‘prophet’ Diagnosed coronavirus sufferers went to Ndifor to be healed from … Read more
Hayfever may be in the mind… not your nose: Sufferers can have allergic reactions even if there’s no pollen around, study finds US and German scientists find test subjects sneezed even when pollen was low Harvard Medical School and German university find smell can create symptoms ‘Psychological factor may make hayfever a little worse’ – … Read more
Paramedics have been told to take more coronavirus patients to hospital, after a ‘scorecard’ threshold was lowered because of fears only seriously ill people were being taken to A&E. The London Ambulance Service has changed how it uses the scorecard, which is called News2 and helps assess whether people who call 999 are at risk of … Read more