Health News

• Cold water immersion therapy: do the benefits outweigh the risks?

  30 Sep 2023 07:00

  The health and wellbeing effects of plunging into icy water are well documented – but how dangerous is it?Coroner ‘concerned’ over lack of cold water immersion regulation after woman’s death. A cold shower a day keeps the doctor away, according to Wim Hof, the Dutch extreme...

  Source: The Guardian - Health and Wellbeing

• Climbing more than five flights of stairs a day can decrease the chances of heart...

  Muscles such as the glutes, quads, hamstring and calves are activated and cardiovascular health improves

  The Independent - Health and Families - 29 Sep 2023 17:06

• Millions told to book flu jab online to ease pressure on the NHS this winter

  Figures show that 3.7million people have received their flu jabs since the start of the campaign on September 11, with many choosing to 'do the double' and...

  Daily Mail - Health - 30 Sep 2023 01:26

• Surgeons find 150 household items in body of man who complained of stomach pain

  Patient dies after operation to remove items including nuts and bolts, lockets, buttons and hair clips, with family saying they had no idea he was ingesting...

  The Independent - Health and Families - 29 Sep 2023 12:59

• Run at 40, dance at 80: the best ways to exercise in every decade of your life

  Tennis, running, weights, yoga … all exercise is...

  The Guardian - Health and Wellbeing - 29 Sep 2023 11:00

• America's happiest and unhappiest states REVEALED: You're probably depressed if you live...

  Americans living in Nebraska, Connecticut, and...

  Daily Mail - Health - 29 Sep 2023 22:57

• The exact time Brits find themselves ‘uncontrollably hungry’ revealed

  A study of 2,000 adults found they typically...

  The Independent - Health and Families - 29 Sep 2023 11:46

• Retinoids work, wipes don’t: 21 things I’ve learned about skin care

  What to spend your money on and what not to...

  The Guardian - Health and Wellbeing - 29 Sep 2023 10:00

• Woman thought she was 3 months pregnant but her baby bump turned out to be a TUMOR

  A Kansas mom was 12 weeks into her second...

  Daily Mail - Health - 29 Sep 2023 22:20

• From tiredness to sweating – subtle warning signs something could be wrong with your...

  It’s important to get unusual symptoms checked...

  The Independent - Health and Families - 29 Sep 2023 08:30