Older adults who take laxatives on a regular basis could face a 51% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who do not use them, a new study published in the journal Neurology suggests. However, there are caveats to the study.
The father of an 11-year-old girl in Cambodia who died this week after contracting bird flu has tested positive for the virus but has not displayed any major symptoms, health authorities said Friday. The death came amid heightened concerns over a wave
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British Steel has proposed closing the coking ovens at its Scunthorpe plant, costing 260 jobs. The Chinese-owned firm said that “global economic challenges” left it with little choice but to announce the closure. Jingye Group said the move would combat financial pressures,
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Children and teachers are in danger from at-risk classroom structures following a chronic under-investment in schools, it is claimed. Education unions say some walls and ceilings are a “disaster waiting to happen”. Figures show that schools need £11.4billion of repairs after capital
America will see a winter storm sweep throw large swathes of the nation tomorrow night. The National Weather Service warned that from Arizona to Iowa, a winter storm will spread heavy snow and strong winds, creating near blizzard conditions. Meanwhile, AccuWeather holds
People who have diabetes along with elevated blood sugar levels face a significantly higher risk of being hospitalized with severe illness from COVID-19, according to a review by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), which is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Each year, the
Another gas, hydrogen chloride, released during the burning of vinyl chloride was also released, which can irritate the skin, nose, eyes and throat, according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Meanwhile, another substance released – ethylene glycol monobutyl
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