4 h. ago This common practice when taking pills could risk a seizure in older adults, study warns

Researchers urge older adults taking antidepressants like fluoxetine or paroxetine to be cautious while taking opioid painkillers

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5 h. ago Premier League cult hero gives devastating health update despite winning £4m legal battle

Former Bolton striker Ivan Klasnic has blamed painkillers for wrecking his health and confessed he could die at any time after blaming his former club and winning £4m in a legal fight

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26 h. ago Widely used painkiller has serious health risks, new research suggests

Tramadol is used for moderate to severe pain, such as after an operation or a serious injury, but some patients are also on the drug for long-term pain if weaker medicines fail to work

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30 h. ago Painkiller prescribed to millions 'not that effective' for chronic pain

Doctors have previously warned that patients waiting months for NHS operations are taking the painkiller for dangerously long periods and finding themselves hooked.

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31 h. ago Popular opioid painkiller prescribed to tens of thousands every year 'not that effective' for easing chronic pain, scientists discover

Doctors have previously warned that patients waiting months for NHS operations are taking the painkiller for dangerously long periods and finding themselves hooked.

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38 h. ago New study casts doubt on effectiveness of popular painkiller

Tramadol’s potential side effects could outweigh any benefits

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39 h. ago Weight loss jabs could slash the reliability of cancer scans putting people at risk of misdiagnosis, concerning research suggests

British doctors who assessed PET-CT scans, which help diagnose and stage cancers, discovered the jabs detrimentally affected how tissue appeared on scans.

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45 h. ago Bottled water contains dangerous levels of microplastics that lodge in vital organs and raise cancer risk', scientists warn

Bottled water could contain dangerous levels of microplastics that can slip through the body's defenses and lodge in vital organs increasing the risk of cancer , concerning new research has suggested.

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4 d. ago Painkiller warning as paracetamol or ibuprofen should not be mixed with these meds

The NHS has issued a warning for those taking certain medications to be cautious when using painkillers such as paracetamol and ibuprofen.

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6 d. ago Michelle Mone sparks outrage with claim Labour 'vendetta' is endangering her life and cites murdered MPs Jo Cox and David Amess

Disgraced 'Baroness Bra' Michelle Mone has suggested Government criticism is putting her at risk of murder or suicide.

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7 d. ago Common painkiller in the UK tied to potential 'serious complications' threat

The researchers cautioned that paracetamol 'may not be as safe as perceived' for specific demographics

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7 d. ago Pharmacy painkiller paracetamol 'may not be as safe as perceived' in certain people, study says

A recent study cautioned that paracetamol might lead to serious complications in some people

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8 d. ago 'What are they playing at!' Wes Streeting calls on NHS chiefs to apologise for saying it's OK to marry your cousin

The Health Secretary says the NHS should apologise for suggesting first cousin marriages can offer benefits, despite the known risk of birth defects.

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9 d. ago Just four days of eating junk food can impact your brain health and could lead to dementia, study warns

Eating a diet high in junk food could harm the brain within days and increase the risk of dementia, new research suggests.

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1 week ago Experts reveal the personality traits linked to living a longer life

Those who are ‘organised, responsible and hardworking’ have a lower risk of dying, a new study suggests

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2 w. ago Drinking 'any alcohol' could increase dementia risks, new bombshell research warns

New findings suggest that even light drinking could boost the risk of developing dementia in later life, contrary to the initial belief that a small amount of alcohol could actually benefit brain health

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2 w. ago ‘Pay no attention’: global health agencies dismiss false Trump claim on everyday painkillers

Medical experts and regulators say US president should not be questioning established scienceGlobal health agencies and regulators have dismissed unscientific advice from Donald Trump that made an unproven link between autism and the use of everyday painkillers and vaccines.In a sign of how worried foreign governments are about the US president’s comments, the health secretary of the UK, which is one the US’s closest allies, told the British public they should not “pay any attention whatsoever to what Donald Trump says about medicine”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Five common medicines that could be harming your hearing

Hearing loss is a lesser-known side effect that can have lasting – and sometimes permanent – consequences

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2 w. ago Pete Buttigieg hits back at Kamala Harris’s suggestion she could not risk him as VP pick

Former Biden administration colleague said he was ‘surprised’ to read Harris’s comments

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3 w. ago New study supports the concept that you can be ‘fat but fit’

New research suggests that the lowest risk of death may not sit neatly in the traditional ‘healthy’ body mass index (BMI) range

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