No, I'm not seven months pregnant, that's a HERNIA! Man, 45, faces 20-month wait for surgery for agonising mass the size of a bowling ball
Paul Milham, 45, from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire is worried he 'looks seven months pregnant' due to his 17.5cm hernia that could take two years to be removed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Do YOU have an undiagnosed sleep disorder? Warning that 14million Brits are unknowingly living with condition that can prove dangerous and cost the NHS billions
The Dreaming of Change report says society has 'normalised sleep issues', deterring 69 per cent of those affected from ever seeking support despite suffering for an average of six years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Generation lockdown's boozing problem: Middle-class parents have 'normalised' under-age drinking while pandemic fuelled issue, experts warn as shock report reveals England tops global charts, with one in three having had alcohol by age 11
It marks the highest rate of childhood drinking across 44 countries, according to a damning World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned report. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Major supermarket issues urgent recall and 'do not eat' alert over £1.75 popular spread that could contain 'blue cloth'
Food Standards Agency officials, who published the alert, warned the products are 'unsafe to eat'. Only batches sold in 500g blocks with best before date of June 19 are affected. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Do YOU have a problem with drink? Take our quiz by an alcohol expert to find out...
This week, new figures revealed death by drinking among women rocketed by 37 per cent in the wake of pandemic lockdowns, with middle-aged women particularly affected. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I grew a 2lbs 'third boob' on my back- I can finally hug my husband after nearly 20 years following tumor removal surgery
A Florida woman (pictured left) traveled across the country in hopes a surgeon would be able to remove a 'third boob' from her back that had been growing for nearly two decades. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Britain's underage boozers: UK is 'top of the charts' for child alcohol use and ranks fourth for vaping, major World Health Organization report reveals
The nation's kids are also being plagued by alarmingly high rates of vaping and smoking, the World Health Organisation warns. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alcohol advice at schools and universities 'normalise drinking and downplay the risks', health experts warn
Schools and universities should be banned from using materials funded by the alcohol industry which 'normalise drinking and downplay health risks'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Revealed: The diet to eat just before you have a flu shot...as study suggests nutrition change could makes vaccines more effective
Obese people are more likely to develop severe flu complications, even with vaccines. Researchers found that dieting before getting vaccinated make mice better at fighting off the virus. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mother, 62, is diagnosed with world's deadliest cancer years in advance thanks to artificial-intelligence-powered blood test: 'AI saved my life, I won the lottery'
Despite being a picture of health, an AI-powered blood test in 2022 revealed that one of the world's deadliest cancers was silently forming in Ms Balon's pancreas. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Warning over new side effect from acid reflux drugs taken by millions
Researchers at the University of Maryland analysed data from more than 11,800 people who provided information on their use of acid-reducing drugs. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Using acid reflux drugs like TUMS and Prilosec raise risk of migraine by up to 70 percent, study warns
Using popular over-the-counter heartburn medications like TUMS or Prilosec raises your risk of suffering from migraines by up to 70 percent, a study from the University of Maryland suggests. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I'm a Cleveland Clinic dietician - here's why protein powders, shakes and gels are USELESS (and possibly dangerous) for most people
Your body can only handle so much protein at once, which makes taking protein powder unhelpful for most people, experts say. The best source of your gains is probably food. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ozempic users are traveling 1,000 MILES to find doses amid shortages of weight loss drug as people scramble to burn fat before summer
Dr Angela Fitch, an obesity medicine expert in New York City , said she has had patients fly in from as far afield as Florida , Virginia and Ohio to fill prescriptions. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health officials warn Americans about leftovers after Colorado woman, 23, is left paralyzed and on a ventilator by deadly bacteria she caught by 'not heating up SOUP properly'
Health officials in Colorado are warning Americans to properly refrigerate and heat their food after Claudia de Albuquerque Celada, originally from Brazil, became sickened with botulism. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
