7 h. ago Health officials warn levels of infectious disease are 'moving in the wrong direction' as cases surge in Britain

Data shows a concerning rise in a number of infectious diseases in England

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8 h. ago UK risks losing 'low level' status of Victorian disease as it makes comeback, UKHSA warns

The latest infectious disease data shows a concerning rise in cases of a Victorian-era disease

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9 h. ago Urgent warning over surge in killer Victorian disease that makes patients cough up blood

Officials warn that unless recent increases are reversed Britain could lose it's low status for the contagious infection which kills one in six people it infects globally.

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11 h. ago UKHSA warning as 'priority pathogen' watch list reveals 24 'danger' viruses with biggest risk to public health

Bird flu and coronaviruses are diseases in the 'deadly' virus families that health officials warn have pandemic potential

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15 h. ago 'Disease X' warning as experts list viruses that could spark next pandemic

One leading scientist has warned that one virus poses a “threat far worse than Covid impossible to control by even the strictest lockdown”.

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23 h. ago Four dangerous viruses which could spark another pandemic revealed by UK scientists

UKHSA has revealed the most dangerous pathogens for Britain as one scientist warns a measles-like virus would ‘pose a threat far worse than Covid’ and be ‘impossible to control’

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56 h. ago Full list of High Street chains shutting stores as expert warns 'worst is yet to come'

The UK's high streets have already seen tens of thousands of closures, but experts are warning that more are almost certainly still to come, including the demise of some major household names

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60 h. ago UK High Street crisis: Full list of stores closing as experts fear 'worse to come'

The UK high street is in turmoil, with stores closing up and down the country at an alarming rate, and experts are warning that the situation could get even worse

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3 d. ago Expert shares baby names that are 'really in danger of extinction'

The baby name experts at Nameberry shared a list of names 'headed for extinction' and there are quite a few surprises

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5 d. ago ‘Don’t call it zombie deer disease’: scientists warn of ‘global crisis’ as infections spread across the US

A contagious, fatal illness in deer, elk and moose has taken hold in the US and is now reaching other countries. While it has not infected humans yet, the risk is growingIn a scattershot pattern that now extends from coast to coast, continental US states have been announcing new hotspots of chronic wasting disease (CWD).The contagious and always-fatal neurodegenerative disorder infects the cervid family that includes deer, elk, moose and, in higher latitudes, reindeer. There is no vaccine or treatment. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Annabel Croft's heartbreak as she says she believes her late husband Mel Coleman could have survived his cancer longer if they'd had one key warning from doctors

Annabel Croft believes her late husband Mel Coleman would have survived his cancer for longer if they'd been warned sooner that sugar and carbohydrates spread the disease. 

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6 d. ago Annabel Croft heartbreakingly reveals her late husband Mel Coleman could have survived his cancer longer if they'd had one key warning from doctors

Annabel Croft believes her late husband Mel Coleman would have survived his cancer for longer if they'd been warned sooner that sugar and carbohydrates spread the disease. 

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8 d. ago Top pharmacist warns of 'worrying' rise in one of the most painful digestive diseases, caused by weight

Deborah Grayson, who goes by the moniker 'The Godmother of Pharmacology', said there had been a rise in patients taking the jab needing organs removed due to an agonising condition.

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1 week ago Seven ways to detox your wardrobe for spring like a fashion expert

My favourite thing about spring? The wardrobe detox

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1 week ago Expert says do six things now to stop garden birds being killed by deadly disease

It comes after the RSPB pulled a bird feeder from sale as gardeners warned 'stop' amid fears of disease spread

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1 week ago Urgent symptoms warning as 18th Century 'sailor' disease on the rise

Superdrug's Pharmacy Superintendent Niamh McMillan has issued a warning

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1 week ago Urgent 'take action' warning amid spike in cases of 18th Century 'sailor' disease

Niamh McMillan said vitamin deficiency was the common cause

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2 w. ago WHO's urgent warning over 'high fatality' disease spreading globe as symptoms explained

The World Health Organisation has released a list of several worrying symptoms following an outbreak of a virus that has a 'high fatality' rate, as the illness continues to spread

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2 w. ago Cancer, Parkinson's and heart disease warning to anyone with gas hob

You should also take care if you or your child has a respiratory problem

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3 w. ago More than half of adults worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050 – report

Analysis forecasts a third of young people will also be overweight or obese, in ‘unparalleled’ threat to healthMore than half of adults and a third of children and young people worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, posing an “unparalleled threat” of early death, disease and enormous strain on healthcare systems, a report warns.Global failures in the response to the growing obesity crisis over the past three decades have led to a staggering increase in the numbers affected, according to the analysis published in the Lancet. Continue reading...

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