As many as 400,000 people a year in England and Wales are told they’ve reached the end of their treatment options, according to charity Marie Curie. Patients with conditions as varied as advanced cancer, dementia and Parkinson’s disease can find themselves in this heartbreaking situation. Many more, such as those with severe eczema, have to … Read more
Scientists are in a race against time to test both existing drugs and experimental therapies in the hope one of them can slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Among those are medications used to treat cancer, high blood pressure, gout, heartburn and depression. Researchers believe the pills may help with a variety of conditions … Read more
Elderly coronavirus patients could be given anti-ageing drugs to restore their ‘young’ immune system and help them fight the coronavirus, scientists say. Over 80 per cent of COVID-19 hospitalisations are those over 65 years of age with a greater than 23-fold increased risk of death. As a person ages, their immune system becomes suppressed and … Read more
Police watchdog launches inquiry after officer ‘kicks and hits a 15-year-old drugs suspect in the street as he tried to stop and search him’ The IOPC said CCTV of an incident in Newtown, Birmingham has caused concern Shocking video appears to show the police officer kick and hit a 15-year-old boy The officer can be … Read more
Kristen Bell’s husband Dax Shepard will let his kids try drugs for ‘creative advantages’: ‘I’m going to tell my girls to do shrooms and to smoke pot’ By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 20:58 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 21:03 BST, 28 April 2020 Dax Shepard would let his children try psychedelic drugs. The … Read more
A charity shop worker who laced a woman’s Canderel sweetener with a cocktail of drugs for two weeks in a bid to poison her has been jailed for four years after calling the police to confess he thought he had ‘murdered’ her. Christopher Connolly crushed up a variety of painkillers, anti-depressants and pills for anxiety … Read more
Doctors are prescribing medicines they haven’t used for 20 years and others that may cause heart attacks as hospitals run low on eight key drugs. Sedative drugs used to treat patients with the worst coronavirus symptoms in intensive care have been included on a list of drugs banned for exportation in an effort to ensure … Read more
Stock markets fell today after a promising drug that experts hoped would become a breakthrough treatment for coronavirus flopped in its first key trial. The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s largest companies dropped by 86 points or 1.48 per cent to 5,740 this morning – the US Dow also dipped slightly. It came after the … Read more
The moment Gogglebox Australia stars accuse a driver on RBT of being ‘off his head’ on drugs only to be left stunned when he tests NEGATIVE – proving you can never judge a book by its cover By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:48 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 02:04 BST, 22 … Read more
Prescriptions for anti-anxiety drugs have spiked by more than a THIRD as Americans struggle to cope with the stress of the coronavirus pandemic, report finds Researchers looked at prescriptions for mental health medications for 31.5 million Americans filled from January 19 to March 15 Prescriptions for antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs and anti-insomnia drugs increased by 21% … Read more