Health news

• This Ob-Gyn Gave Birth And Then Helped Her Patient Deliver Twins Just Hours Later

  29-12-2017 23:39
  We interviewed her to find out how she did it.
  
  Read more

• Organ donation campaigner, 18, in New Year Honours

  29-12-2017 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Lucia Mee, who has had three transplants, wants organ donation to be taught in schools.
  
  Read more

• MBE for author of 'instruction manual' for autism

  29-12-2017 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Deborah Brownson's experience as the parent of two autistic boys inspired book and support campaign.
  
  Read more

• Lining your stomach before drinking does not fix hangovers

  29-12-2017 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Coventry University debunked popular drinking myths to prevent hangovers including drinking water before bed and lining your stomach before having alcohol.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 'I Lost 80 Pounds By Following This Super-Popular Eating Plan'

  29-12-2017 21:50
  Dani Holmes-Kirk transformed her relationship with food, exercise, and her body.
  
  Read more

• Can Coconut Oil Really Help You Lose Weight?

  29-12-2017 21:34
  Experts dish on the high-cal weight-loss tactic.
  
  Read more

• Aggressive flu strain is already widespread in 36 states

  29-12-2017 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Flu season seems to be ramping up early, as the annual epidemic is now widespread in more than half of the US and is highly active in 21 states, according to the latest data from the CDC.
  
  Read more

• 5 Things Your Dentist Wants You To Know—But Will Never Tell You

  29-12-2017 20:30
  Yes, they get satisfaction from scraping out your plaque.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Richard Branson's Virgin healthcare firm scoops £1bn of NHS contracts

  29-12-2017 20:00
  Virgin Care’s success highlights fears over role of private companies in NHS and casts doubt on recent assurances by Jeremy HuntRichard Branson’s Virgin Care won a record £1bn of NHS contracts last year, as £3.1bn of health services were privatised despite a government pledge to reduce the proportion of care provided by private companies.Overall, private firms scooped 267 – almost 70% – of the 386 clinical contracts that were put out to tender in England durin
  
  Read more

• Could the NFL ever be safe for players' brains?

  29-12-2017 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The NFL has implemented 47 safety rules in the last 15 years. Though many rules are geared at protecting the head and neck, the league averages 243 concussions per season.
  
  Read more

• What's The Best Way To Tone Your Butt? We Put 2 Glute Bridges To The Test

  29-12-2017 19:32
  There's a clear winner here.
  
  Read more

• This Simple Trick Might Help You Lose 10 Pounds Without Dieting At All

  29-12-2017 19:30
  No muss, no fuss.
  
  Read more

• Just one sleepless night increases Alzheimer's risk

  29-12-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harmful proteins build up in the brain after just one night without sleep, reaching the levels of people genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's, a Washington University study revealed.
  
  Read more

• Are we reaching the end of the US opioid epidemic?

  29-12-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts argue that local-level efforts against drug overdoses and better monitoring may have pushed us past the peak of the opioid epidemic, but are skeptical of how Trump's plans will help.
  
  Read more

• Why a woman's worst period of the year is in January

  29-12-2017 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Poor sleep and gluttonous diets in December mean most women see a huge drop in their micronutrient levels, leading to a more intense period in January, says Alisa Vitti, nutritionist and hormone specialist.
  
  Read more

• Aussie flu surged 156 per cent in just one week

  29-12-2017 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sharp rise in cases, released by Public Health England, has been triggered by a surge in two aggressive subtypes attacking the population simultaneously.
  
  Read more

• Healthline devise test to assess risk of diabetes

  29-12-2017 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Diabetes is epidemic and expected to be the 7th leading cause of death by 2030 – yet nine out of 10 cases are preventable. Healthline has devised a test for you to assess your risk factors.
  
  Read more

• Your January Sex Horoscope: It's Time To Unleash Your Fantasies

  29-12-2017 18:38
  Prepare to feel fired up and ready for action.
  
  Read more

• Transformation of Ohio baby born with cyst on his face

  29-12-2017 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One-year-old Zakary Reigel underwent a complex surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital to remove a mass covering the front of his face that he was born with due to a rare disorder.
  
  Read more

• Your Itchy Vagina Might Be Caused By One Of These Hidden Culprits

  29-12-2017 18:30
  Spoiler: Your hooha might have allergies.
  
