34 h. ago Certain type of coffee linked to crippling eye disease as doctors warn: Stop drinking it, NOW

Chinese researchers have suggested that drinking the beverage may lead to a seven-fold higher risk of deteriorated or blurred vision in old age.

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53 h. ago Woman, 29, dies from blood clot after taking common contraceptive used by millions

Chloe Alicia Ellis, 29, died three days after she was wrongly diagnosed and discharged from hospital. She had earlier been diagnosed as having a suspected pulmonary embolism in an online assessment after she collapsed at home

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8 d. ago Warning to instant coffee drinkers as 'significant' link to eye disease discovered

Chinese reserachers have said they discovered a statistically significant correlation between consumption of instant coffee and common degenerative disorder AMD

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3 w. ago Warning over taking 5 medications with coffee that can make them 'less effective'

The popular hot drink could be making side effects more likely

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3 w. ago Common prescription drug taken by millions 'slashes risk of death' from sepsis

A common cholesterol drug could hold promise in the treatment of sepsis, new research suggests

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3 w. ago My entire body went numb and I couldn't walk after taking common ADHD drug prescribed to millions

Hannah Schweickert, a 25-year-old with ADHD, never expected a common stimulant used to improve focus to leave her body numb and her mind in panic.

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3 w. ago Coffee warning: Just one cup could trigger alarming effects for millions on common medication

The cup of coffee you drink in the morning contains caffeine, a stimulant that speeds up activity in your brain and nervous system.

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3 w. ago Cancer experts warn of coffee enemas and juice diets amid rise in misinformation

Oncologists say patients rejecting proven treatments are dying needlessly because of increase in online ‘cures’Cancer patients are snubbing proven treatments in favour of quackery such as coffee enemas and raw juice diets amid an “alarming” increase in misinformation on the web, doctors have said.Some were dying needlessly or seeing tumours spread as a result, oncologists said. They raised their concerns at the world’s largest cancer conference in Chicago, the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco). Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gardeners warned not to use 'cheap drink' on hydrangeas and roses

Gardeners have been warned not to use 'instant coffee granules' on hydrangeas and roses after a woman asked for advice on the popular household scrap item

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4 w. ago Common herbal supplements taken by millions of Americans could be linked to deadly liver damage

Taking too much of anything can be dangerous. But there are several supplements to be aware of

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4 w. ago The common disorder the NHS says 2.5 million people in England have

The NHS predicts a staggering 2.5 million people in England have the common condition – including those without a diagnosis

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