Experts warn of fear of medicine prescribed for millions because of little known risk of ‘toxic overdose’

Experts have issued a safety warning for a popular anxiety medication that can cause ‘toxic’ effects, including attacks, depression and even cardiac arrest in high doses. Beta blockers, such as propranolol, are traditionally prescribed for heart problems, but are increasingly being offered by doctors to treat episodes of anxiety – because they slow the heart […]

How worried do I have to be about my crispy brown skin plasters? Dr. Ellie reveals whether you should worry about cancer

I am 77 and have crispy spots on my breasts, back and stomach. Can they be cancer -like? Dr. Ellie Cannon answers: It is unlikely. These sound like seborrhoic keratoses-on-disadvantable skin growth that influence about three-quarters of people older than 70 and often appear as rough, crispy spots in shades of brown, brown or black […]

Safety warning about popular supplement after father develops a lifelong handicap related to the vitamin

When Dominic Noonan-O’Keefe started to take a selection of supplements to help him fight common bugs, he never expected that the ‘health boost’ pills would leave him with lifelong nerve damage. Dominic Noonan-O’Keefe, 33, from Melbourne, Australia, started taking daily capsules of vitamin D, vitamin C, and what he thought was magnesium was, in the […]

Too many women like Kirsten are told that symptoms are the menopause when they really have Parkinson’s. Now doctors urge action … and say that early diagnosis is the key

For years, the mother of two Kirsten Macpherson struggled to get out of bed, with severe muscle stiffness and an overwhelming feeling of fear. In her late 40s, she knew that something was wrong, but doctors repeatedly said that her symptoms were caused by the menopause, and assured her that medication would make it easier. […]

New Jab can eliminate disturbing symptoms once a month for patients with severe intestinal diseases such as Crohn’s and ulceroscolitis in just three months

By Ethan Ennals Published: 00:40 BST, May 25, 2025 | Updated: 00:43 BST, May 25, 2025 Patients with severe intestinal disorders will benefit from a new drug that can eliminate their painful symptoms in just three months. The one -off Jab, Guselkumab, treats the colitis of Crohn and Ulcerosa, two debilitating conditions that occur when […]

I thought my contraception was behind a strange symptom – actually it was cancer that quickly kills half of all victims

A 26-year-old woman with advanced cervical cancer has warned women to never miss regular smears she has mistaken her symptoms for complications caused by contraception. Jasmin McKee, from Southampton, began to experience bleeding after sex in February last year, but assumed that it was the result of a recent procedure that suited her intra -uterine […]

A small lump in Steve’s mouth turned out to be a deadly tonsil tumor. While cases of main and neck cancer are rising 20 percent, doctors appoint the very surprising cause – and tell how they can protect yourself

Steve Overend initially wondered if the stiffness in his jaw was a dental problem. At a family barbecue he noticed that he could not open his mouth wide enough to eat a bread roll. “It wasn’t painful, but it was very strange – it felt like my jaw had stopped working,” Steve recalls, 66, a […]