  Read more

• Helen Stokes-Lampard says ask Google before seeing a GP

  29-12-2017 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard said patients should treat themselves, look up their symptoms online or go to a pharmacist before phoning the GP for an appointment.
  
  Read more

• Lepicol nutritionist reveals how to ditch sugar in 7 days

  29-12-2017 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Breaking out of a sugar addiction can be difficult after a holiday like Christmas, when pies and chocolate and sweet cocktails are abundant. Nutritionist Hannah Braye offers her tips.
  
  Read more

• Housing and mental health needs a rethink | Letters

  29-12-2017 18:03
  Mental health experts call for a change of policy on supported housingIn October, the government finally listened and dropped potentially disastrous plans to limit funding for supported housing. However, this victory was short-lived. The decision that local councils should fund short-term supported housing instead risks being just as damaging. Ministers say the new fund will be ringfenced, but we’ve been here before. Ringfences only last so long. When a similar ringfence was lifted back in
  
  Read more

• 7 New Year's Kiss Stories That Will Make You Laugh, Cry, And Swoon

  29-12-2017 17:58
  Pucker up! It's almost that time.
  
  Read more

• Test to see if you are you at risk of developing diabetes

  29-12-2017 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Diabetes is epidemic and expected to be the 7th leading cause of death by 2030 – yet nine out of 10 cases are preventable. Healthline has devised a test for you to assess your risk factors.
  
  Read more

• NY woman diagnosed with TB when she was 5 months pregnant

  29-12-2017 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Media producer Kate O'Brien, 34, was diagnosed with active tuberculosis while pregnant and was quarantined for 75 days in a New York hospital to save the fetus.
  
  Read more

• Dr David Edward gives 7 top tips to spice up your sex life

  29-12-2017 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Dr David Edwards, from Oxfordshire, blames the modern stress epidemic. But he says there are significant changes you can make to help redress the balance.
  
  Read more

• 5 Health And Beauty Benefits Of Ginger That Are Seriously Impressive

  29-12-2017 17:30
  What can't it do?
  
  Read more

• The secret codes doctors use to INSULT their patients

  29-12-2017 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Doctors told Daily Mail Online about some of the secret codes they use to describe patients to one another. This list explains what your doctor is really saying, and how it could hurt your health care.
  
  Read more

• Transformation of baby born with cyst covering his face

  29-12-2017 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One-year-old Zakary Reigel underwent a complex surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital to remove a mass covering the front of his face that he was born with due to a rare disorder.
  
  Read more

• PHE advert shows how cigarettes can damage major organs

  29-12-2017 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Public Health England has released the advert to urge the country's seven million smokers to have a go at quitting this New Year. Every year smoking kills 79,000 people in England, according to figures.
  
  Read more

• 'This Ritual Helped Me When I Was Spiraling Into Depression'

  29-12-2017 16:30
  "It helped me realize the connection my brain had to my body."
  
  Read more

• These 4 Little Shifts Will Help You Change Your Body In Just 28 Days

  29-12-2017 16:00
  It doesn't have to be hard.
  
  Read more

• Take three steps before visiting GP, public urged

  29-12-2017 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Patients are being urged to consider other options before making an appointment with their family doctor.
  
  Read more

• Official statistics reveal cases of flu surge by 156%

  29-12-2017 15:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sharp rise in cases, released by Public Health England, has been triggered by a surge in two aggressive subtypes attacking the population simultaneously.
  
  Read more

• The dangers of epilepsy drugs for pregnant women

  29-12-2017 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harvard Medical School researchers discovered that 12.3 children in every 1,000 are born with an oral cleft for mothers on high doses of topiramate, which is branded as Topamax.
  
  Read more

• The Best Workout Leggings for Every Type of Exercise

  29-12-2017 15:30
  Whether you run, ride, do sun salutations, or scale boulders, these are the best workout leggings for you.
  
  Read more

• Your January Horoscope: It's Time To Take Charge Of Your Life

  29-12-2017 15:00
  New year, new you.
  
  Read more

• Woman diagnosed with TB when she was 5 months pregnant

  29-12-2017 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Media producer Kate O'Brien, 34, was diagnosed with active tuberculosis while pregnant and was quarantined for 75 days in a New York hospital to save the fetus.
  
