One in nine adults consistently had very poor or deteriorating mental health during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic according to new research. Those living in the most deprived neighborhoods along with ethnic minority groups were the most affected say the team based at The University of Manchester, King’s College London, Cambridge, Swansea […]
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Coronavirus can survive for up to NINE HOURS on human skin
Coronavirus can survive for up to NINE HOURS on human skin – four-fold longer than the flu can live on our hands or faces, new study finds Researchers mixed samples of the coronavirus and influenza A virus with human skin samples obtained from autopsies 24 hours prior The flu virus survived for less than two […]
Nine COVID-19 vaccine developers pledge to carefully test shots
Nine US and European companies leading the coronavirus vaccine race make ‘historic pledge’ to carefully test their shots amid rising safety concerns Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Sanofi, BionTech, Pfizer, GlaxoKlineSmith and Novavax signed the pledge It promises they will ‘uphold the integrity of the scientific process’ as they near the end of vaccine […]
Festive coffees with NINE TIMES more sugar than Krispy Kreme doughnut
Revealed: The high street’s Christmas coffees crammed with NINE TIMES more sugar than a Krispy Kreme doughnut and as many calories as a Domino’s pizza Starbucks’ Signature Caramel Hot Chocolate has 758 calories and 94g of sugar Action on Sugar looked at more than 200 hot drinks on Xmas menus at chains All but two drinks […]
Vet, 41, battles fatigue after a cat scratch at work NINE YEARS ago
Vet, 41, battles extreme fatigue every day after a cat scratch at work nine years ago left her so ill doctors thought she had a brain tumour Victoria Altoft thought nothing when she suffered a deep scratch in 2010 Developed muscle pain, night sweats and aching joints weeks later Tests showed she was infected with […]
Girl, nine, survives her cancer doctors dismissed as an ear infection
Girl, nine, survives her inoperable cancer doctors dismissed as an ear infection after undergoing proton beam therapy in the US Caroline Brown had an earache, weight loss, and lack of energy over four months Then seven, a stage-four tumour was eventually found close to her brain She had proton beam therapy in the US for […]
Women who work nights are 9% more likely to have an early menopause
Women who work night shifts are nine per cent more likely to have an early menopause – even if it is only occasionally Disrupts the sleep-hormone melatonin, which may affect the ovaries Stress and tiredness might interfere with oestrogen, triggering early menopause Early menopause raises the risk of heart disease and osteoporosis e-mail 16 View comments Women […]
Nine Cases of Polio-Like Illness Suspected in Children in Illinois
THURSDAY, Oct. 11, 2018 — Nine recent cases of a rare, polio-like disorder in children are being investigated in Illinois, health officials said yesterday. All the patients with the condition, called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), are younger than 18 and from northern Illinois, according to the state’s Department of Public Health, CNN reported. Since 2015, […]
The man who has died NINE times
The man who has died NINE times: 29-year-old’s condition regularly makes his heart stop – and he once had FOUR cardiac arrests in just three weeks Jamie Poole, who lives in London, has had nine cardiac arrests in as many years He has a condition which means his heart muscle is thickened and less effective […]