Europe WILL be hit by a second wave of coronavirus, warns EU’s boss on disease control

Europe will be hit by a second wave of coronavirus – it’s just a question of when and how big, according to the EU’s boss on disease control.  Dr Andrea Ammon urged the continent to prepare for another crisis, which she said was inevitable because so few people will have developed COVID-19 immunity. Studies suggest … Read more

Eating full fat milk or cheese twice a day could REDUCE your risk of heart disease, says new study

Eating full fat milk or cheese twice a day could REDUCE your risk of heart disease, new study suggests Two helpings of full fat dairy products can lower the risk of heart disease Foods such as yogurt and milk can reduce the chances of diabetes and obesity The research was conducted by scientists at McMaster … Read more

Wendy Williams puts daytime chat show on hold as she deals with issues related to Graves’ disease

Wendy Williams puts daytime chat show on hold as she deals with health issues related to Graves’ disease By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 23:27 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 00:00 BST, 19 May 2020 She’s been filming episodes of her daytime chat show from her New York home during the coronavirus pandemic. But … Read more

Teacher shares image of his daughter, 5, in hospital with Kawasaki disease

A teacher has shared a photo of his five-year-old daughter fighting for her life in hospital with Kawasaki disease just five weeks after she beat coronavirus.  Piers Roberts, from Wakefield, Yorkshire, said his daughter Scarlett’s battle with the diseases was a warning to the government against reopening schools, after Boris Johnson announced some would be … Read more

Baby dies of coronavirus-linked Kawasaki disease aged eight months

By Joe Pinkstone for MailOnline, 14 May 2020 Scientists have found the first clear evidence that infection with coronavirus causes the Kawasaki-like inflammatory condition affecting children. A study of eight children admitted to a Birmingham hospital with the condition reveals they were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus several weeks before showing symptoms. All of the … Read more

Kawasaki-like disease affecting children IS caused by the coronavirus

Scientists have found the first clear evidence that infection with coronavirus causes the Kawasaki-like inflammatory condition affecting children.  A study of eight children admitted to a Birmingham hospital with the condition reveals they were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus several weeks before showing symptoms.  All of the children tested negative in the traditional lab-based test … Read more

Pangolins blamed for transmitting coronavirus from bats to humans may be IMMUNE to the disease 

Exotic animals known as ‘pangolins’ that were blamed for first transmitting coronavirus from bats to humans could be IMMUNE to the deadly disease, study claims Pangolins lack virus-sensing genes that normally trigger an immune response This means that they can carry the virus without necessarily suffering from it However, researchers are not sure how, then, the … Read more

Ash dieback disease plaguing British forests could be stopped by hedgerows

Ash dieback disease plaguing forests could be stopped by hedgerows and may NOT be as harmful as previously thought, study finds Study assessed levels of the fungal disease in a 22 square km patch of woodland Found that within two years the disease was found on almost all trees in the area  However, trees in … Read more

Up to 100 British children have had a mysterious inflammatory disease linked to COVID-19

Up to 100 children have been hospitalised with a mysterious ‘inflammatory syndrome’ thought to be caused by the coronavirus. Doctors today revealed that dozens of children, most aged between five and 15 years old, have become seriously ill with the condition that seems to appear up to a month after catching the coronavirus. They say … Read more

Daily sugary fruit drink increases the risk of heart disease by 42 per cent

SUGAR SWEETENED DRINKS  Drinking large amounts of sugar in drinks such as pop, soda and juices can lead to serious health problems, including weight gain, tooth decay and diabetes. Some drinks contain upwards of 40 grams of sugar—equivalent to about 10 teaspoons of sugar—and 200 or more calories in a 12-ounce serving. The NHS says … Read more