  Read more

• How to ditch sugar in 7 days

  29-12-2017 14:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Breaking out of a sugar addiction can be difficult after a holiday like Christmas, when pies and chocolate and sweet cocktails are abundant. Nutritionist Hannah Braye offers her tips.
  
  Read more

• To be happier, women should try giving up on being good | Tim Lott

  29-12-2017 14:30
  Women are more unhappy than men, and men are blamed for this. But perhaps men aren’t the real culpritsA new NHS survey shows women to be unhappier than men for almost their entire lives – until their mid-80s, by when the men with whom they have often shared those lives have usually dropped dead. It is not an encouraging scenario. That women are unhappy until their partners die is not flattering for men. For the women, it is even worse – they are the miserable ones. Post-Weinste
  
  Read more

• To be happier, women should try giving up on being good

  29-12-2017 14:30
  Women are more unhappy than men, and men are blamed for this. But perhaps men aren’t the real culpritsA new NHS survey shows women to be unhappier than men for almost their entire lives – until their mid-80s, by when the men with whom they have often shared those lives have usually dropped dead. It is not an encouraging scenario. That women are unhappy until their partners die is not flattering for men. For the women, it is even worse – they are the miserable ones. Post-Weinste
  
  Read more

• Tens of thousands of NHS patients enduring long ambulance waits

  29-12-2017 14:18
  Number of people who waited 30 minutes or more reached 58,845, official figures for month to Christmas Eve showAlmost 59,000 patients in England have endured long ambulance waits before being admitted to A&E this winter, according to NHS figures.Data from the end of November to 24 December revealed that the number of people who waited 30 minutes or longer reached 58,845. Of those, 12,188 waited more than an hour to be seen. Related: We're not the National Hangover Service, NHS boss warns rev
  
  Read more

• Britain’s need for ‘drunk tanks’ shows how broken our society is | Simon Jenkins

  29-12-2017 13:52
  If we can have booze buses, then why not care clubs for the isolated, vulnerable and unwell? The need is sadly all too greatFriday night in a big city casualty department is not a nice place to be. A reported 70% of patients are not really ill, just blind drunk. What on earth are they doing there?The answer is that every social nuisance nowadays seems to lead either to a police station or A&E. In recent years, 12 British cities have been “experimenting” with so-called alcohol rec
  
  Read more

• Newcastle mother-of-three was nearly killed by her SPOT

  29-12-2017 13:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Beverley Gardner, 51, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, first noticed the blemish on her right elbow in September this year - but thought nothing of it. It quickly turned swollen and began to burn.
  
  Read more

• Dragon’s Den's Hilary Devey to kick 40-year smoking habit

  29-12-2017 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hilary Devey, 60, told FEMAIL she has been a full-time smoker since she was around 15 years old, only giving up for a five year stint after she became pregnant with her son, who is now 31.
  
  Read more

• Thousands of NHS patients enduring long ambulance waits

  29-12-2017 13:02
  Number of people who waited 30 minutes or more reached 58,845, official figures for month to Christmas Eve showAlmost 59,000 patients in England have endured long ambulance waits before being admitted to A&E this winter, according to NHS figures.Data from the end of November to 24 December revealed that the number of people who waited 30 minutes or longer reached 58,845. Of those, 12,188 waited more than an hour to be seen. Related: We're not the National Hangover Service, NHS boss warns rev
  
  Read more

• ‘We believe you harmed your child’: the war over shaken baby convictions – podcast

  29-12-2017 13:00
  Expert witnesses who claim parents have been wrongly accused have been vilified and struck off. But the science is anything but certain. What happens to the truth when experts can’t agree? • Read the text version hereSubscribe via Audioboom, iTunes, Soundcloud, Mixcloud, Acast & Sticher and join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Ice-cream without any saturated fat could be a reality

  29-12-2017 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A scientist from the University of Copenhagen is working on a method to alter the conventional structure of ice cream, She is testing out a formula using unsaturated fat oil droplets.
  
  Read more

• Drunk tanks may become norm, NHS boss warns 'selfish' revellers

  29-12-2017 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Simon Stevens warns 'selfish' revellers that the NHS does not stand for 'National Hangover Service'.
  
  Read more

Follow @Health_UKnews on Twitter!