Rough sleepers will receive a lump sum payment of £2,000 to spend on whatever they want – as part of a study to see if it helps them find housing faster. Researchers at King’s College London will follow those given the funding for a year to see if it makes a difference. A total of 250 homeless people livingContinue reading “Rough Sleepers Get £2,000 To Spend However They Want”
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Patients With Fibromyalgia Are Left In Agony
Sufferers of a chronic pain condition are being left in agony because of a ‘cruel’ prohibition on drugs by NHS chiefs, campaigners have claimed. Fibromyalgia patients – who endure body-wide pain, muscle stiffness and headaches – had been offered strong painkillers, including pregabalin and tramadol. But recent guidance on the management of chronic pain by theContinue reading “Patients With Fibromyalgia Are Left In Agony”
Prostate Cancer Screening Programme Could Be Given The Green Light
The first NHS screening programme for prostate cancer could be given the green light this week, marking a game-changing opportunity to save thousands of lives. On Thursday, the Government’s National Screening Committee (NSC) will meet to make a decision that could revolutionise early detection and treatment. The country’s top oncologists, economists and medical ethicists are expected to give aContinue reading “Prostate Cancer Screening Programme Could Be Given The Green Light”
Brits Swap Sprouts And Peas For Ready Meals
Vegetable consumption has reached a 50-year low in Britain as people shift towards ready meals, crisps, and chocolate, a report warns. The average person consumes 1kg of fresh and processed vegetables, excluding potatoes, each week, according to an annual family food survey. This represents a drop of nearly 12 per cent since 1974, when theContinue reading “Brits Swap Sprouts And Peas For Ready Meals”
Hundreds Of Children – Some As Young As 10 – Are Set To Be Jabbed With Puberty Blockers
Hundreds of children are set to be jabbed with puberty blockers in the first NHS-backed experiment of its kind. The controversial clinical study will see as many as 226 children, as young as ten years old, who believe they are transgender, take part. They will be injected with the drugs to examine whether they could safely beContinue reading “Hundreds Of Children – Some As Young As 10 – Are Set To Be Jabbed With Puberty Blockers”
Trials Planned For Miracle Tooth-Growing Drug
Early next year, human trials for a medication intended to promote tooth growth are scheduled to begin. If the drug proves effective, it could be a game-changer for millions of people who wear dentures. Researchers in Japan expect the treatment, yet to be named, could be rolled out to patients by 2030 if successful. The medication increasedContinue reading “Trials Planned For Miracle Tooth-Growing Drug”
Microplastics Found In SEMEN And Female Reproductive Fluid
Microplastics are now present practically everywhere on Earth, from the Mariana Trench’s depths to the top of Everest. Now, it turns out even our most intimate moments can’t escape their blight. Scientists have found microplastics are ‘common’ in both male and female reproductive fluids. Additionally, they cautioned that the quality of the sperm and eggsContinue reading “Microplastics Found In SEMEN And Female Reproductive Fluid”
GOP Rep: NBC Hides Evidence Of Lee Harvey Oswald’s Assassination Of JFK
According to a Republican lawmaker, NBC is retaining a film that demonstrates that Lee Harvey Oswald did not kill President John F. Kennedy. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla, made the audacious declarations while appearing on Fox News alongside host Jesse Watters on Friday night. Luna had been talking about the recent release of over 80,000 pages of new materialContinue reading “GOP Rep: NBC Hides Evidence Of Lee Harvey Oswald’s Assassination Of JFK”
Just Control Yourselves!
According to research, there is a higher likelihood of obesity among users of takeaway apps like Just Eat and Deliveroo. Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine discovered that there is an 84 percent increased risk of obesity among users of food apps. Analysing data from households in London and the northContinue reading “Just Control Yourselves!”
Maria Branyas Morera, 117, Is The World’s Oldest Person. The Secrets Of Long Life May Be Discovered By A Spanish Pensioner
Today marks Maria Branyas Morera’s 117th birthday. Scientists are hopeful that the Spanish retiree may help them discover the keys to a long life. In 1907, Ms. Morera was born in San Francisco, during a second outbreak of the bubonic plague. After her father, Josep, became ill in 1915, during the First World War, theContinue reading “Maria Branyas Morera, 117, Is The World’s Oldest Person. The Secrets Of Long Life May Be Discovered By A Spanish Pensioner”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 