New-generation artificial sweetener found in fizzy drinks, chewing gum and ice cream 'can damage gut'
Research by Anglia Ruskin University has found a common artificial sweetener, found in fizzy drinks, chewing gum and ice cream, could cause 'good bacteria' to become diseased. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Experts reveal exactly when your weight loss will plateau, based on whether you're dieting or taking Ozempic - and how to push through it
People who use medical interventions for weight loss might stave off a plateau for twice as long as people who use traditional calorie-restrictive diets, a new study found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The surprising foods that cause foul-smelling flatulence
It's no secret that beans can cause offensive flatulence, but several other gas-boosting foods may be more surprising. DailyMail.com broke down some of the lesser-known causes of putrid gas. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Warning over surge in imported malaria in Britain as cases of deadly mosquito-borne illness hit 20-year high
More than 2,000 travel-acquired cases of the mosquito-borne illness were logged across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2023. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The body types that raise the risk of colon cancer - which is rising rapidly in young people, according to new study
A team of researchers in six countries, including the US and UK, found that people who are generally obese or tall with an 'apple' shape were at an increased risk of colorectal cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

I suffered panic attacks after my break-up - but they were actually a sign of epilepsy: Mother, 29, says she was misdiagnosed with depression
Madeleine Dippnall, 29, from Cornwall was told by doctors her panic attacks were caused by depression and PTSD. But she was actually suffering from epilepsy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Remnants of bird flu are found in grocery store milk - weeks after health officials assured public it wasn't possible
Samples of pasteurized milk have tested positive for remnants of avian flu , which has already felled more than 90 million birds, thousands of seals, and several cattle. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Feeling sluggish as you get older? That's because it really DOES require more effort to move, study finds
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, say they have discovered why we get slower as we age. They measured reaction times and how much energy tasks took to complete. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nitazenes: Urgent warning issued over Fentanyl-like zombie drug wreaking havoc in the US is now taking over western Sydney following a spate of overdoses
Nitazenes have been found in drug samples related to a cluster of around 20 overdoses reported in the Penrith area over the last month. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Masturbating might slash risk of prostate cancer, claims expert (and more is better!)
Sheffield Hallam University's Dr Daniel Kelly, who has carried out numerous studies on prostates, said there is 'evidence' to support the theory. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Anger as people forced to do DIY tooth extractions using PLIERS because they can't get an NHS dentist appointment - as shocking probe finds as few as 1% of practices now offer taxpayer-funded check-ups
An investigation by Good Morning Britain found only one in 100 practices were able to offer an NHS dental appointment when contacted by the programme. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

I'm a GP - and these are the reasons why I sign a hundred people off work a month without even speaking to most of them
The truth is, in my own experience and from speaking to colleagues, waving through requests for 'fit notes' - or sick notes - for patients we have not seen has been routine practice for years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fresh health warning over common additive used in thousands of ultra-processed foods including mayo and bread as scientists say they may lead to type 2 diabetes
Adults who ate lots of emulsifiers were up to 15 per cent more likely to have type 2 diabetes, French researchers found. Critics, however, tore apart the academic paper (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Doctors said my excruciating back pain was down to a slipped disc - but the truth was much worse: Agony of gym-loving father, 46, diagnosed with blood cancer which could come back at any point
David Windle, 46, a deputy headteacher from Camberwell in London dismissed his back pain as a gym injury and doctors thought it was a slipped disc. But aged 44, he was diagnosed with myeloma. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

National Hell Service: NHS ambulance crews are missing key response time targets for heart attack and stroke patients in all but ONE area of England
Windsor and Maidenhead was the only one of 194 areas to meet the target for so-called 'Category 2' calls last year, with an average time of just over 16 minutes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news