Covid-19 medicines, PPE, tests and vaccines are being sold on the dark web

In-demand coronavirus items, such as face masks, medications and vaccines, are being flogged on dark web marketplaces, a new study reveals.  Opportunistic con-artists are also using the dark web to sell ventilators and guides on how to scam people during the pandemic.  Prices vary depending on item, with PPE and coronavirus-specific website names, like ‘covid-testing.in’ … Read more

No Deal contingency plans revealed: More than 3,000 lorries a week mobilised to bring in medicines

The Government has revealed its No Deal contingency plans, including more than 3,000 lorries a week to bring in essential drugs and 1,100 extra customs and immigration officers. Preparations for Britain crashing out without a free trade agreement have so far seen Royal Navy vessels deployed to ‘threats of illegal fishing’ in UK waters, Number … Read more

Cyberattack hits EU medicines agency 

Cyberattack hits EU medicines agency By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 15:40 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 16:00 GMT, 9 December 2020 A cyberattack has been launched against the EU’s medicines regulator amid fears coronavirus vaccine data may have been stolen.  The European Medicines Agency, which is currently weighing up whether to give special approval … Read more

Chemicals used in food packaging, cosmetics, fragrances and medicines may trigger ADHD in teenagers

Chemicals commonly used in food packaging, cosmetics, fragrances and pharmaceuticals may trigger ADHD in teenagers, study warns Researchers from the US analysed the behavioural characteristics of 205 teens They identified those with signs of significant behavioural problems or ADHD This data was then compared with chemical analyses of each teen’s urine They found that hormone-system disrupting … Read more

Bravery of chemist who defied fierce floods to deliver vital medicines in evacuated Derbyshire town

The Daily Mail’s 2020 Health Hero Awards, launched in partnership with eBay and NHS Charities Together, are your chance to say thank you to the unsung heroes of the NHS, whatever their role, who go the extra mile. This year we’re launching two extra awards — the Mental Health Hero award, and the eBay ‘Smile’ award … Read more

Trade in Lion bones for Chinese ‘medicines’ could spark new pandemic

The sickening trade in the bones of butchered lions for use in Chinese ‘medicines’, wines and jewellery could spark another catastrophic health crisis, experts have warned.  An astonishing 333 farms in South Africa are breeding thousands of lions either to be shot by hunters in fenced enclosures or slaughtered for their bones, according to a … Read more

China removes pangolin scales from list of traditional medicines to protect them from extinction

China lists pangolins as ‘critically endangered’ and removes mention of the reptile’s scales as a medical treatment from national healthcare guidelines The Chinese government is increasing protections for the endangered pangolin National healthcare previously literature listed pangolin scales as a treatment for poor circulation, swelling, and a lactation aid Scales will no longer be mentioned … Read more

Scientists identify seven medicines including Xanax that could be used to block coronavirus

The anti-anxiety drug Xanax is among seven existing medicines identified by scientists as possibly being able to block coronavirus, a new study has revealed.  Researches from universities in Barcelona have been searching for existing drugs that can help block the virus that has devastated the world.  They have been looking at certain medicines that could … Read more