Earlier this month, I opened my fridge, desolate as ever, and could not recall the last time I’d eaten dinner at home. I tried to jog my memory the way one does in these screen-tethered times and scrolled back through my camera roll. And back, and back, and back. There was no proof that I…

For decades, heart health advice has focused on a few key pillars: Eat healthily, exercise, don’t smoke, and manage cholesterol, blood pressure and stress. But there’s a growing body of research that suggests there may be a less obvious factor that can influence cardiovascular health: optimism. Source: Read Full Article

After more than a decade of global consultation, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) – a condition that affects one in eight women – has a new name. The hormonal disorder, estimated to affect 170 million women worldwide, will now be known as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).  The new name was spearheaded by the endocrinologist Prof…

A norovirus-hit cruise ship carrying mainly passengers from the UK and Ireland has had a French lockdown order lifted. All 1,701 people onboard Ambition were prevented from disembarking for more than 24 hours after it docked in Bordeaux on Tuesday, as one person died and dozens became ill with a vomiting virus. Local authorities allowed…

Nigel Farage’s constituency of Clacton-on-Sea is a “tree desert”, leaving people more exposed to air pollution, poorer health, lower life expectancy and the impact of rising temperatures, according to a new report. The Essex town is rated the worst-performing for equal access to trees in England, with the highest proportion of urban residents – 98.2%…

Demand for blood needed to treat rare disorders such as sickle cell has soared by more than 130% in 10 years, forcing the NHS to ask for more donors to come forward. Requests for haemoglobin S (HbS)-negative blood, the type most used in blood transfusions for sickle cell anaemia patients, stood at 82,181 units in…

Four Australian citizens who were aboard the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the centre of the hantavirus outbreak, will soon be home after the government secured a suitable aircraft and crew for the journey. The health minister, Mark Butler, said the citizens, along with a permanent resident and a New Zealand citizen, were due…

Dear Miss Manners: At a restaurant, is there a way to ask to be served by a waiter or waitress other than the one assigned to our table? My wife and I have patronized a local establishment for several years, but have sometimes been served by a waitress who, on her best days, is unfriendly,…