Husband, 78, who murdered his wife 34 years ago and refused to reveal how he disposed of her body is being released from prison as parole board rule he is not risk to public Russell Causley was jailed for life for killing Carole Packman a year after he moved his lover into their home in … Read more
Blood pressure must be controlled by middle age, otherwise it can lead to irreversible damage, a major study has found. Having high blood pressure before the age of 55 dramatically increases the risk of a heart attack in later life, researchers found. They warned that most people assume it is something to worry about in … Read more
A child’s risk of catching the coronavirus at school is ‘extremely low’, Public Health England has said, and they’re more likely to catch it at home. And teachers are barely at risk either. The Government study looked at children across 131 English primary and preschools in June and early July. Of 12,026 adults and children, … Read more
Losing weight slashes the risk of developing several chronic health conditions even if people stay obese, research has found. A major study of more than half a million overweight British adults found that going on a diet has a series of significant health benefits. Researchers found that losing 13 per cent of your body weight … Read more
Cafe chain Costa has said 1,650 staff are at risk of redundancy as it looks to cut costs amid continued uncertainty over when trade will fully recover following the pandemic. It told staff on Thursday that it has started consultations which could impact more than a 10th of roles. The move comes a week after … Read more
Britain’s most senior paediatrician claims children are at a greater risk of contracting measles than coronavirus. President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Professor Russell Viner advised parents to send their children back to school, claiming he’s ‘far more worried about the risk to children of measles than of Covid’. Later today, Boris Johnson will tell … Read more
Getting the flu jab while pregnant doesn’t increase the baby’s risk of being diagnosed with autism later on, another study has found. Researchers in Sweden compared autism diagnoses among seven-year-old children whose mothers had a swine flu vaccine during pregnancy and those whose did not. Of almost 70,000 children, 39,700 had been exposed to the … Read more
Jessica Simpson, 40, says no to Botox because she doesn’t want to risk losing ‘expressions’ in her face: ‘That’s what makes me who I am’ By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 19:06 BST, 28 August 2020 | Updated: 19:14 BST, 28 August 2020 Jessica Simpson has revealed she refuses to get Botox to stay looking … Read more
About 80 per cent of high risk patients taking statins for cardiovascular disease still have high cholesterol and may need higher dose medication, study finds. Researchers from Imperial College London analysed the findings of a major study of cardiovascular patients in 18 European countries including the UK. Those at the highest risk of cardiovascular ‘events’ … Read more
Hydroxychloroquine — touted by President Donald Trump as a ‘game changer’ and a ‘gift from God’ in the fight against Covid-19 — doesn’t treat the disease and may even raise the risk of death, another study has found. A review of 29 scientific studies showed the controversial anti-malarial drug does not save the lives of infected … Read more