Dicing with death: Moment two women risk their lives leaping into the air for photo on top of crumbling 150ft cliffs at Birling Gap Two young women were seen risking their lives as they jumped on the cliff edge They stood on top of the 150ft cliff at Birling Gap near Eastbourne, East Sussex Comes … Read more
Dicing with death: Moment two women risk their lives leaping into the air for photo on top of crumbling 400ft cliffs at Birling Gap Two young women were seen risking their lives as they jumped on the cliff edge They stood on top of the 400ft cliff at Birling Gap near Eastbourne, East Sussex Comes … Read more
The Great Barrier Reef stretches for 1,429 miles along the coast of Australia and although massive, new data shows up to 99 percent of it could disappear due to climate change. The Australian Academy of Science revealed that if 2.7F (1.5C) degrees of warming continues, the world’s largest coral reef system will eventually perish. The … Read more
Six genes in Bernese mountain dogs, Rottweilers and golden retrievers increase the risk of a rare and highly aggressive blood cancer, study warns Researchers obtained DNA from blood of 300 dogs covering the three breeds Found a major genetic risk factor for histiocytic sarcoma (HS) on chromosome 2 This is a rare and very aggressive blood cancer … Read more
Drinking WINE five or more times a week can slash your risk of needing eye cataract surgery by up to 23%, study finds Drinkers who consume up to 14 units a week are less likely to need eye surgery Wine was the most effective, slashing the risk by up to 23 per cent While the … Read more
‘Fake credentials’ of Grenfell assessor: Fire risk consultant who downplayed safety concerns invented his qualifications, inquiry hears Carl Stokes insisted the Grenfell tower block cladding compiled with regulations when the London Fire Brigade raised concerns just two months before the fire Inquiry heard he ‘invented’ a series of letters after his name on risk assessments … Read more
A new drug may help improve the conditions of severely ill coronavirus patients, new trial data suggest. Lenzilumab, developed by Humanigen Inc, has anti-inflammatory properties that scientists believe can control the immune system’s overreaction to the virus. When given in combination with other treatments, hospitalized patients were 54 percent more likely to survive without the … Read more
Wearing contact lenses in the shower can increase your risk of developing a painful sight-threatening infection up to SEVEN-fold, study warns The habits of 78 contact lens wearers were analysed by researchers from the UK Of these, 37 had previously developed contact lens-related microbial keratitis The risk of infection increased with the frequency of showering, the … Read more
Single Covid jab cuts the risk of care home residents catching the disease by 62%, study finds University College London study of more than 10,000 people in care homes It found there was ‘substantial’ protection from Covid after one vaccine dose Risk of testing positive fell by more than half from four weeks after the … Read more
Charities urge Boris Johnson to begin donating vaccines to poorer nations or risk ‘hoarding’ supplies while frontline workers are exposed to Covid Charities say UK is on track to have more than 100million surplus vaccine doses They say that’s enough to vaccinate world’s frontline health workers twice over Government has spent £548m on programme to deliver … Read more