Image copyright Getty Images Red wine could be good for the gut, increasing the number of different types of helpful bacteria that can live there, according to researchers. The benefits are likely to come from polyphenols – compounds that white wine, beer and cider have far less of, the King’s College London team says. A […]
Image copyright St George’s Hospital A carpenter whose hand was left hanging by skin and bone after a horrific accident with an electric saw has had it successfully reattached by surgeons. Anthony Lelliott, 46, almost completely severed his left hand in two places while cutting floorboards with the power tool. It took surgeons at St […]
Image caption Allegations of ill treatment began to surface at Muckamore Abbey Hospital in November 2017 CCTV footage has revealed 1,500 crimes on one ward of Muckamore Abbey Hospital in County Antrim, the police officer leading the investigation has said. The incidents happened in the psychiatric intensive care unit over the course of six months […]
Image caption Despite warnings not to enter the water some beachgoers continued to swim on Monday Up to 150 people reported feeling ill after visiting beaches on the Essex coast over the bank holiday weekend. Symptoms affecting beachgoers in Frinton-on-Sea, Clacton and Walton-on-the-Naze included breathing difficulties, vomiting and coughing. Fourteen people were taken to Colchester […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption An inherently positive approach can help cope with stressful situations Optimists are more likely to live longer than those who have a more negative approach to life, a US study has found. Positive people were more likely to live to the age of 85 or more. The theory is […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption An inherently positive approach can help cope with stressful situations Optimists are more likely to live longer than those who have a more negative approach to life, a US study has found. Positive people were more likely to live to the age of 85 or more. The theory is […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption An inherently positive approach can help cope with stressful situations Optimists are more likely to live longer than those who have a more negative approach to life, a US study has found. Positive people were more likely to live to the age of 85 or more. The theory is […]
Media captionOklahoma Attorney General: Johnson & Johnson built its brand out of “greed” Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson must pay $572m (£468m) for its part in fuelling Oklahoma’s opioid addiction crisis, a judge in the US state has ruled. The company said immediately after the judgement that it would appeal. The case was the first to […]
Media captionOklahoma Attorney General: Johnson & Johnson built its brand out of “greed” Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson must pay $572m (£468m) for its part in fuelling Oklahoma’s opioid addiction crisis, a judge in the US state has ruled. The company said immediately after the judgement that it would appeal. The case was the first to […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Great Britain celebrate after winning the Women’s Hockey final against the Netherlands in 2016 Elite athletes have bad teeth despite putting more effort into looking after them than other people, a study shows. UCL scientists interviewed 352 British athletes, including those preparing to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games […]
