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A Sky News investigation has discovered shops in London selling unlicensed or prescription-only skin-bleaching products. In Peckham, southeast London, they purchased a tube of Fashion Fair Cream from two shops. This product is unlicensed in the UK and contains Clobetasol Propionate, a prescription-only steroid used to treat conditions such as eczema or psoriasis. Due to …
Repeatedly taking slightly too much paracetamol can cause an overdose and lead to liver damage, authors writing in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology have warned. These overdoses, which are difficult to detect, may even be more dangerous than when someone takes a single very large dose. So-called staggered paracetamol overdoses can occur when people …
A man living as a woman and posing as a doctor, was arrested on Friday for injecting cement and other toxic chemicals into a woman as a butt enhancement. The fake plastic surgeon, 30-year-old Oneal Ron Morris, was born a man but was living as a woman. That wasn’t the only thing he was hiding …
For most people, flu is unpleasant but not serious and doesn’t have long term effects on wellbeing. . You will usually recover within a week. However, certain people are at greater risk of developing serious complications of flu, such as bronchitis and pneumonia. These conditions may require hospital treatment. The flu vaccine is offered free …
October is internationally known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For the past 19 years, October has been used to highlight the subject, raise funds and research and encourage women to become aware of their breasts This message is especially important for women living in Britain as breast cancer is now the most common cancer affecting …
More than 2 million people in the UK have diabetes, and people from some cultures, including African Caribbean communities, have a higher risk than the rest of the population. Diabetes occurs when the body cannot properly process glucose (sugar) in food. People who identify as black Caribbean are up to three times more likely to …
Fibroids are the primary reason for surgical removal of the uterus, accounting for most of the hysterectomies performed. At present, two surgical procedures available to remove uterine fibroids are myomectomy (fibroid removal from the uterus) and hysterectomy (uterus removal). Uterine fibroids can become such a major health problem for women suffering from it that performing …
Research presented at the American Thoracic Society’s 2008 International Conference in Toronto on Sunday, 18 May, show that children with sickle cell disease (SCD) have a significantly sharper decline in lung function with age when compared to other children of the same race and age. Furthermore, that loss of function appears to be linked to …
A report entitled “A Sickle Crisis” warns that treatment of sickle cell anaemia is compromised by health workers' lack of knowledge. The first national survey of the disease found seriously ill patients were not offered support from sufficiently experienced staff.
As if they didn’t already have enough problems to contend with, plus-sized people are now being blamed for global warming. British scientists say they use up more fuel to transport them around, and the amount of food they eat requires more energy to produce than that consumed by those on smaller diets. According to a …
A number of black church leaders have added their voice to the growing numbers of community leaders who have expressed shock at the rocketing number of deaths in mental health services in the last 12 months, says a London-based human rights campaign group. Almost a decade after the tragic death of David ‘Rocky’ Bennett, an …
Listen up, fellas. We’re going to discuss something that statistics show you are slow to detect. It’s something that is becoming more common and yet can be effectively treated if caught at an early stage. The something is testicular cancer. Each year in the UK, around 2,100 men are diagnosed with testicular cancer. No – …
Disease from smoking was once a male domain but the evidence is now clear – women have caught up really quickly. Figures for smoking and smoking-related disorders (and consequently deaths) have increased dramatically in recent years amongst women. The government will not ban smoking outright because of the money they rake in from taxes. Instead, …
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or infections (STIs) are passed from one person to another through unprotected sex or genital contact. The vast majority of STDs are treatable, yet in a high percentage of cases people are unaware they are infected because, quite simply, they have no symptoms. The most common STDs are chlamydia, gonorrhoea and …
Back pain is most common amongst young adults and older people, with the common cause being improper lifting, exercising, physical work and sports. Lower back pain can also be an indication of stress. This is particularly so if we are hunched over an office desk for great periods of time. You should learn to notice …
