Eczema is a general term for itchy, dry skin conditions and the most common is atopic eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis. According to the NHS, atopic eczema causes the skin to become itchy, dry, cracked and sore. “Some people only have small patches of dry skin, but others may experience widespread inflamed skin all over the body,” explains the […]
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Britain’s top medical and scientific advisers will tell the public on Monday that COVID-19 infection rates are going in the “wrong direction” amid expectations the government is preparing to announce new measures to control the pandemic. Chief medical officer Chris Whitty and chief scientific officer Patrick Vallance are scheduled to hold a televised briefing at 11 a.m. (1000 GMT) during […]
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A drug used to treat breast and ovarian cancer can extend the lives of some men with prostate cancer and should become a new standard treatment for the disease, concludes a major trial which is set to change clinical practice. Final results from the trial showed that olaparib—a pioneering type of drug called a PARP inhibitor and the first ever […]
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A new study presented at this year’s annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), held online this year, shows that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a 23% increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and may indicate that both diseases are linked to the body’s inflammatory response. The research was conducted by Zixing Tian […]
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Five-minute blast from a LASER boosts women’s libido and improves their orgasms, scientists find The study found that the fractional CO2 laser boosted a woman’s sexual function Device makes microscopic wounds in the vaginal tissue which boosts collagen This year survey found more than third of women in UK not interested in sex A pain-free laser used for just five minutes could […]
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This summer, Jonathan Penman, 24, a college student at the University of Nebraska Omaha, enrolled in a clinical trial of an experimental vaccine for COVID-19. The virus, he said, was a wake-up call. “I did the vaccine trial because I have a couple of grandmothers who live at our family’s home, and my mom works in a preschool,” Penman told […]
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People in the West now have to protect themselves not only from the novel coronavirus, but from wildfire smoke as well. Health experts say an N95 mask is your best bet for protecting yourself from both the novel coronavirus and wildfire smoke. Research shows KN95 masks are just as effective. The wildfires raging across the West have layered a second […]
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DR ELLIE CANNON: Can anything cure my sore and swollen legs? I suffer from dreadfully swollen, red and sore legs, which the doctor said is due to cellulitis, a skin infection. I’ve been given an ointment but it doesn’t seem to help. I’m at my wits’ end. Can you help? Cellulitis is a relatively common infection of the skin and […]
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Nearly a million Madrid residents were bracing Sunday for a partial lockdown with several hundred marching in protest as Spanish authorities seek to put a brake on a second wave of COVID-19. The restrictions, which take effect Monday for two weeks, affect 850,000 people living mainly in densely-populated, low-income neighbourhoods in the south—or 13 percent of the 6.6 million people […]
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Vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to many health problems, including pregnancy complications and nervous system disorders, which is why spotting symptoms of the condition is important. A deficiency can occur when a lack of B12 causes the body to produce abnormally large red blood cells that cannot function properly. Red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen around the body […]
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