Revealed, the fattest famous Santa – and neither Mr Claus in The Snowman or Elf ranks number one

Revealed, the fattest famous Santa – and neither Mr Claus in The Snowman or Elf ranks number one

Santa Claus may have gorged himself on a few too many mince pies. That’s according to analysis of 10 popular Christmas films, TV shows and adverts, which revealed that 90 per cent of Saint Nicholas interpretations are dangerously overweight. Researchers found that Santa in The Nightmare Before Christmas is the largest of the lot. Tim Burton‘s … Read more

Scientists discover major cause of itchiness – and it could lead to new drugs for eczema

Scientists discover major cause of itchiness – and it could lead to new drugs for eczema

Scientists could be on the verge of a medical breakthrough as they look to take the itch out of eczema. Until now, experts believed the condition’s itchiness was caused by inflammation of the skin.  But researchers from Harvard University have discovered the process triggering the overwhelming desire to scratch is separate from the cause of … Read more

Breakthrough in sepsis treatment as new blood test can rapidly identify the ‘silent killer’

Breakthrough in sepsis treatment as new blood test can rapidly identify the ‘silent killer’

Sepsis kills around 48,000 people a year in the UK alone It occurs when an infection causes the immune system to attack the body itself The new test could provide a diagnosis in just 45 minutes  By Victoria Allen Published: 22:04 GMT, 17 December 2023 | Updated: 08:12 GMT, 18 December 2023 A blood test … Read more

How bad is the drug epidemic in YOUR state? Overdose deaths have risen in EVERY part of the US in the past year and by up to 40% in some areas, new CDC data shows

How bad is the drug epidemic in YOUR state? Overdose deaths have risen in EVERY part of the US in the past year and by up to 40% in some areas, new CDC data shows

The drug epidemic plaguing America is showing no signs of slowing down, as new data reveals deadly overdoses continued to rise over the past year.  A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showed there was a 2.3 percent rise in deaths from overdoses in the 12-month period from July 2022 to July 2023 – the latest … Read more

Sperm donors should be barred from fathering hundreds of children around the world, leading fertility experts say

Sperm donors should be barred from fathering hundreds of children around the world, leading fertility experts say

By Rosie Taylor for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 15 December 2023 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 15 December 2023 Sperm donors should be barred from fathering hundreds of children around the world, experts have said. Leading fertility scientists have accused the UK’s regulator of failing to act to protect children conceived by sperm donation, … Read more

Americans are SHRINKING: Data shows men and women are up to half an inch shorter now than they were in the 1980s

Americans are SHRINKING: Data shows men and women are up to half an inch shorter now than they were in the 1980s

Much has been made about America’s growing waistline but new official figures highlight a lesser-known issue: men and women in the US are shrinking. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that since around 2000, women have shrunk by nearly half an inch on average, while men are down about a … Read more

This is how much weight you could gain during the holiday season

This is how much weight you could gain during the holiday season

People will put on about one pound of fat during the month of December It may not seem like much, but it can add up because most will never lose it READ MORE: Scientists claim to have found the root cause of obesity By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:15 GMT, 15 December … Read more

World’s first pill that treats post-partum depression now on US pharmacy shelves

World’s first pill that treats post-partum depression now on US pharmacy shelves

The world’s first pill to treat postpartum depression (PPD) is now available in the US. The medication, brand name Zurzuvae, was approved by the FDA in August to help one in seven new mothers suffering from postpartum depression. It is given as two pills a day for two weeks and could finally bring relief to millions of women … Read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Why running more WON’T help you to lose weight… and nor will it make you live longer – that’s just one of the many common myths about exercise

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Why running more WON’T help you to lose weight… and nor will it make you live longer – that’s just one of the many common myths about exercise

Truth be told, I’ve never been that keen on exercise. Yes, I do resistance training at home most mornings and enjoy more unstructured activities such as swimming in the sea and walking in the woods, but I don’t think it’s necessary — or appealing — to go running or sign up for the gym. So … Read more

Millennial women in US are facing the first ‘active decline’ in well-being since WWII – with suicides, debt and cost of living all skyrocketing

Millennial women in US are facing the first ‘active decline’ in well-being since WWII – with suicides, debt and cost of living all skyrocketing

For decades, young women have seen steep improvements in their well-being and future prospects – but that appears to be coming to an end A report by a Washington DC-based think-tank revealed progress for the group has reversed — for the first time since the 1930s.  Researchers at the Population Reference Bureau found the well-being … Read more